Eating healthy is something most people strive for, but it can be difficult and expensive. Dr. Travis Stork, M.D. of "The Doctors" shares his tips for making healthy eating an easy part of your daily routine.
He says one of the most important parts of being healthy is gut bacteria. "Healthy people have more gut bacteria," Dr. Stork notes. Eating foods with probiotics helps grow a healthy gut.
One diet that has been front and center in the news is that of President Trump. The president loves indulging in Diet Coke and fast food regularly. When asked about the president's diet, Dr. Stork replied, "all I'm going to say is I wouldn't eat any of that."
A recent survey by research firm Cohn & Wolfe found that 86 percent of Americans think companies should be socially and environmentally responsible. Burt's Bees is carbon-neutral certified and hasn't sent any waste to a landfill since 2010. Paula Alexander, Director of Sustainable Business at the company, tells Cheddar why it's important to work for a company that makes a difference.
Peter Loftus, Reporter at the Wall Street Journal, is skeptical of pharmaceutical companies touting lower drug prices. Merck may be cutting prices on medications, Loftus told Cheddar, but the ones affected represent a smaller percentage of the company's total sales.
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Kevin Sabet, who co-founded a nonprofit called Smart Approaches To Marijuana, compares the current state of the cannabis industry to the early days of the tobacco business. Back then, he points out, "we had a relatively new industry that had a product that [had] been around for a long time, but that they started marketing and developing into something addictive."
Cigna CEO David Cordani is co-author of "The Courage To Go Forward," a new book that explores the unique impact of micro communities. Cordani hopes Cigna's recent acquisition of Express Scripts will localize healthcare networks and expand his consumer base.
Regulators in Colorado have to keep up with and adapt to a fast-growing, ever-changing industry which consistently introduces new products into the market. "It is a challenge, but the engagement we have with stakeholders has been really valuable in helping us navigate those issues," says Dominique Mendiola, recently-appointed director of marijuana coordination in the state.
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The subscription toy company creates boxes of creative DIY projects that are both educational and fun, says CEO Sandra Oh Lin. “We’re trying to instill that creative confidence as well as the tools.”
A massive heat wave has engulfed the east coast of the United States and has even made its way far to the west. Andrew Freedman, science editor at Axios, discusses why the weather system is so intense, and what has temperatures rising so much.
The e-commerce giant said on Thursday it plans to purchase Boston-based PillPack, which organizes, packages and delivers medications to consumers. Shares of traditional pharmacy companies like CVS and Walgreens plunged on the news.
