Working with the community... for a healthier community.

Top 5 Reasons to Shop at a Farmers Market

As summer quickly approaches, we transition into a season of picnics, parties, grilled food, and fresh salads. Before you head to the grocery store to buy ingredients for your next summer meal, consider supporting your community by purchasing produce from your local farmers market. Farmers markets provide a great opportunity to get outside and savor […]

Top 5 Reasons to Shop at a Farmers Market

As summer quickly approaches, we transition into a season of picnics, parties, grilled food, and fresh salads. Before you head to the grocery store to buy ingredients for your next summer meal, consider supporting your community by purchasing produce from your local farmers market. Farmers markets provide a great opportunity to get outside and savor […]

Tips for When Joint Pain Strikes

Submitted by Advocate BroMenn Medical Center As we get older, minor muscle aches and joint pain are not unusual. Wear and tear on our joints can result in pain after exercise and daily activities, especially for people with previous joint injuries and those with a family history of arthritis. “If hip or knee pain caused […]

A Full Plate What’s on YOUR Plate?

By Donata Finley-Boykin, Certified Health Education Specialist, Hult Center for Healthy Living Does the saying, “I have a full plate!” sound familiar? Many individuals use this idiom to describe a busy life schedule. But in June 2011, when dietary guidelines introduced MyPlate, a visual reminder to Americans of a full healthy plate during mealtime, it […]