Kitchen Hygiene: Let’s Talk About That Sponge!
Summary The purpose of this article is to discuss kitchen sponge cleanliness, along with how often and how to clean your kitchen sponge. Kitchen sponges can be one of the dirtiest items in your...
Category: Health
Physical Activity for Adults
Physical activity means moving your body to use energy. Regular physical activity and physical fitness make important contributions to your health, sense of well-being, and maintenance of a healthy...
Healthier Foods at School
Healthy Food Options at School Healthy eating is important for growth, good health, and academic performance. However, kids are often overwhelmed with access to and availability of foods that are...
Vibrio vulnificus
The organism Vibrio vulnificus causes wound infections, gastroenteritis, or a serious syndrome known as “primary septicema.” V. vulnificus infections are either transmitted to humans through open...
Ciguatera
What is Ciguatera? Ciguatera is a unique type of food poisoning caused by eating fish that are contaminated with ciguatoxin. This natural toxin originates in tropical and sub-tropical waters. The...
Moderate Alcohol
Moderate Alcohol According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 85.6 percent of people aged 18 and older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime. In...
Changing Behavior to Live a Healthy Lifestyle – it’s Hard
Are you still on track with your New Year’s Resolutions? Are you still going to the gym 3-4 times a week like you hoped? Maybe you have fallen off the “bandwagon” or given up on your resolutions....
Strength Training
What is Strength Training? Strength training, also called resistance training, is an important part of any exercise program. Strength training is a type of exercise that causes your muscles to...
Preventing Complications with Health Screenings
Health screenings are the best way to identify diseases in the earliest stages before the onset of signs and symptoms. Even when you are feeling well, it is important to schedule regular checkups...
A Teenager’s Nutritional Needs
Have you heard of the saying, “You are what you eat”? The body is in a rapid growth stage from puberty through early adulthood. As you age, you make more choices that affect your body...
Diabetes and Eye Health
What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a condition that causes your blood sugar to rise higher than normal and can affect the whole body. People who have diabetes may not be able to produce insulin, or they...
Las meriendas saludables para la diabetes
This is also avaiable in English HGIC 4126 Heatlthy Snacking with Diabetes La diabetes es una condición crónica que hace que los niveles de azúcar en sangre sean más altos que lo normal. Los altos...