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Good nutrition can improve your overall health such as: mental acuteness, building stronger immune systems, increasing energy and the ability to manage chronic health problems, among others. Eating well is the key to a healthy, emotionally balanced, and mentally sharp life.

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Alcohol Use Disorder: Nutrition During Recovery
Recovering from alcohol misuse means forming new, lifelong habits, including ones related to nutrition. Proper nutrients are key to your overall health.
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Foods to Eat and Avoid if You Have Psoriasis
A range of treatments are available for psoriasis, from skin ointments to drugs that alter your immune system. However, can easing the symptoms of this common condition be as simple as changing the foods we eat.
August 2022 Recipes of the Month
Eating a Stroke-Prevention Diet: How Food Can Reduce Your Risk
Eating healthy foods yields many benefits. Sticking to the following guidelines will lower your risk for stroke and improve your overall health. The American Stroke Association (ASA) offers suggestions on what to eat to encourage a stroke-free lifestyle..
July 2022 Recipes of the Month
Is There a Connection Between Diet and Migraine?
An estimated 1 billion people experience migraine attacks, making it the third most common illness and the most common neurological condition in the world. Recent studies and research suggest food and diet play a part in migraines.
June Recipes of the Month
Changes in Your Diet May Help Reduce or Control Asthma Symptoms
Can diet help your asthma? Research suggests eating an overall healthy, balanced diet can help.
May Recipes of the Month
How to Combat Stress with Good Nutrition
As we get busy and stressed, we tend to make poor nutritional choices that can actually increase our stress levels and cause other problems.
April Recipes of the Month
Diet is Important in Multiple Sclerosis
Eating healthy can help manage MS symptoms. Learn about dietary research and evidence-based recommendations.
March Recipes of the Month
8 Ways to Eat a Heart Healthy Diet
As much as you might want to eat a healthy diet, it can sometimes be confusing to figure out what you should and shouldn’t eat. Do you need to completely change your diet if you want to be healthy?
February 2022 Recipes of the Month
Healthy Eating New Year’s Resolution Tips
The New Year is all about making resolutions for healthy living. However, many people turn to fad weight loss diets this time of year, instead of thinking about diet changes that promote and sustain a vibrant lifestyle over the long term.
January 2022 Recipes of the Month
Staying Healthy During the Holidays
A key part of staying healthy during the holidays is to support the immune system. When your immune system is challenged, you’re less likely to maintain your overall health.
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Cooking and Budget Shopping
Being on a budget makes many people, from college students to employed professionals adopt various measures to utilize their money effectively.
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Diet and Dental Health
Your body is a complex machine. The foods you choose and how often you eat them can affect your general health and the health of your teeth and gums, too.
October Recipes of the Month
Healthy Eating During Cancer
Good nutrition is very important for people with cancer. There may be some changes you can make now that will help you during treatment. Start by following a healthy diet.
September Recipes of the Month
Cooking Tips for Caregivers
If you’re already overwhelmed with your responsibilities as a caregiver, how can you find time to cook tasty, nutritious meals for a loved one? Here are cooking tips you can add to your meal preparation toolkit to help you streamline dinner preparations.
August Recipes of the Month
Benefits of Family Dinners
Over three decades of research have shown that regular family meals offer a wide variety of physical, social-emotional, and academic benefits.
July Recipes of the Month
Healthy Eating for Men
Food is more than just fuel. Your diet can help fight disease and keep you feeling younger.
June Recipes of the Month
Food for your mood: How what you eat affects your mental health
While it's widely known that nutrition plays a key role in a person's physical health, it directly affects emotional well-being, too.
May Recipes of the Month
Tips to Manage Stress Eating
Sometimes the strongest food cravings hit when you're at your weakest point emotionally. You may turn to food for comfort consciously, unconsciously, when facing a difficult problem, feeling stressed, or even feeling bored.
April Recipes of the Month
How to Reduce Your Risk of Colon Cancer
There are scientific studies that seem conflicting on what you should or should not eat for colon cancer prevention. However, there is one constant recommendation that remains across studies: eating a variety of fruits and vegetables.
March Recipes of the Month
Eating to Lower Your Blood Pressure
Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure and many don't even know it.
February Recipes of the Month
The Positive Effect of Using Organic Food
Food grown without extreme use of artificial chemicals is better for the health of people and the environment. Farmers have abandoned artificial pesticides, fertilizers and hormones in favor of organic growing techniques.

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