Keyword: Nutrition
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The Scoop on Whole Grains for Optimal Health
It’s National Nutrition Month and the mantra for March is “Eat more whole grains, less refined grains!” This is sound advice that applies to kids, adults and senior citizens, but … more
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Nutrition 101, or how to save the planet
In my two and a half decades of writing on the environment and pondering solutions to the pressing sustainability issues that our planet — and civilization — face, I never imagined that the answer to reversing our destructive course might lie in nutrition education. more
Breakfast Boosts to Jump Start Your Day
National Nutrition Month is an opportunity for everyone to learn about how to enhance their overall health! The theme for this year’s National Nutrition Month is “Go Further with … more
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Sarah O’Connor riding through Amish country in Pennsylvania last week.
Malvernite is all-INN for cross-country bike ride
Malvernite Sarah O’Connor always dreamed of biking from New York to California, and in April she decided to take on the herculean challenge. more
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Q: How Should I Use Nutrition to Fend Off Alzheimer’s Disease
A: It’s a brand new year, a chance for new beginnings. For many, it’s a time for a renewed focus on health. This year, why not commit to a brain healthy diet that is good for your body as … more
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This season, help those in need
Welcome to the holiday season, the season of light, the season of goodwill. The season of giving. more
Now is the time to give
As the holiday season begins, our thoughts traditionally turn to the less fortunate. There are simply too many vulnerable members of our society . . . more
An abandoned house on Scaneateles Avenue in Lakeview — which was deemed “unfit for human occupancy” because of its overgrown shrubbery, mildew, animal feces and broken pipes — was where homeless teen Michael Ivey hid out before he was arrested on burglary charges.
The young and the homeless
Curled up in a blanket against the arm of a wood-frame couch on which she wriggles to get comfortable, Nia, an 18-year-old resident of Family and Children’s Walkabout for Young Men and Women, a long-term transitional house in Freeport that shelters homeless teenagers and helps them to become self-sufficient, described her daily routine. more
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Hunger is all around us, yet it doesn't have to be
The recent vote by Congress to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the food stamp program known as SNAP — over the next 10 years is alarming. more
Dutch Broadway Elementary School student volunteers help Brian Richards demonstrate the importance of fruits and vegetables on March 13.
The magic of nutrition
Students at Dutch Broadway Elementary School in Elmont indulged in a magical lesson of ‘5 a Day,’ an assembly designed to highlight the importance of nutrition from an early age. On March 13, … more
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