Healthy moms are a key component to ensuring healthy babies, but for some expectant women that’s a difficult task due to income instability or even lack of access to health care and nutritious food. These social determinants of health can impact how an expectant mom...
Many factors contribute to the health of individuals. While diet, exercise and genetics all play a role, some of the most overlooked factors impacting your health are social determinants. These can include your income, housing, education, geographic location, and...
The new year means new resolutions, especially ones that relate to diet and exercise. While you’re building new, healthy habits, don’t neglect your heart! These three recipes will help keep your heart strong and healthy while keeping your stomach full throughout the...
How can you lose weight yet still eat tasty foods? Discover three gourmet food recipes that are low on calories and facilitate weight loss. Instant Pot Turkey Stuffed Peppers: Cooking Light Ingredients 4 large multicolored bell peppers, tops cut off and chopped,...
Make soup your new best friend this winter! Eating soup is a simple way to get vegetables into your diet. Coming down with the sniffles? Studies have shown that a hearty bowl of chicken soup may help you to clear nasal congestion and have a mild anti-inflammatory...
With the new year around the corner, will you resolve to improve your health? Are you kicking yourself for not achieving your 2019 New Year’s resolutions? You’re not the only one. Thankfully, 2020 is just around the corner, affording you another opportunity to...
Try a new sandwich for lunch with one of these healthy alternatives. If you have been packing PB&J or turkey and cheese for lunch every day, it might be time to switch up your sandwich. It’s not too late to start loving your lunches again. If you...
Learn what quinoa is, how to cook it, and some of the health benefits this superfood packs. The holiday season is filled with gorging on delicious foods and enjoying their flavors. But, before you eat a regrettable amount of carbs, you should try something new, like...
You probably know that having high cholesterol is a bad thing healthwise, but do you know what cholesterol is and what it does? Many people do not. Cholesterol itself isn’t a bad thing; it is essential for our bodies to function. Cholesterol is a waxy substance that...
It’s summertime, and you know what that means: It’s time to eat lots and lots of ice cream. You eat it, your kids eat it, even your dog eats it. We love to eat ice cream, but what we don’t love is all of the unhealthy stuff that comes with it. ...