Posts by Tracy Dudley

Your food choices matter. The foods you eat can impact your moods, increase or decrease your risk of getting certain diseases, and even affect how long you'll live. If you want to live as many years as possible (and who doesn't?), these eating tips will help you stay healthy for the long haul. 1. Choose unprocessed foods. If it's time to overhaul your diet, you can't go wrong by ditching the processed...
6/3/2022 4:00:00 AM
With heart disease being the world's leading cause of death, accounting for more than 25% of all deaths, everyone should reevaluate their diet. Eating the wrong foods could increase your cholesterol and blood pressure levels, thereby paving the way for heart disease. However, eating more of the following 7 foods will have the opposite effect and will help promote a healthy heart. #1) Almonds With a...
4/19/2022 4:00:00 AM
One of the most prominent challenges parents face is getting their children to eat healthy foods. It’s crucial not to allow the bulk of your child’s diet to consist of fast food or convenience foods like chicken nuggets, mac, and cheese, or frozen meals. Developing healthy eating habits early in life helps children expand their tastes and can increase willingness to try new foods. Try these strategies...
8/14/2018 7:00:00 AM
To properly function, the human body needs to make energy. The energy the body makes can come from many sources, but, for humans, the number one source of energy is food. Food does more than provide energy though. Food also gives humans proteins, vitamins, and minerals that the body uses to synthesize other materials the body needs to work. Without eating, humans would not be able to survive, so it...
8/9/2018 7:00:00 AM
Excellent heart health is a vital component to total body health. In fact, it is estimated that approximately one-third of adult deaths in the United States are directly related to coronary heart disease. The heart is responsible for distributing a healthy supply of oxygenated blood to all areas of the body, including to the brain. Your diet plays a direct role in heart health in numerous ways, including...
8/9/2018 7:00:00 AM