Fortified Cereal Could Pose Risk to Kids
Fortified cereal for kids sounds healthy, but is it? Learn the risks of added vitamins, excess sugar and smarter breakfast swaps.
The Heart Benefit of Berries
Learn how berries deliver great taste and potential heart benefits with an easy Peach Berry Crisp recipe you can make at home.
What Is Well-Controlled Diabetes and How Is it Achieved?
Managing diabetes is achievable! Keep your A1C between 6.5 and 7%, maintain a healthy diet, stay active and take your meds. Consult your doctor for advice.
End-of-the-Year Health Checklist
Take time this fall to plan for a healthy new year. From reviewing your health insurance plan to scheduling needed vaccines, use our simple end-of-the-year health checklist to help you stay on top of your health.
Insurance and Planning Checklist
Health Insurance: Review your current health insurance plan and see...
Intermittent Fasting — Does It Deliver on Its Promise?
Of all the most recent diet trends, intermittent fasting may be one of the hottest. But does it deliver on its promise? Let’s take a look.
Intermittent fasting is purposely not eating for a predetermined number of hours. While this nutrition philosophy is currently regarded as a “new” diet, fasting...
12 Weeks to Better Heart Health
Heart disease is a killer, but you can do plenty to improve your heart health and prolong your life. Research shows that making lifestyle changes can lower your risk for heart disease.
Nutrition and How It Can Prevent Macular Degeneration
In 1994, we first showed that diet and nutrition played a role in the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that causes vision loss in the central part of the eye. It’s now proven that some foods can reduce the risk of advanced types of the disease by...
What To Do with All that Halloween Candy
Halloween is here, and as you admire your mountain of sweets, you realize it's probably not the best idea to eat all that candy. After sorting through your treats and picking out your favorites, what should you do with the leftover candy? Here are a few ideas!
Donate
Donating your...
The Art of Eating Produce by Season
You may have heard a recommendation to eat seasonally or locally and wondered exactly what that meant or why you should bother. If you've ever purchased fresh produce from a local farmers' market, you may know how much better it can taste. Most of us could probably taste the difference...
Your Microbiome and You
Who are we, exactly?
For a long time, this age-old question has been holding a special place in the realms of philosophy and religion. However, science also has come up with an answer, though it may not be what you're expecting.
Consider this: A 2016 study found that the number...
