February 18, 2013 by smith3993 Is your family spending enough time at the dinner table? I know if your family is anything like ours many nights are challenging between sports, meetings and other activities. But, new research out of the University of Illinois is studying the benefits of what a few extra minutes can do […]
As the weather is getting warmer and nicer outside, summer cleaning and yard work are on the to do list. It is exrtremely important to pay attention to your body if you have had a relatively sedentary winter and spring. Dehydration can occur when as little as 3% body weight is lost in fluids and […]
Do you get confused when you go to the grocery store and look in the meat case? What does fresh, natural, no hormones or antibiotics, organic, or certified really mean? These definitions come from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) which oversee labeling of meat and meat products. […]
Posted in Healthy People, Healthy Relationships, Mindfulness, tagged Be Kind, be present, coronavirus, COVID-19, Daily reflections, Designated work space, Eat well, Exercise, Experience aquariums, Experience life, Experience museums, Experience zoos, handwashing, mindful eating, Mindfulness, physical activity, routine, Sanitizer, Stay-at Home, Uni-task, Virtual book club, Virtual concert, Virtual tour on April 2, 2020| 1 Comment » […]
Posted in Healthy People, tagged appliances, clean eating, co-workers, colleagues, Dietary Guidelines 2015, eating well, family, food choices, Food Decisions, Fruits & Vegetables, healthy choices, healthy eating, Healthy Living, healthy meals, Nutrition, ranges, weight control, Wellness, whole grains on February 25, 2016| 1 Comment » Recently I had to replace my beloved stove. It had […]
One of my friends underwent a cancer biopsy this week. She is waiting the results of a pathology lab for diagnosis. Will it be cancer with a treatment plan of some sort, or will her results be benign? Waiting on results from an important medical test or pathology report is enough to make anyone’s anxiety […]
Everywhere I turn I see a nutrition claim on food. Claims like fat free, low-carb, keto, paleo, and plant based. Social media is filled with those same claims and has groups using some of them as diets. Then add an additional layer of confusion as those groups are competing against each other on which one […]
Posted in Healthy People, tagged Be Fit, Calcium, challenge, Exercise, Fiber, food choices, Food Decisions, Fruits & Vegetables, Get Healthy, Gluten, health, healthy choices, inorganic foods, Nutrition, organic foods, Superfoods, weight control, Wellness, whole grains on August 28, 2014| Leave a Comment » Join Ohio State University Extension for a six-week personal wellness challenge. This […]
As I was scrolling through Facebook, I came across a meme that said, “Laughter is like a windshield wiper, it doesn’t stop the rain but allows us to keep going.” I had not thought of laughter like that, but I recently found this saying to be accurate. Life is well, unpredictable. Sometimes you laugh your […]
Are you eating wheat products? Lately, the news has included many stories on how wheat is bad for you causing abdominal fat, triggering diseases, and being linked with Alzheimer’s, headaches, depression and others. If all that is true why is wheat recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, by nutrition experts and American Heart Association? […]
January 17, 2013 by zies1 According to the January 10, 2013 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) the number of emergency room visits involving Energy Drinks more than doubled from 10,068 visits in the year 2007 to 20,783 in 2011. This report also identified that there are more male patients than female patients, and that visits […]
Are you eating wheat products? Lately, the news has included many stories on how wheat is bad for you causing abdominal fat, triggering diseases, and being linked with Alzheimer’s, headaches, depression and others. If all that is true why is wheat recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, by nutrition experts and American Heart Association? […]
January 14, 2013 by Pat Brinkman Some families enjoy doing winter activities outside together, such as skiing, ice skating, and snow sledding. However, others don’t like the cold. What’s a family to do besides play board games together? You might try some of these ideas: Make a scrapbook or a video scrapbook Watch for birds […]
September 15, 2011 by linnettegoard The end of the gardening season brings a variety of healthy foods for your family. Are you still harvesting corn, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, squash and onions? What else do you have still growing? There are many vegetables which are available well into the fall season. Garden vegetables are naturally high […]