Jif Peanut Butter Recalled Nationwide; NCDHHS Urges Consumers to Check Labels
From the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services May 23, 2022The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is advising people to not eat orserve certain Jif brand peanut butter products that are being recalled due to potential Salmonellacontamination. On May 20, 2022, J. M. Smucker Company issued a voluntary recall of select Jif […]
Arthritis awareness and intervention
Nearly 59 million adults in the United States have arthritis and close to half of those diagnosed are unable to do everyday activities because of their arthritis. Osteoarthritis is caused by inflammation of the joints and usually comes with age and is most common in the fingers, hips, and knees. Sometimes, it is followed by […]
Stress Management Tips
Work. School. Illness. Family. Money. These things and more can trigger stress. As we go through life, most of us experience some form of stress at one point or another. Our to-do list at work grows and there never seems to be enough time in a day, exams are just around the corner, or perhaps […]
March is National Nutrition Month
You are what you eat. At least that’s the saying we’ve heard all of our lives. Nutrition behavior begins as a child in what your parents feed you and runs the course through your lifetime. Obviously, not every disease is linked to your eating habits, but many illnesses are a direct link to your nutrition. […]
Heart Failure Awareness
This week is Heart Failure Awareness Week, a nationwide campaign to bring awareness to the risk factors, signs, symptoms, and treatment of heart failure. Heart failure is a progressive condition in which the heart loses its ability to pump enough blood to supply the body’s needs. Though the name implies that the heart is no […]