Healthy Recipes to Spice Up Your Dinners
By Kristin Lamb, CHWC Changing your eating habits to include healthier foods can be hard. And it’s even more challenging to find healthy meals that actually taste good. But we’re here to help! Below are recipes for two great dishes you can throw into your dinner rotation. Maple Chicken Sandwich with Roasted Peaches and Goat […]
5 Ways to Control Your Cholesterol with Food
By Katie Boscia, RD, IBCLC There are several aspects of your diet that can be changed to lower or control your cholesterol. Many of these changes also help with weight loss, blood pressure and blood sugar control, as well as overall heart health. Eating healthier and exercising will help tremendously in improving your overall wellbeing. […]
Battling Childhood Obesity
By Joy Kain, MD Over the past two decades, childhood obesity has skyrocketed—nearly doubling in children and tripling in adolescents. Child specialists now fear the current generation of children might live shorter lifespans than their parents due to the long-term effects of this growing problem. Obesity can lead to chronic disease in adults and adolescents, […]
Healthy Lunch Ideas for Adults
By Carol Gelatt, RN, BSN Eating healthier is a common goal for many families. Taking the proper steps to achieve that goal may include how you plan for lunch because what you eat at lunch may influence your energy level throughout the rest of your day. Use the acronym LUNCH to help you choose healthy […]
7 Tips to Make Kid-friendly Lunches
By Katie Boscia, RD, IBCLC It can be tough to figure out how to pack a school lunch that’s healthy and something your child will actually eat. Here are some ideas to make lunch a little easier. Try a wrap. Instead of a boring sandwich, try using your child’s favorite lunch meat on a tortilla. […]
How to Teach Your Kids Healthy Eating Habits
By Kristin Lamb, CHWC The average person has about 10,000 taste buds, which are replaced about every two weeks. As a person ages, some of those taste buds are lost. In fact, an older person may have only 5,000 working taste buds. So, keep this in mind when introducing new items to your kids. What […]
10 Vegetables to Help You Live a Healthy Life
By Kristin Lamb, CHWC Eating fresh vegetables is one of the easiest choices you can make to improve your health and prevent countless chronic diseases. Virtually any vegetable is good for you, but some are better than others. Here’s a list of underrated vegetables that should be included in a healthy diet: ONIONS are high in […]
Top 10 Fruits for a Healthy Diet
By Kristin Lamb, CHWC When it comes to eating fruits, you really can’t go wrong. But here are a few points to keep in mind: Eat a variety of colors Wash them well Make them easily accessible for all to snack on and enjoy Below are fruits that are low in sugar content, full of […]
Proper Hydration Keeps Your Summer Workout Healthy
When we think of summer, we often think of baseball games, hiking, golfing and a number of other outdoor activities. With all that time spent outside, you have a higher risk of dehydration and heatstroke during summer than other times of the year. Did you know water makes up approximately 50-60 percent of your body […]
Enjoy Outdoor Grilling with These Health and Safety Tips
One of the most popular outdoor American pastimes is a good ol’ fashion barbeque. With several opportunities during the summer, and with football season around the corner, grilling opportunities await. Because grilling doesn’t involve oil, heavy breading or frying, it’s one of the healthiest ways to cook your food. However, if done improperly, grilling can […]