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Fill Your Plate’s Collection of Heart Health Articles
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Heart health is an important aspect of taking care of yourself, no matter what age you are! Lucky for you, Fill Your Plate has numerous articles on how to keep your heart…
8 Ways to Relieve Stress
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Let’s face it, we have all experienced stress as a result of one thing or another this year. Most of our stress has come from the disruption of normal life brought on…
The Science Behind Gratitude
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Photo: Canva This year has been known to already be one of the hardest years humanity has had to go through. Many jobs have been lost, putting people out of work and…
Getting Through the Holidays with Eating Disorders
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Eating disorders are far more common than you think. You or a loved one may be dealing with the symptoms of this during the holidays. It is important to be mindful of…
Fill Your Plate’s Advice on Vitamin D
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Photo: Yenni Vance via Pixabay Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that your body needs. It helps keep your bones strong by absorbing calcium from supplements and food, such as salmon, mackerel, tuna,…
Mental Health in Rural America: A Documentary
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Maintaining good mental health is an essential need in all of our lives. RFD-TV and the American Farm Bureau recognized this need in the population of rural America and came together to create…
Back To School Tips
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Photo: Steve Riot, Pixabay This time of year, kids are going back to school and parents are getting their free time back. It may look different this year with online learning, but that doesn’t…
It’s Not Me, It’s You: Breaking Up with Diet Culture
By Sarah Alinejad a recent ASU nutrition student I can’t remember exactly what age I was, but it was around 10 (probably younger) when I noticed I wasn’t quite as skinny as some of my friends. I remember that voice…
How To Protect Our Children From Childhood Obesity
By Kenda Hettinger a recent ASU Nutrition Student Why should we be concerned? We recently got some sad news regarding childhood obesity, it’s has not gotten much better over the last few years. The national obesity rate for children…
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
By Kenda Hettinger a recent ASU Nutrition Student Mental health has become a major issue in the United States. According to the CDC, 1 out of 6 adults will have depression at some point in their lifetime and 3.2%…
The Ketogenic Diet and Weight loss in Women
By Danielle Sharkey a recent ASU Nutrition student Introduction The Ketogenic diet has been a very popular and highly promoted diet for rapid weight loss and the fight against obesity. The diet follows an extremely high-fat and low-carb regimen where…
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
By Kenda Hettinger a recent ASU Nutrition Student Mental health has become a major issue in the United States. According to the CDC, 1 out of 6 adults will have depression at some point in their lifetime and 3.2%…
Should you take a Vitamin D Supplement?
by Kenda Hettinger, an ASU nutrition communication student According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, about 54 million Americans have osteoporosis or low bone mineral density. They recommend not smoking, limiting alcohol, regular weight-bearing exercise, and getting the calcium and vitamin…