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Monthly Health Tips: January

Monthly Health Tips: January

Stretch of the Month Achilles Stretch! How to –  Face the wall with your right foot ahead of your left, toes straight ahead.  Bend both knees, press your hips forward, and lean into the wall.  Keep both heels down and both knees in line with your feet.  Hold for...
Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

The holidays are now over, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s have come and gone, and some may have gained a few pounds eating all the delicious foods that accompany this wonderful time of year.  Along with the festivities, many will make New Year’s...
Healthy Recipe: Winter Squash Risotto

Healthy Recipe: Winter Squash Risotto

Ingredients 5 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, or vegetable broth 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 medium shallots, thinly sliced 3 cups butternut, chopped, peeled, hubbard, red kuri or kabocha squash (1/2-inch pieces) 2 cups shiitake mushroom caps, thinly...
Monthly Health Tips: November

Monthly Health Tips: November

Stretch of the Month Wrist Flexor! How to – Extend your right arm in front of you, palm down, elbow straight. Point your fingertips toward the floor by bending at the wrist. Using your left hand, pull your right palm toward you gently. Hold for 20 secs, repeat...
Healthy Recipe: Garden Pasta Salad

Healthy Recipe: Garden Pasta Salad

This lightly dressed pasta salad gets lots of flavor from the olives and basil. A combo of diced bell pepper, shredded carrots and tomatoes adds vitamins and minerals. It can be served on a bed of greens or toss in tuna or cooked chicken. Ingredients 2 cups...
Exercise and Disease

Exercise and Disease

Over the past century humans have become increasingly sedentary due to technical and scientific advancements in the world. While machines and improvements in transportation and communication have made parts of our lives easier, many studies are now suggesting that the...