Creating healthier holiday food and recipes
Adapted by Jessica Kovarik, RD, LD, former Extension Associate, from material by Susan Mills-Gray and Tammy Roberts, Nutrition and Health Education Specialists, University of...
Tips for staying healthy
Melissa Bess, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Camden County, University of Missouri Extension
It seems like there’s always something that can make us sick or...
Tips for enjoying a healthier holiday
(Family Features) The holidays bring lights, cheer, TV specials and treats – plenty of them. While it is tempting to eat all that gets...
Have a healthy Thanksgiving
Melissa Bess, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Camden County; Edited by Jessica Kovarik, RD, LD, former Extension Associate, University of Missouri Extension
Thanksgiving is usually...
Tips to tell difference between flu and colds
Robert Thomas, former Information Specialist, Cooperative Media Group, University of Missouri Extension
The flu season has many people worried about coming down with illness. However,...
Education important in recognizing food allergens
Imagine finding fish in your strawberry yogurt—ignore the ingredient listing on the label, and you just might miss it.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Recently, the U.S....
Pre-diabetesan early warning sign for diabetes
November is American Diabetes Month
Gail Carlson, MPH Ph.D., former State Health Education Specialist, University of Missouri Extension
Pre-diabetes is a condition people may have before...
When stress is not normal
November 5, 2014 is National Stress Awareness Day
Mary Gosche, Human Development Specialist, Cape Girardeau County and Southeast Region, University of Missouri Extension
Everyone has stress...
Joann Rivera nominated for health care worker of year award
Hutchinson, KS - JoAnn Rivera, RN, CCRN, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, has been nominated for the Health Care Worker of the Year Award,...
October 29th is World Stroke Day
Stroke: Time lost is brain lost
Gail Carlson, MPH, PhD, former Health Specialist, University of Missouri Extension
When someone suffered a stroke before 1996, little could...