Reading Time: 2 minutes Consuming local produce during the summer months can benefit your health as well as local farmers economically. Congratulations! It is finally the end of the spring semester, and it is time to enjoy the summer. Whether summer plans include lots of travel or even plans to work hard at a summer job, there are great […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Food can have a major impact on heart health, so it is important to be conscientious of what is consumed daily and what can be added into a daily diet to boost overall heart health. With Valentines Day come and gone, valentines are not the only hearts to be concerned about because it also happens […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes At the early onset of fall, pumpkin products are easily spotted everywhere. Cafés serve pumpkin-spice beverages; pumpkin cookies fill pantries; and pumpkins take their place on doorsteps. Kids carve jack-o’-lanterns; carwashes offer pumpkin-scented soaps; and pumpkin inflatables dot front lawns throughout the city. In some ways, the appearance of pumpkins marks the beginning of the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Whole fruits are nature’s vitamin pills, encapsulated in flavorful skins. According to Julie Garden-Robinson, a food and nutrition specialist, fruits such as berries, apples, and oranges are high in vitamins C and A, and also deliver minerals such as potassium. Eating more fiber-rich, low-calorie fresh fruit in place of higher-calorie foods can help decrease your […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Welcome back to Wellness for Wolverines! This week, to celebrate national nutrition month, host Natalie Black sits down with Kayla Jacobson a registered dietician at Utah Valley University. The two chat about how to break negative habits with food and how to encourage healthy eating. Wellness for Wolverines has a new episode each Friday, so […]