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Healthy Habits to Preserve Mental Health
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern We all know someone who suffers from Alzheimer’s or dementia, whether it be a friend or family…
Study: Timing of Meals Affects Mental Health
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern It is said that timing is everything. It turns out that is the case when it comes…
Fill Your Plate’s Collection of Sleep Articles
By Kennadee Riggs, AZFB Communications Intern Proper sleep is one of the quickest ways to improve your mental and physical health. Check out Fill…
The Awe of Animals
By Kennadee Riggs, AZFB Communications Intern An apple a day keeps the doctor away! At least that is how the old saying goes. Not as…
Five Goals That Will Help You Develop A Healthy Lifestyle
By Kennadee Riggs, AZFB Communications Intern Are you wanting to develop a healthier lifestyle this year? Whether it be physically or mentally, here are…
Fill Your Plate’s Collection of Mental Health Articles
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Over the years, Fill Your Plate has written several articles on different aspects of mental health. We…
Exercise and Alzheimer’s
Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director We’ve always been told that exercise is good for your mental health. In fact, personal experience can…
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…
Shift to the Med Diet May Help Fight Depression
Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director We’ve written extensively on how Arizona agriculture grows the Mediterranean Diet in the desert. But now new research…
Vitamin D—The Sunshine Vitamin
By: Morgan Crawford A Recent ASU Nutrition Student Vitamin D has recently become a hot topic in the world of health and wellness. From…
5 Ways to Curb Stress Eating
Do you eat when you’re stressed? Follow these tips to help avert that habit. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Stress is something everyone experiences. Some of us…
How Not to Eat When Something’s Eating You
What snack do you reach for when you are stressed? (Photo credit: jeffadair) April is Stress Awareness Month which has us thinking about the relationship…
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