Ahhh, spring has sprung, well at least it HAD sprung for a few weeks here in Ohio and hopefully it will return soon! With spring’s arrival, many people take advantage of the warmer temperatures and longer days to begin sprucing up their houses and yards. While I love getting out in my yard and garden […]
Do you wonder why some people succeed or make it – either in the workplace or with sports – and others just don’t? Grit may be the answer. Grit is courage, resolve, or strength of character. Gritty people: Finish what they start. Put forth twice as much effort. Are optimistic. Identify and fix their mistakes. […]
Posted in Healthy Finances, Healthy People, tagged Calories, childrens health, ChooseMyPlate, cost savings at home, food choices, Food Decisions, healthy eating, homemade snacks, oats, peanut butter, recipes, savings, snacks, USDA on February 26, 2015| Leave a Comment » Does your family go through boxes and boxes of store-bought snacks faster than you can replenish them? […]
Pants getting tight in the waist? Did you know waist circumference is a better gauge of heart disease risk than body mass index (BMI)? When researchers compared people with the same BMI but different waist sizes, they found people with larger waists were more at risk. Measurements that signal you are at high risk for […]
Posted in Healthy People, tagged nutrition pumpkin, oatmeal, overnight oatmeal, Pumpkin, pumpkin foods, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin recipe, pumpkin seeds, The Pumpkin Show on October 27, 2016| Leave a Comment » Fall is the perfect time to enjoy pumpkins. My OSU Extension county office is located in Circleville, Ohio; home of The Circleville Pumpkin Show where […]
In a month, on my 49th birthday, my youngest child starts the first day of her last year of school. As a mom, I have mixed emotions. I’m excited for her and all she has and will accomplish, yet I am sad that my baby is a senior. Where did all of those years go? […]
The world of nutrition spans different cultures. Have you ever considered celebrating and learning about different cuisines? Have you ever wondered what your plate would look like with Asian cuisine? Filipino cuisine? Latin American cuisine? The possibilities are endless. You can use MyPlate as a guide and enjoy various cuisines from all over the world. The […]
child cracking an egg child helping cook child helping cook child cracking an egg Recently I came across a statistic that startled me: Many youth today are up to two generations away from households where healthy food is prepared from fresh ingredients. We’re cooking and eating at home less and less. Only about 60% of […]
I’m sure you have heard the words climate change. Are you familiar with their meaning and impacts? Climate change describes a change in the average conditions, such as temperature and rainfall, in a region over a long period of time. Most people are aware of the affects of climate change on the world we live […]
Did you know that food waste takes up more space in our landfills than anything else? According to the 2018 Wasted Food Report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), food waste accounts for 24% –almost a quarter – of all municipal solid waste sent to landfills. The majority of this food waste comes from consumers […]
Those of you who know me well will remember that I took about two months off this winter to recover from shoulder surgery (and a fractured foot too). Unfortunately for me, I couldn’t plan ahead to make recovery easier, as I fell, rather than having surgery for normal wear-and-tear. As I recovered at home I […]
Rainbow over green fields When I wrote my blog Certainty in Uncertain Times in March, little did I know how many things would change over the next 8 months. I didn’t know I would still be working primarily from home, not see my colleagues for a year except on Zoom, all the conferences I attend […]
Posted in Healthy People, tagged health, memory, music, music and wellness, music as stress reliever, music healing, music health, music therapy, relaxation, Stress, stress management, stress reliever, Wellness on August 8, 2014| Leave a Comment » Why do you listen to music? Take a moment to think about where you are at, what you are […]
Fat is a metabolically active tissue that plays a role in hormone control and regulation, keeps us warm, cushions our organs, and acts as storage for energy and vitamins. Fat is a vital and irreplaceable part of our bodies, and yet the word “fat” is almost exclusively used derogatorily. There are few words in our […]