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Traci Wilson | November 23, 2020 | 0 Comments | Nutrition |
Food is everywhere during the holidays, making it tough to stick to your healthful eating and exercise habits. On average, most Americans gain around one pound during Thanksgiving and the New Year. Is that all?! Well, that may not seem like a lot, but add in a winter of eating a bit more and exercising […]
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Traci Wilson | October 5, 2020 | 0 Comments | Nutrition |
Welcome to Week 2 of our Rock the Walk 2020 Challenge! We’re all about boosting your immunity during this year’s challenge. For this second week of our wellness challenge, we’re focusing on NUTRITION. Covid-19 has brought on so many unknowns, and now with the flu season upon us, it’s time to pump our bodies full […]
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Traci Wilson | August 28, 2020 | 0 Comments | Nutrition |
Stress can have a profound effect on proper nutrition, physical activity, and overall well-being (and vice versa)! The reality of this web is that when one is out of balance it is likely that the others will also be out of balance, which leads to decreased overall health (physical, mental, emotional), decreased immunity and increased […]
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Fort HealthCare | October 11, 2019 | 0 Comments | Nutrition |
October means it’s time for the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch! In celebration of National Farm to School Month, communities all over Wisconsin are crunching into apples. It’s a chance to celebrate those nutrition-packed little fruits and the local farmers that grow them. Are apples healthy? Apples are inexpensive, easy to eat, and available all […]
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Fort HealthCare | September 27, 2019 | 0 Comments | Nutrition |
It’s Fall and the perfect time to enjoy your local farmer’s market while you still can! This time of the year has great seasonal produce that you can enjoy now and save for later. For a lot of us, fall farmers’ markets include buying pumpkins and gourds to adorn our tables and porches. Keep using […]
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Tiffany Pernat | July 17, 2019 | 0 Comments | General Health |
Happy post-fair week friends! I hope you were able to get out to the fair and enjoy the weather—wasn’t it gorgeous? For those of you who did make it out to the fair, I’m sure you’ve all seen the delicious fried foods that were at every corner. I myself enjoyed a nice cheese curd […]
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Lisa Ashwill, RD CD | June 6, 2019 | 0 Comments | Nutrition |
Summer is a time to get out of the kitchen and fire up the BBQ! In my family, summer is also about planning for our 4th of July party between the parade and fireworks. What better excuse to invite over friends and family than a barbecue cook out? It’s a time to get out all […]
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Fort HealthCare | February 21, 2019 | 0 Comments | Nutrition |
Learning to eat for a healthier heart made easier When it comes to nutrition, some simple diet changes can improve your lipid numbers. Lipid labs are used by doctors to check the levels of cholesterol. LDL (bad) cholesterol, HDL (good) cholesterol, and your triglycerides all make up cholesterol levels. It’s important to know these numbers and what they mean in order to […]
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Shawn Biwer, BSN, RN | February 8, 2019 | 0 Comments | Nutrition |
Managing your diabetes can feel overwhelming, but it isn’t impossible. Understanding what carbohydrates are and how they affect your diabetes will make managing it a much simpler task. Here are the five most important things every person with diabetes needs to know about carbohydrates: What are carbohydrates? Carbohydrates, or carbs, are one of the three […]
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Tiffany Pernat | January 31, 2019 | 0 Comments | Nutrition |
Try These Heart Healthy Snacks For a Fun Super Bowl Time In my house, we have 3 seasons – Spring, Baseball and Football; which means that Super Bowl Sunday is the culmination of a lot of weeks of binge-watching pigskin and making snacks. On a side note, I do believe I heard my husband actually […]
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