Geven though heart disease is the leading cause of mortality in the United States, you’ll be all the wiser to prioritize heart health sooner than later. A number of lifestyle factors will impact how robust your heart health is, including your level of physical activity, genetics, and whether or not you smoke—all of which will influence cholesterol, blood pressure, and energy levels. Yet one of the best things you can do to be kind to your ticker, day in and day out, is to follow a well-rounded diet that offers an abundance of macros and micronutrients alike.
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Mar. 25—Wednesday afternoons at Foust Elementary School have been busy this month as students learn more about healthy eating and agriculture.
Cheryl Burks-McCarthy, a program assistant with the University of Kentucky’s Daviess County Extension Office, said the after-school time was for her to talk to students about increasing their consumption of fruits and vegetables.
“We’ve been able to do that with different snacks I’ve brought in,” she said.
Burks-McCarthy said some of the snacks the students had were quesadillas, a charcuterie board and trail mix, and some of the food used to create the snacks have come from local farmers.…
Some might believe that the COVID ’19 pandemic was the harbinger of a heightened digital health wave, while others might believe that the pandemic simply hastened the process of its evolution and adoption. I, for one, stand by the latter. The Digital Health market size was around US$ 195.1 billion in 2021, and is estimated to substantially grow to around US$ 780.05 billion by 2030¹. The spending on digital healthcare solutions is estimated to reach US$ 244 billion by 2025². Digital Health companies have been slowly simmering, brewing, adapting, and growing, and seizing the market when the time was ripe.…
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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 wonders in improving their quality of sleep and can help in managing some sleep related issues. It can also make them wake up feeling well rested, balanced and full of energy for the day ahead.
There are a whole host of issues that interfere with…
Aries Health Horoscope Today
Stay away from your seniors; getting leave can become difficult. It is possible to start a family-centred celebration, but don’t go overboard with unhealthy food. You may decide to leave your position at someone else’s invitation. On the academic front, your diligence is going to pay off handsomely.
Love tip: People who are in love might be considering getting married and building a future together.Activity tip: Dance.Lucky color for work: Pink.Lucky color for love: White.Health tip: Eat healthy food.
Taurus Health Horoscope Today
Making money may not be difficult, and it will increase your wealth. You…
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For decades, the question of whether a food is healthy or not has centered largely on what’s in it: Does it have a lot of fiber and vitamins? Is there an excess of fat, salt or sugar?
But more recently, many experts have begun to believe that how our food is made may be just as important as what it’s made of. With this updated way of looking at dietary health, a new villain has emerged:…
Iowans could use some help with “active living and healthy eating.”
Only 27.1% of adult Iowans have a healthy body weight, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s June 2022 Healthy Iowans: Iowa’s State Health Assessment report. And while the federal 2020 Dietary Guidelines recommend that adults and adolescents eat 2½ to 4 cups of vegetables and 1½ to 2½ cups of fruit daily, Healthy Iowans revealed that 22.7% of adult Iowans eat less than one vegetable per day and 40.4% eat less that one fruit per day.
Fast-food restaurants offer little help in the way of healthy food…
GHENT — State Sen. Michelle Hinchey and the Field and Fork Network at the Hawthorne Valley Farm Store announced $2 million in state funding to support the expansion of Double Up Food Bucks NY, a program that has contributed over $10 million in New York-grown produce sold with $2.7 million going to New York farmers.
The program doubles the value of federal nutrition benefits spent at participating markets and grocery stores, helping customers bring home healthy fruits and vegetables while supporting local farmers.
The state investment of $2 million allows the program to expand into more year-round sites such as…