June 11, 2020 by Emily Marrison Today’s topic is one that comes up often in discussions on screen time: are video games safe for my children to play? It is a complicated question with no easy answer, but I wanted to share some of the latest research. It is first helpful to define what we […]
November 23, 2020 by Kellie Lemly By: Kellie Lemly This year has been a whirlwind of emotions to say the least. The pandemic has challenged each and everyone of us! And yet here we are putting one foot in front of the other coming into the holiday season! I found myself looking forward to Thanksgiving with family […]
July 22, 2019 by bohlen19 Take a quick minute and think about how you are feeling today. What mood are you projecting to others around you? Are you projecting happiness/unhappiness, joy/depression, or love/anger? There were times for me this last year where I was projecting worry, fear and nervousness. The beginning of the year I […]
July 22, 2019 by bohlen19 Take a quick minute and think about how you are feeling today. What mood are you projecting to others around you? Are you projecting happiness/unhappiness, joy/depression, or love/anger? There were times for me this last year where I was projecting worry, fear and nervousness. The beginning of the year I […]
At the start of 2019, in a survey of chefs across the country, CBD-infused food and beverages emerged as the most anticipated food trend for the year. Cannabidiol, known as CBD, is a chemical substance found in cannabis plants like hemp and marijuana. Unlike Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, CBD is a non-psychoactive chemical substance, meaning it […]
Did you know $1.8 billion dollars is spent on marketing foods to school-aged youth? Or that the average child sees 12-16 advertisements per day promoting food products high in saturated fat, sugar, or sodium? These statistics have created public scrutiny on the food advertised to children. In 2006, the Better Business Bureau formed the Children’s Food […]
December 2, 2019 by Michelle Treber Family Mealtime December 3rd is Family and Consumer Sciences Day. The theme for the 2019 “Dine In” for Healthy Families is, “Neighbors as Family”. This December, I encourage you to host a “Dine In” meal with your neighbors of choice. This might be neighbors in an apartment, college […]
April 25, 2016 by Shannon Carter When is the last time you had a really good laugh? You know, the kind that makes you lose your breath for a bit. That laughter is not only fun, there a many health benefits to a good belly laugh. Laughter can boost your immune system exercise your heart […]
December 9, 2019 by Misty Harmon Child in Santa hat looking out the window on a rainy day It’s December and the holiday season is in full swing. For many, the holidays are a time of joy and excitement, but for others, the holidays are filled with sorrow and grief. While many of us look […]
March 7, 2019 by green308 Numerous health and wellness media outlets have printed various “The Best Foods You Aren’t Eating” articles over the last few years. Included in many of those lists are beets. I have to admit they were not on my ‘favorite’ veggie list when I was a kid. But I’ve grown to […]
Now is the time to review what you know about women and heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. One out of four women in the United States will die from heart disease, while one woman out of thirty dies of cancer. Four out of five women […]
Now is the time to review what you know about women and heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. One out of four women in the United States will die from heart disease, while one woman out of thirty dies of cancer. Four out of five women […]
By April, the writing was on the wall. More people were gearing up to plant vegetable gardens than we’d seen in quite a while. That meant that more people were planning how to preserve their abundance of produce. Apparently as people were stocking up on toilet paper, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, they were also […]
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 […]