Improving Health

Summer is in full swing which means you’re spending more time working and playing outside under the hot sun. While you’re soaking up the rays, it is crucial to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. Too much exposure to UV rays can damage your skin cells. Short-term damage can cause sunburns and continued damage over time leads to changes in skin texture and sometimes skin cancer. 

Marissa Beck, MS, RDN – Corporate RDN for CareATC at Nintendo Inc

A virtual holiday season might have felt odd a year ago, but after months of socially distanced birthdays, graduations, and celebrations, it seems par for the course. Whether gathering small or online, the holidays still come with indulgent traditions that can still be embraced and enjoyed, but they don’t have to disrupt a healthy lifestyle. Stay well physically and mentally this holiday season by implementing these six tips.

Looking for a last minute holiday gift for a friend or loved one? Consider gifting something that can help them jump start their New Year in better health! The New Year is the perfect time to reset your habits and find the motivation to change. The following seven gifts will be certain to help!  

 Trying to make your favorite, decadent baked good for family and friends this holiday season?  When making delicious cookies, gooey brownies, or even a nice crisp apple pie, you need all that butter, and heavy cream to make the dish worthwhile, am I right? Actually, this is not necessarily the case! Several healthy baking substitutions can be replaced with typical recipe ingredients to make your favorite dish healthier with the same, great taste.  You will have your family and friends speechless at the simple, healthier, baking substitutions!  Here are some of the most common recipe ingredients that can be easily replaced with more wholesome ingredients in your favorite recipe this holiday season.

Looking for the that last minute gift? Give the gift of health this holiday season. 

You probably have a holiday event coming up that includes a Pollyanna. The dreaded question is always, "What gift should I bring?"  Instead of an unhealthy treat or momentary trinket, center your giving around health and wellness this year. Here are gift ideas under 30 dollars to get you thinking!

This Valentine’s Day, serve the perfect, heart healthy meal from start to finish.

Chestnuts are the perfect holiday snack that no one seems to think of! 

If you have never tried a chestnut, it is a starchy, slightly sweet, chewy, delicious treat.

There’s a lot of great nutrition packed into the holiday nut everyone loves to sing about.

Christmas is, in my opinion, the most joyous time of year. Everywhere you look there’s some type of Christmas cheer around. 

Ribbons and lights are wrapped around every pole and building, reds and greens are staple clothing colors, and food is constantly being placed in front of you.

Although fun and joyous, even if you want to avoid them, holiday parties are a must — and are sometimes even placed on your calendar without your consent.

Parties are fun, but are always linked to food. Holiday food can be linked to enjoyment, which often leads to overeating and weight gain.

The busiest travel season of the year is just around the corner. Long layovers, endless traffic, and delayed flights are practically inevitable, so be prepared!

If you are sitting in the airport with a growling stomach and nothing to eat, you will be much more inclined to give in to those enticing aromas emanating from the food court.

Every day we have air to breathe is a day that food temptations exist. Whether we’re at an event or in our home, unhealthy foods are accessible. Our surroundings are filled with toxic foods that stimulate the mind.

Foods that we crave are often available, making it close to impossible to pass up. If you are trying to make a food change in your life, but your surroundings are filled with unhealthy restaurants, ice cream joints, and bakery shops, don’t cave into your cravings.

It’s easy to always do what you’ve always done, but that will only result in the same type of progress. If the food that you love the most is unhealthy, but it’s the food that’s most available, then you have no choice but to challenge yourself and say no.