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Highly Processed Foods Tied to Brain Changes: New Study Reveals Alarming Effects
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04.28.2025

Highly Processed Foods Tied to Brain Changes: New Study Reveals Alarming Effects

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Director of Strategic Communications In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Metabolism this last February, researchers have uncovered compelling…

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The Nutritional Powerhouse Grown in Arizona Agriculture: Why Asparagus is a Star Crop
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04.21.2025

The Nutritional Powerhouse Grown in Arizona Agriculture: Why Asparagus is a Star Crop

Arizona Farming, Asparagus Nutrition, Healthy Eating By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Director of Strategic Communications In the heart of Arizona’s fertile lands, where the…

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Timing Is Everything! Even When It Comes To Eating Carbs
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04.07.2025

Timing Is Everything! Even When It Comes To Eating Carbs

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Director of Strategic Communications I’ve always worried and wondered about my carb intake. Too many, too few, how do…

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Watch Out for Health Foods That Aren’t Healthy
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03.31.2025

Watch Out for Health Foods That Aren’t Healthy

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern   We’ve all heard the phrase “Never judge a book by its cover,” meaning that you should…

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The Mediterranean Diet is Great for Our Health, and Arizona Produces it!
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03.28.2025

The Mediterranean Diet is Great for Our Health, and Arizona Produces it!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Arizona is a pretty cool state for lots of reasons. Our state has lots of national and…

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The 6 to 1 Grocery Shopping Method
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03.24.2025

The 6 to 1 Grocery Shopping Method

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern   Have you ever walked up to your fridge, opened the doors, and found only half a…

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7 Best Rice Varieties According to a Dietician
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03.10.2025

7 Best Rice Varieties According to a Dietician

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Ever since I became gluten intolerant, my go-to grain was both brown and white rice, as they…

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Nutrition for Adolescents is Crucial For Bone Health
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03.07.2025

Nutrition for Adolescents is Crucial For Bone Health

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Growing up, I was often told to drink milk so that I would have strong bones when…

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Mitigate the Effects of Screen Time Through Nutrition!
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02.28.2025

Mitigate the Effects of Screen Time Through Nutrition!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern   In today’s day and age, it seems like screens are absolutely impossible to escape. Everywhere we…

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Eat Dessert While on Keto!
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02.17.2025

Eat Dessert While on Keto!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern We are well into 2025 now that February has arrived, and that means that many of us…

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There’s More to Boosting Immunity Than Vitamin C Packets
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02.14.2025

There’s More to Boosting Immunity Than Vitamin C Packets

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern It’s ironic how the most wonderful time of the year is also the most common time of…

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Smart Savings at the Supermarket!
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02.12.2025

Smart Savings at the Supermarket!

By Arizona Milk Producers General Manager Tammy Baker and Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Director Julie Murphree Have you noticed how much groceries have gone up…

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02.07.2025

Immune Boosting Foods Cheat Sheet

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Food is nutrition, we all know that by now. But did you know what we eat has…

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