Does Gardening Help Kids Eat Better? By: Mackenzie Wirtz

For many adults, the behaviors we learn as children heavily influence how we eat and look at food. Parents, caregivers, and peers in a child’s life can all model behaviors that lead to food choice and willingness to try new foods. Gardening is one way to increase engagement with food and improve nutrition. Photo Credit: …

Let’s Ask a New Question about Childhood Obesity By: Melissa Van Orman

Will your child have a shorter life than you? This question has haunted parents since 2005. That’s the year the Institute of Medicine, now known as the National Academy of Medicine, issued a landmark review warning that escalating childhood obesity rates could imperil a generation of young people.1 Reactions ricocheted across mainstream media with bold …

Can Foods Alter Our Moods? By: Kerri Shull

How do you feel after you eat? Do you notice a difference in yourself when you eat things that you know aren’t good for you? After a quick drive through dinner, have you ever sat and thought “how did that food make me feel?” My guess is that it probably didn’t make you feel good …

Why We Need GMOs: By Alyssa Grant

Image courtesy of pexels from pixaby Genetically modified organisms or GMO have been a controversial topic since the technology’s implementation in the commercial field.  How often have you read in a health or wellness article the superior healthfulness of including organic or non-GMO foods into your diet?  It usually goes along with a statement of …

If You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis, it’s Possible to Eat Your Way to Feeling Better: by Lin Bentancourt

Use this blog at your own risk I’m not a doctor, just a writer who has to live with rheumatoid arthritis. I do my best to avoid fake facts, but there’s no guarantee the information in this blog is accurate or up to date. It’s not medical advice or legal advice. So use it at …

To Realize Your Best Health and Self, the Answer Is Simple: Enroll in a CSA By: Alison Delaney

Many of us are fortunate to have choices not only in the foods that we eat, but in where and how we acquire our food. We have choices in where to dine out: take-out and fast food chains, casual and fine dining restaurants. We choose where to purchase groceries for our in-home cooking needs: from …