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The Skinny on Fat - Explaining Good Fats vs. Bad Fats

Fats are beneficial to our health in many ways. Fats are nutrients in food that the body uses to build nerve tissue, including the brain and nerves, and hormones. Adequate fat intake is essential to g...

Best Apps for Healthy Living

With the amount of time we all spend with technology, and specifically our smart phones, we often associate them with hindering our exercise and healthy eating habits. But what if they could actually...

5 Non-Diet New Year’s Resolution Ideas for Healthier Living

Living healthier doesn’t always mean losing weight. Maintaining a healthy weight is extremely important for overall health, it certainly isn’t the end all be all of living healthy. There are many othe...

6 Healthy & Easy Holiday Treat Swaps

The holiday season is upon us, AKA “cookie season”! A time of wonderful food, including cookies and snacks that aren’t exactly healthy. Weeks of consuming high sugar, refined cookies can leave you fee...

3 Warm Winter Drinks that Help You Lose Weight

What we eat and drink is directly linked to our weight. Calorie intake from beverages has more than doubled since the 1960s, primarily due to a surge in sugar-sweetened beverages. While many of us thi...

The Health Benefits of Eating Walnuts

Walnuts are in their peak season from late August to November, which is why they are readily available throughout the holidays and are often synonymous with them. Lucky for us, walnuts are one of the...

Customer Kudos to Share

One of my favorite things every day is hearing from clients like you! I love to hear about your successes and ways we have helped you transform your health and essentially your lives through our fresh...

Healthy Thanksgiving Tips and Foods to Avoid

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and for many people, the word alone brings visions of overeating and the dreaded post-dinner “food coma.” The good news? It doesn’t have to be...

Clean Eating – What is it? And, is it good or bad for you?

Clean eating…what is it? There is no real definition of “clean eating,” but rather it is a common-sense approach to eating healthier. Here in America, we are accustomed to eating foods that are heavil...

Healthy Halloween Treats Your Kids Will Love

,Finding healthy Halloween treats your kids will love may seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. Essentially, being mindful this holiday season will help you find more nutritious treats...

Simple Ways to Plan, Stick to, and ENJOY a Healthy Diet

Unfortunately, too many people associate the word “diet” with “deprivation.” But it doesn’t have to be that way! Don’t let eating healthy be a daunting task. Prepare mentally and physically, enjoy wha...

Good News! Breast Cancer Rates Drop

Good news! Breast cancer rates have dropped nearly 40 percent between 1989 and 2015, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), preventing 322,600 deaths.While the current rates have shown a decl...

High Cost of Obesity

Obesity is a costly affliction impacting the economic health of our country. In the U.S. an obese adult costs tens of thousands of dollars in medical care and lost wages according to a new study.Using...

Seattle Sutton Hosts Nursing Class from 1954

I’m so happy to have just spent the past two days with the nursing class I taught in 1954 at Peoria Methodist Hospital. They came for a visit in Marseilles and I showed them around. Those ladies are a...

Fall Foods that Boost Weight Loss

Fall is a wonderful time of year, and many people find that it’s THE best time to start with their healthy eating and weight loss goals for numerous reasons. One of the main reasons is because of the...

Top 4 Superfoods for Weight Loss and How to Eat Them

Superfoods are just that… super foods! They offer lots of nutrients for a small calorie price, A.K.A. nutrient dense foods. This makes most superfoods excellent choices for weight loss. Here ar...

Let’s Hear What SSHE Clients Have to Say

We often hear from our clients about the positive impact our meals have had on them or a loved one. We really appreciate the kinds words and thought perhaps others might also enjoy reading what our cl...

1 in 3 U.S. Adults Beyond Overweight

While 1 in 3 U.S. adults and 1 in 6 children are obese, according to a new report out it says that the rate of increase could be stabilizing in some states.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Co...