Although many gyms and fitness centers have reopened in our area, there are a lot of us who are still apprehensive to return to our pre-COVID indoor exercise routine. Now that we’re into the fall season and temperatures have cooled to comfortable levels, it’s a good time to get outside and walk. It may seem…
COVID-19 has changed the way we do just about everything. The way we interact with friends and family, how we work, our trips to the grocery store, and how kids learn, just to name a few. It’s also changing how people get health care. Thankfully technology has allowed us to maintain and create meaningful connections…
By Danielle Johnson, RDN, CDN What is emotional eating? It can be positive, for example, eating a special meal to celebrate an engagement or cake to celebrate a birthday. Emotional eating can also be negative, like eating for relief, distraction, numbness. Unfortunately, emotional eating is most often referred to in a negative way. When eating…
This year, the Families Walk for Hope and Paint Port Pink team up to raise awareness and support for the Fortunato Breast Health Center, the Fund for the Uninsured and the COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
From your Bariatric Nutrition Team Cooler weather tends to make us crave a warm, soothing bowl of goodness to satisfy our appetite and chase away that fall chill in the air. One pot meals make for easy clean-up, and this vegetarian recipe lends itself to variations based on ingredients on hand. It is also high…
A dangerous meeting of COVID-19 and influenza viruses this season may not be as bad as some had initially predicted.
While breast cancer is rare in younger women, the disease can and sometimes does strike early. Are you at risk?
Back pain is one of the leading causes of lost time from work and is the leading cause of disability throughout the world. Here are some tips for preventing pain and injury at work:
By Daphne Baldwin Kornrich, MS, RDN, CSOWM, CDN Why do people in certain areas tend to live longer than others? Dr. Michael Poulain, a Belgian demographer, Dr. Gianni Pes of the University of Assari in Italy and Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones and a National Geographic Fellow & Explorer, have been researching the…
Any diagnosis of breast cancer is difficult, but when you’re under age 50, you can add surprise and shock to the list of reactions. While breast cancer is rare in younger women, the disease can and sometimes does strike early.