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Can Food be Your Medicine?
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern You might have heard the quote, “Let thy medicine be thy food, and thy food be thy…

Eat Your Meats!
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern When creating a healthy diet, it’s important to include a balance of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, as…

Dietary Choices Impact Gut Health
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern [caption id="attachment_8692" align="alignright" width="300"] Add more fruits and vegetables to your diet along with meat proteins, dairy,…

A Prescription for Produce
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern When you go to the doctor for a chronic illness, what often ends up happening is your…

Small Amounts of Stress Can be Beneficial
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern We often hear that stress is a bad thing. Often, this is true, as it takes a…

Fill Your Plate’s Collection of Pumpkin Articles
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Fall is finally here, which also means that pumpkin season is here! Whether you’re decorating with pumpkins,…

Do Your Shopping at Your Local Farmer’s Market!
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Finally, the weather here in Arizona feels like it is cooling down into more bearable temperatures. This…

It’s Soup Season!
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Cooler temperatures are right around the corner! Which means that it’s the perfect time to start adding…

Gardening Provides Many Health Benefits
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern For as long as I can remember, my mom has always loved gardening. Any time that I…

Reduced Screen Time and Increased Step Counts Linked to Lower BMI
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern When my brothers and I were growing up, my parents rarely let us play video games, surf…

Make Gradual Changes When It Comes to Diet and Exercise
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern We’ve all heard the phrase “Slow and steady wins the race!” While this is true in so…

Consider Adding More Spinach to Your Diet!
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Eating spinach in large quantities always makes me think of the old cartoon my brothers and I…

House Plants Provide Health Benefits!
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern My mom has always had a green thumb and has always loved gardening, keeping plants all…