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Preparing Your Body for Pregnancy
One of the happiest times of a person's life is when they find out they are bringing a new life into the world. There's just something about knowing and feeling that little person as they grow and then getting to meet them as they make their grand entrance. During the time of pregnancy, most women are at their healthiest-- many quite drinking, smoking, take their multivitamins and really start to pay attention to what they eat. While these are extremely important ...
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Move-a-thon 2014 raises $7,000
On January 11th, hundreds of people came out to the Children’s Park in Lower Bight to support Nutrition in Demand’s 3rd annual Move-a-thon. Participants took off in the brisk morning breeze to walk, run or bike in the 5K, 10K or half marathon event. The Move-a-thon is a major fundraiser for Nutrition in Demand--a non-profit organization aimed at raising awareness to health and healthy eating.
Once participants completed the course, they were welcomed to a health fair with over twenty vendors from ...
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Dental Health and Nutrition
Imagine you have worked really hard and built yourself a really nice and expensive house, but because of the time involved, you have not spent much time on the outside of the house. The yard needs to be clean, the gate is broken and the house is in general disrepair. It really doesn’t matter how beautiful the inside is because the outside gives the first impression. Let’s apply this same scenario to our bodies. We may exercise ...
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Finishing Strong in 2013
I struggled with choosing a topic for this edition. I had so many ambitious ideas for these last few weeks in 2013—I wanted this article to be helpful, interesting, festive, jolly and so much more!! Then, I realized I wanted to do too much; I wanted to accomplish too many goals and was becoming overwhelmed. How many of you are like me this? You set goals that sound so good but in reality are unrealistic. I have heard people say “I ...
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Forget about the scale and aim for wellness in 2014
Some people spend so much time focusing on the number the scale displays but in reality that number is just that, a number on the scale. It doesn’t tell the whole story nor does it give the bigger picture. The bigger picture includes everything you have achieved or have gotten so much better at since starting your journey to wellness. It may include achievements such as, being able to run non-stop for three minutes instead of thirty seconds, eating breakfast every ...
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HIV, Food Safety and You
In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the first World AIDS Day and every year since then, December 1st is recognized as World AIDS Day. It is a time when everyone involved or affected by the disease pause to remember lost loved ones, be thankful for the individuals still living with the disease and renew hope to one day finding a cure.
Persons now living with the disease can expect to live a long and normal life if they take precautions ...
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Diabetes and children
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) reports that 1 in 400 American children have been diagnosed with diabetes. Children are usually affected by Type 1 Diabetes, an autoimmune disease where the body is unable to make insulin. However, pediatricians are now seeing an increase in the number of children affected by Type 2 Diabetes. Unlike Type 1, Type 2 Diabetes is very closely connected to lifestyle and behaviors.
The persons living with Diabetes fully appreciate the impact the disease has on their lives ...
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Diabetes and its related complications
Diabetes is sometimes viewed as a not-so-serious disease because the effects on the body are not readily seen. Persons may say, ‘I have a little sugar’ or ‘The doctor said I have a touch of sugar.’ These conditions do not exist; a person either has diabetes, too much sugar in the blood, or may be pre-diabetic. Being pre-diabetic means having higher than normal blood sugar levels but not high enough to be call diabetes. Statements like those above let me know ...
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Nutrition in Demand holds Nutrition Education classes at Providenciales Primary School
Students in grades 2 – 6 from Providenciales Primary School had a chance to practice hands on nutrition as they took part in Nutrition Education classes put on by Nutrition in Demand a non-profit organization founded by Registered Dietitian, Mrs. Tamika Handfield. These classes were held June 12th -14th during the school’s “Keeping Healthy Week”.
The nutrition education sessions were divided into two main sections: education and cooking. During the sessions, some classes discussed the importance and goodness of whole grains and ...
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The Week of the Young Child 2013
During the week of October 28th, the Turks & Caicos Islands Ministry and Department of Education in collaboration with UNICEF celebrated the Week of the Young Child under the theme: “The Early Years are Learning Years-Early Literacy Counts”. As part of the celebrations, the three Government Elementary Schools on Providenciales hosted a variety of activities for their parents. One of the activities included an informative workshop for parents of children in Kindergarten thru Grades 2.
Speakers to the event included Nutrition in ...
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