June recognizes a number of health-related dates. It is noted as Men’s Health Month and includes Men’s Health Week. Additionally, there is also Wear Blue Day the color that is designated to raise awareness and educate men and women about the importance of men’s health. Whether it is a day, a week or the entire month, I want to encourage men to note and not ignore the signals their bodies may send that there is something out of order. Men’s health is at risk as a result of som

November is National Diabetes Month and the Center for Disease Control reports that there are 29.1 million people diagnosed and undiagnosed, that are challenged with this disease in the United States. As a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) I focus on wise food choices throughout the year. As the holiday season unfolds, I want to give people the tools to eat well and wisely. In planning menus and choosing items from those often served at holiday meals denyabetes can afflict th

I’ve been fielding questions from my clients focused on kids leaving home to start college. Some parents want to give advice and step away. Others however want to hover, defeating their goals of helping develop life skills to be independent. In sharing advice and counsel with the parents of newly minted college freshmen, I remind them their kids will be faced with choices, and those young adults will replay their advice and make wise choices. When it comes to food and fueling

With the arrival of the end of the year holidays I get the impression that my clients think they have a pass on doing the right thing. Not! I know there is temptation at every gathering, not to mention those good things to eat that surprisingly show up at the workplace. One of the best things about this time of year is the colorful and nutrition-filled fresh produce. When you look at the produce displays it is almost as if Mother Nature selected the season’s bounty to fit rig