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The Benefits and Drawbacks of a Plant-Based Diet for Diabetics

by Shaina Clark | Feb 6, 2020 | Diabetes Prevention Program, Healthy Eating

  When it comes to diabetes, medication is not the sole intervention. Lifestyle habits, especially exercise and diet, play a major role in the prevention and management of diabetes. You’ve probably come across plenty of information online on how to eat as a...

Double Up Food Bucks is One Resource for Those in Need While Communities Help the Whole Person

by Shaina Clark | Dec 4, 2019 | Double Up Food Bucks, Haywood County, Healthy Eating

Author: Angela Mucci — Clyde resident Ron Hall was walking across his yard last May when “My whole life changed in 2 seconds,” he stated while interviewing him at the Haywood Historic Farmers Market. He was enjoying the warm weather and looking at the sky when...

Workplace Wellness Programs, From Horseback Riding to Fit Bits, They are Here to Stay

by Shaina Clark | Oct 18, 2019 | Active Living, Haywood County, Healthy Eating, Worksite Wellness

Author: Angela Mucci — Workplace Wellness Programs are increasingly popular and are often designed to be easily accessible and convenient, but that wasn’t always the case. According to Corporate Wellness Magazine, when co-workers started horseback riding...

Cherokee Choices collaborates with MountainWise, makes Cherokee Strong

by Shaina Clark | Jun 18, 2019 | Active Living, Cherokee Strong, Diabetes Prevention Program

Author: Angela Mucci — The CDC reports that “Native Americans have higher rates of diabetes than any other racial group.” Furthermore, kidney disease stemming from diabetes is highest amongst Native Americans, with 2 out of 3 cases of kidney failure resulting...

Senior Citizens MOVE towards a “Fountain of Youth”

by Shaina Clark | Feb 25, 2019 | Active Living, Transylvania County

A Story Worth Sharing Senior Citizens MOVE towards a "Fountain of Youth" In the eight westernmost counties of NC 30% of the population is age 65 or older - twice as high as the U.S. population.  Author: Angela Mucci  “If I don’t keep moving, my arthritis hurts so much...
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