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Sugar and You Each week an average American consumes an alarming 2-3 pounds of sugar, and this intake goes up during the holiday season. As we enter fall, we also approach the sugar laden holidays of the year – Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, it continues through Valentine’s Day and Easter. Interestingly enough, this time also coincides with cold & flu season. As the weather turns colder, our bodies have to work harder to maintain a healthy temperature and the added sugar intake increases the stress on our body.
This picture has gone viral over social media outlets in the past month. What is it? If you read Snack Girl’s blog, you might know that this is mechanically separated chicken. What is that you might ask? Well – mechanically separated meat (MSM) is a paste like meat product produced by scraping the bones of chickens, turkey, pigs, and cows 100% clean of meat. Through high pressure by using a sieve or machine, the bone is separated from the meat tissue.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we see pink ribbons in many retail shops reminding us of this cancer that is the second leading cause of death in women. You can do many things to help lower your risk for breast cancer and other diseases: Eat a healthy diet – high in whole grains, fresh produce
As a Naturopathic Doctor, I spend a significant amount of time educating my patients on a healthy diet. This often means that their favorite foods get a slight makeover to make a healthier alternative. Striving to be healthy means having an open mind to try something new – try a new recipe this week!
We all have unused or expired medications in our medicine cabinet. Often we don’t dispose of them because we don’t know what is the safest, most appropriate way to do this. The local Sanitary District has started a Pharmaceutical Collection Program that allows local low enforcement agencies to collect medications for disposal.
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