Posts Tagged Healthy Diet

  • Winter Around the Corner Winter Around the Corner

    By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village Winter is just around the corner. This season can be beautiful, but winter also brings snowy days, and slippery streets and sidewalks, shoveling snow and COLD. It is important for seniors to protect themselves. Every year, many elderly...

  • An Apple a Day... An Apple a Day…

    By Nikki Putnam R.D., L.D.N. Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (309) 292-7494 nputnam@hy-vee.com Kryptonite is to Superman as apples are to doctors’ offices. How does an apple a day keep the doctor away? …keeps heart disease away. Last year, the Iowa Women’s Health Study reported tha...

  • Prevent Diabetes Today Prevent Diabetes Today

    By Chrissy Mitzel, M.S., R.D., L.D.N. Health Registered Dietician (309) 793-0684 Picture your most recent visit to the doctor. Did your doctor bring up the terms “high blood sugar,”“borderline diabetes” or “weight loss”? If so, your doctor may be warning you that you’re at ri...

  • Alzheimer’s Association Provides Information and Resources to “Maintain Your Brain®”

    To help American adults – especially baby boomers – live a brain-healthy lifestyle and potentially reduce their risk for Alzheimer’s disease, the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Iowa Chapter offers the following information. “People are always asking for clear guidance on what they can ...