by JoniS | Apr 14, 2025 | Food Sensitivities, Nutrition, Nutritional Tidbits, Whole Foods
What’s so important about boosting your gut health? Balancing the body’s microbiome should be a main goal for each person’s nutrition. Why boost gut health? Because a person’s microbiome has an influence on every other system in the body, from the immune...
by JoniS | Mar 31, 2025 | Health Education, Nutritional Tidbits, Pregnancy, Whole Foods, Women's Health
People have questions about gestational diabetes. What is diabetes? What’s the difference between prediabetes and diabetes? What is gestational diabetes? What can a person do to keep from getting a false positive on a glucose test? What are the risks for the...
by JoniS | Mar 3, 2025 | Family Health, Men's Health, Nutritional Tidbits, Women's Health
What’s the difference between prediabetes and diabetes? Diabetes is one of the most chronic conditions in the USA. It is a metabolic disorder caused by a lack of insulin in the body. Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas that helps the body use glucose (sugar)....
by JoniS | Jan 22, 2025 | Family Health, Men's Health, Nutritional Tidbits, Whole Foods, Women's Health
When I retired from teaching preschool, I began to put on a few pounds. These pounds were hard to shed, even though my healthy eating habits had not changed. I began to research what had happened to my body to make me gain weight. I discovered that my energy balance...
by JoniS | Oct 1, 2024 | Family Health, Nutritional Tidbits, Pregnancy, Whole Foods, Women's Health
Personal Story I had morning sickness. No! I had an all-day sickness! I lost weight and was concerned that my body wasn’t going to have enough nutrition to help my unborn child develop well. I had to choose nutrient dense foods and eat them in small amounts throughout...
by JoniS | Sep 1, 2024 | Family Health, Health Education, Men's Health, Newborn, Nutritional Tidbits, Pregnancy, Whole Foods, Women's Health
Personal Story I love to be literate! I work hard to carve out time to read and strive to understand the things I read. I especially focus on reading books and articles about health, even though I love good fiction. What is Health Literacy? Healthy People 2030,...
