Slow-cooking for the fast-paced family
By Rebecca Turner, MS, RD, CSSD, LD More than a decade of research proves that spending time gathered at the kitchen table is a valuable way to strengthen family bonds. Research shows that children who eat family meals get more fruits and vegetables and less saturated fat. They also weigh less. Furthermore, the more often kids eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use Read more »
Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin
by Victoria Locke If your parents directed you to “go play outside in the fresh air and sunshine, and soak up some vitamin D,” they were indeed giving you wise advice. We humans need ten to fifteen minutes of sun exposure (with a UV index of 3 or greater), at least twice a week (on the face, arms, hands, or back without sunscreen) to absorb enough vitamin D from the sun Read more »April 12th 2021
JACKSON, Miss – For patients at Batson Children’s Hospital with conditions like scoliosis (curvature of the spine) that require frequent read more »
Ask Dr. Germ…About Reusable Grocery Bags Posted Mon 11/21/2016 6:33PMIn an effort to live a more sustainable and less wasteful existence, many of us have rejected infamous plastic shopping read more »
Break Out of the Smoking Habit Posted Mon 11/21/2016 6:29PMJoin the Great American Smokeout this November 17. Every year, on the third Thursday of November, the American Cancer Society’s read more »
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