Report highlights high cost of housing and food; lower-income people are forced to make difficult choices Healthy food is becoming increasingly out of reach for low-income families on Vancouver Island, a new report says. Grocery costs for a family of four on a nutritious diet costs $1,366 on average per month in the Island Health […]
Continue ReadingBuilding on a successful nonprofit food kitchen, the Highland neighborhood in Gastonia, North Carolina, is planning to grow in a healthy and walkable way as gentrification pressure mounts. Located northwest of downtown, Highland is home to 5,000 mostly African-American residents. A team of new urbanist practitioners recently came to the city of 77,000, 20 miles […]
Continue ReadingOil – we use it in frying, baking, salad dressing and even covering the entire cake around it. While oils are not a major food group, they’re still an important source of unsaturated fats and vitamin E that improve high-density lipoprotein, or “good” cholesterol levels. But some oils contain trans fat, often used in restaurant […]
Continue ReadingImage source: pexels Getting good quality sleep at night is pivotal for a person’s mental and physical health. Falling short of that takes a serious toll on a person’s energy, productivity, weight and emotional state. It invites a whole host of illnesses and issues. Making small changes to a person’s overall nighttime routine can do […]
Continue ReadingCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Food FARMacias could be one part of the solution to the nation’s growing food insecurity problem, according to a new study by pediatricians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian. Food insecurity—or lack of enough healthy food for an active, healthy life—is not just an issue […]
Continue ReadingImage Source: daysoftheyear.com A key part of maintaining good dental hygiene is teeth flossing. However, as many as 36% of Americans don’t bother with flossing at all. While there have been claims made that flossing is not necessary, there is enough evidence to the contrary that flossing does, in fact, help with the prevention of […]
Continue ReadingIf you haven’t tried kimchi, you’re missing out on probiotics, antioxidants, vitamins, fiber, and more healthy benefits. Kimchi is an integral part of Korean cuisine and culture. In its most basic form, kimchi is made from fermented cabbage, fermented fish, and spicy seasonings like Korean chili pepper flakes, though it can be made from hundreds […]
Continue ReadingMaintaining beautiful, healthy skin requires more than just applying expensive beauty products and a consistent trip to the Dermatologist — nutrition plays a very important role too. Our skin is a mirror of what’s happening inside our bodies. Therefore, healthy skin cannot exist without a healthy body. So when we are healthy and clean on […]
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