Did you know that about 90 billion pounds of edible food goes uneaten each year? That constitutes 30 – 40% of the food supply in the USA, or about 20 pounds per person, and weighs 123x the Empire State Building! If you convert this to calories, this means 1 in 4 calories is never eaten. […]
November 5, 2014 by economos2 Handwashing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness to others. Despite the importance of how people should wash hands many young and old forget. Germs are tiny microorganisms that exist all around us and are invisible to the human eye. They are different types […]
December 11, 2017 by jmlobb As we approach the height of the holiday season, you are likely to find many people seeking the perfect gifts for their friends, family members and loved ones. We all have that one person in our life who is tricky to gift. Maybe it’s a child who has too many […]
August 22, 2019 by jmlobb July was a big month for me. After evaluating and reflecting on my personal wellness in a blog post in June, I decided it was time to act. Motivated in part by the meme pictured above, which I initially saw on a friend’s social media page, I knew it was […]
February 23, 2015 by jennyeven You’ve probably noticed the recent increase in fermented foods found in the Natural Food section of your favorite grocery store. Specialty shops are brimming with expensive gourmet food items such as organic yogurt, kefir, kombucha, and kimchi touting the benefit of fermented foods. Categorized as “probiotics”, these foods contain live […]
Posted in Healthy People, tagged death, drug drop box, drug misuse, Drug take back day, drugs, family, friends’, leftover medications, overdose, prescription drugs, Substance abuse, unsued medications on July 4, 2022| Leave a Comment » Do you have leftover medications in your medicine cabinet? Are you saving that medication in case you contract the same […]
January 14, 2016 by Michelle Treber There is a lot of talk about the importance of family meals. Your school age children may eat both breakfast and lunch in their school cafeteria. This is why it is important that the meals you eat with them are opportunities to teach healthy eating behaviors. Hopefully your children […]
February 21, 2018 by Candace J. Heer We all experience chaos in our lives, some of us more so than others. Examples include the car breaking down, refrigerator going on the fritz, accidently overdrawing your checking account, and receiving unexpected visitors. The list goes on. However, for the past five weeks I have been experiencing […]
January 14, 2019 by bethstefura 2019 is here. January is the perfect time to focus on the creation of a simpler life. The hustle and bustle of the holidays is over, there are no outdoor chores such as yard work to worry about yet, and the cold weather allows us the opportunity to slow down […]
May 12, 2022 by Daniel Remley Photo by Josh Sorenson on Pexels.com Think about all the things we do when our eyes and hands work together: cooking, driving, gardening, opening a door, tying our shoes. etc. Such mundane activities actually take a lot of neurological coordination between our eyes, brain, and hands. As we age, […]
https://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/mp3/song.ssb.dsl.mp3 One evening, while walking down the midway at our recent county fair, I stopped when I heard the start of “The Star Spangled Banner”. People around me also stopped and stood quietly, some with their hands over their heart. Another night, when I happened to be in our OSU Extension booth talking with two FFA members, it […]
October 9, 2017 by marilynrabe Most of us are aware of the benefits of healthy eating – plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grain products and low fat dairy and lean protein. However it is easy to forget the “rules” as we hurry through the grocery store to purchase food for our family. The Food […]
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 […]
May 25, 2017 by Daniel Remley I recently re-read an older study that found those who had watches had higher levels of stress and heart disease. The conclusion was that those who checked their watches were more worried about being places, being on time, etc. This study reminded me of my behavior when I lost my […]
