Stress management: Know your triggers
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Rochester, Minnesota - The kids are screaming, the bills are due and the pile of papers on your desk is growing at an alarming pace. It's undeniable - life is full of stress. Understanding the types and sources of stress - short term and long term, internal and external - is an important part of stress management. So what stresses you out?
Multigrain vs. whole grain: Which is healthier?
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Scottsdale, Arizona - "Multigrain" and "whole grain" are not interchangeable terms. Whole grain means that all parts of the grain kernel - the bran, germ and endosperm - are used. In contrast, multigrain means that a food contains more than one type of grain, although none of them may necessarily be whole grains. The same goes for other variations, such as the term "seven grain."
CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat One Specific Lot of organicgirl Brand Baby Spinach
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Sacramento, California - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith Friday warned consumers not to eat a specific lot of organicgirl brand baby spinach after CDPH conducted tests found unacceptable levels of cadmium.
USDA Awards $8 Million to Support Healthier Foods in Schools and Child Care Centers
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Washington, DC - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be awarding over $8 million in grants to help school nutrition professionals better prepare healthy meals for their students. Approximately $2.6 million dollars in grants will support implementation of new national professional standards for all school nutrition employees who manage and operate the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, and $5.6 million will go to help states expand and enhance food service training programs and provide nutrition education in school, child care, and summer meal settings.
CDPH Urges Californians to Beat the Heat
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Sacramento, California - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith is reminding everyone to protect themselves when temperatures are very high as is expected the rest of this week in most of the state.
Genetic testing all women for breast cancer might not be worth the cost
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Los Angeles, California - Women who are carriers of mutated BRCA genes are known to have a significantly higher risk for developing breast and ovarian cancers than those who don’t. But a new study by UCLA faculty questions the value of screening for the genetic mutations in the general population - including those who do not have cancer or have no family history of the disease - because of the high cost.
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