A Healthy New Year from Out of the Box Food and Nature Made

Happy National Vitamin Day!  Yes,  January 29th is National Vitamin Day and as we head into the second month of the year I want to invite you to join me on a two week journey to explore the value of vitamins and healthy living.  A few weeks ago I was invited to join Nature Made to reflect on healthy resolutions made for the new year, and consider how vitamins may play a role in those resolutions.   Many of us may have resolve to living healthier ourselves and providing a healthier life for our children.  Perhaps we resolved to attend our local farmers market, or buy only food from the perimeter of the grocery store and avoid the center aisles containing processed food.  Maybe we resolved to feed our families brains and hearts with healthy omega threes, or fight off winter colds with vitamin C and zinc.  Maybe we just resolved to offer our families a healthier year and are still not entirely sure how to do that. (more…)

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USDA to Consumers: Read the Labels

That’s right, even government agencies are joining the movement.  This week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of the new 7th edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.  According to the press release, more than one-third of children and more than two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese.  I believe it. (more…)

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