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Mindfulness and Nutrition

Did you know you can learn how to become a more mindful person? Mindfulness is a calm awareness of your body, emotions and thoughts, and it can be a powerful tool when creating healthy habits especially related to nutrition. “Many…

Make Healthy Nutrition Choices to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

You don’t have to completely abandon your red meat habit, but studies show that decreasing red meat intake is just one of several nutrition choices that may reduce your risk for colorectal cancer. “Obesity is an overall risk factor for…

How Nutrition Can Help COVID-19 Patients Heal

Proper nutrition is a huge part of recovery from any illness—and COVID-19 is no exception. Memorial Health System dietitians and Foods and Nutrition staff work together to ensure patients hospitalized with the virus get the nourishment they need to heal…

Eat Your Way to the Finish Line: 5 Nutrition Tips for a Successful Race Day

You’ve made the decision: You’re going to run a marathon, a half marathon, a 5K, 10K or any other major fitness event, like the upcoming Memorial SportsCare Women’s Biathlon. Good for you! That’s a huge undertaking. And, while training, you…

Teaching an Old Nutrition Label New Tricks

The Food and Drug Administration’s iconic nutrition labels could be changing for the first time in more than 20 years, and that’s a good thing according to Memorial Medical Center registered dietitians Gayle Jennings and Christina Rollins. The new label…

Nutritionist or Dietitian?

Over the years, there has been a lot of confusion surrounding the profession of dietetics. We get a lot questions, such as, “don’t dietitians just write menus at hospitals?” or, “is there any difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist?”…

So Many Reasons to Love Autumn Including Your Health!

Even if you are all-in for Team Summer, few of us can resist the call of autumn with its cooler temps, changing leaves, vibrant blue skies, hometown football games, apple orchards and all things pumpkin. Did you know Illinois produces…

What is Self-Care?

Self-Care Day is recognized on July 24 by the World Health Organization because self-care can be practiced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Are you too busy to care for yourself? It can seem like that at times.…

Schedule Your Child’s School Physical Now

Summer is in full swing, but now is the perfect time to schedule school physicals and sports physicals as back-to-school season fast approaches. Pediatrician Kara Shafer, DO, with Memorial Care on Koke Mill, notes the main purpose of a school…

Eating Healthy when Prices Skyrocket

Grocery store trips continue to stress the wallet as inflationary pressures cause prices to increase on food and pantry items. It’s important to stay focused on healthy eating despite rising costs. With a little extra planning, your family can eat healthy…