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A variety of colorful vegetables. — Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash Need Variety? Choose Healthy Winter Produce As winter settles in and the days shorten, nature gifts us an exquisite array of seasonal fruits and vegetables that add vibrant flavors to our meals and offer a wealth of health benefits. Incorporating a variety of healthy […]

Nutrient-Dense Winter Produce to Boost your Christmas Dishes

December 26, 2023 in Health tagged healthy eating / healthy lifestyle / healthy winter produce / hOLIDAYS / meal planning / meal prep / produce / Winter by Audrey Herod

Apple Cider Vinegar — Can apple cider vinegar improve your health? Many people swear by apple cider vinegar for a whole range of health benefits. While more research is needed to investigate some of these claims, there are a few that are showing promise. What is Apple Cider Vinegar? Before we dive into the […]

Improving Health with Apple Cider Vinegar

August 4, 2021 in Health tagged diabetes / healthy eating / healthy habits / lifestyle tips / nutrition by Cali Naughton

potatoes may reduce blood pressure by increasing one’s intake of dietary potassium from whole foods! — There are few things in this world that bring me so much joy as the salty goodness of a fresh french fry. Fried foods, however, are usually off-limits in most balanced diets and are considered a cheat day food. While fried potatoes aren’t great for you, new research suggests that […]

Eating Potatoes May Reduce Blood Pressure

June 30, 2021 in Health tagged Disease Prevention / healthy eating / heart health / nutrition / Wellness by Macee Hall

Feeling low? Tired? Moody? It could be because of a vitamin D deficiency! Photo by Armin Rimoldi on Pexels. — The Deal with Vitamin D Scientists estimate that over one billion people in the world are vitamin D deficient. That means that at least one-eighth of all of the people on earth are suffering from a lack of this essential vitamin. Despite the “urgent need” for vitamin D intervention worldwide, […]

Over 1 Billion People Aren’t Getting Enough of This Essential ...

June 23, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged bone health / disease awareness / healthy eating / preventative care / Wellness by Cristin Dickey

nutrition facts label — If you are anything like me, you throw grocery items in your cart without taking a single look at the nutrition facts label. This is because many Americans don’t understand how to read the label correctly. All of the information on the label changes for each item, so in this […]

How to Read a Nutrition Facts Label

June 17, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged Health Goals / health risks / healthy body / healthy eating by Kayla Gonzalez

Suffering from weight bias comes with a list of nasty side effects, with depression and thoughts of suicide among them. Photo by Andres Ayrton on Pexels. — Mind Over Body Emergent research suggests that what you think about your weight could be the culprit behind your unachieved health goals. Weight bias is defined as any negative pattern of behavior, thoughts, judgments, or beliefs associated with body weight or size. Real-world examples of weight bias include being excluded […]

How Weight Bias Makes You and Others Sick

June 16, 2021 in Health / life tagged healthy eating / nutrition / therapy / Wellness by Cristin Dickey

Magnesium and Vitamin D — Magnesium and vitamin D are two partners working within the body. Many people in the U.S. find themselves low in vitamin D, particularly during the winter months. An interesting and often overlooked aspect of this is magnesium. Vitamin D is actually activated by magnesium, and the lack of sufficient magnesium […]

Magnesium and Vitamin D Deficiency

June 2, 2021 in Health / life tagged food and drink / health trends / healthy eating / nutrition by Cali Naughton

recent research from Uppsala University’s Dr. Karl Michaëlsson shows that eating a healthy diet, specifically the Mediterranean diet, can reduce an individual’s risk of heart disease even more than losing weight can. — Each year, one in four deaths in the United States is caused by heart disease, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There is a plethora of information online about preventing heart disease and related conditions, but recent research from Uppsala University’s Dr. Karl Michaëlsson shows that […]

Preventing Heart Disease: A healthy diet is more important than ...

October 7, 2020 in Health / life tagged Disease Prevention / healthy body / healthy eating / heart disease / heart health by Macee Hall

The health benefits of raw honey include both mental and physical effects. — For thousands of years, people have used honey as a food, medicine, and preservative, but the gooey golden liquid has more benefits than meet the eye. So grab a spoonful of honey, find a comfy seat, and learn about the countless health benefits of raw honey. The Physical Health Benefits […]

The Health Benefits of Raw Honey

September 27, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged Disease Prevention / healthy body / healthy eating / nutrition by Macee Hall

Free radicals antioxidants disease — Free Radicals, Antioxidants, and Disease Free Radicals are associated with human diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and many others. They also may have a link to aging, which has been described as a “gradual accumulation of free-radical damage.” Substances that generate free radicals can be […]

Free Radicals, Antioxidants and Disease

June 14, 2020 in Health tagged aging well / cancer / Disease Prevention / healthy eating by Jenny McCann