HEALTH – January is National Awareness Month of Cervical Cancer, Glaucoma, Thyroid and Blood Donors. I have chosen to focus on glaucoma because it is often overlooked, taking a backseat to cancer. Like many diseases, some predisposed factors can increase the risk of developing glaucoma, such as age and race. Genetics may also make you more...
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Upcycling recipes is the practice of taking leftover ingredients and transforming or repurposing them into a dish of greater use and value, leading to a more gourmet type dish or menu item for a healthy lifestyle. Green Bean Mac Quiche – Ingredients – 4 cups macaroni and cheese 6 eggs, beaten 1 cup milk...
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HEALTH – November is National Diabetes and National Alzheimer’s Month. Each condition helps to fuel the damage caused by the other. People with diabetes are at a significantly higher risk of developing all types of dementia. Blacks and Hispanics have a higher propensity of having diabetes, and thus, are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s....
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Recipe: Orange Apple Pumpkin Bread with Chia & Flax Seed – INGREDIENTS – 1 ½ tsp chia seeds (balance blood sugar) 1 ½ tsp flax see (omega 3) 1 ½ cup wheat flour 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder (gluten-free) 2 tsp sea salt 2 egg beaten (cage-free, range-free) 1 cup apple...
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HEALTH – Have you ever thought of combining pumpkin, salsa and ginger in a soup? How about pumpkin cheesecake, oatmeal pumpkin cranberry cookies, or sweet potato/yam sauce as a topping on yogurt? Not many of us have, but these combinations make for tasty, mouthwatering treats. These and other unique recipes will be highlighted as...
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HEALTH – Nutrition Chef, Instructor, and Entrepreneur Charmene Vega has been cooking for more than a quarter of a century, and is now the brainchild behind Mama Vega’s Products, a nationally recognized line of salsas, sauces, spreads and tamales. But the road to Mama Vega’s Products was anything but traditional for Vega. Vega got...
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