March is National Nutrition Month!

March is National Nutrition Month!

Since 1973, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has sought to bring awareness to our nutritional habits, first with a National Nutrition Week. Then in 1980 it was expanded to all of March as National Nutrition Month with the goal of educating and informing people about the importance of developing good eating and exercising habits, […]

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

Diabetes is a serious disease, whether you have Type 1 Diabetes or Type 2. According to the American Diabetes Association Diabetes causes more deaths per year than breast cancer and AIDS combined, and having diabetes nearly doubles your chance of having a heart attack. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects 422 million […]