Have you ever heard of the old trick where you replace your large dinner plates with salad plates to reduce your food portions? The USDA recently took this one step further and design MyPlate. The brightly colored plate is divided … Continue reading
Most people are aware of the health risks associated with smoking, but smokeless tobacco is often viewed as less of a health risk. Unfortunately, that is not the case. According to information published by the National Institutes of Health, holding … Continue reading
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is tobacco cessation. For 2012, Northwest Colorado VNA and the Steamboat Springs N-CTRL coalition are encouraging everyone to make a resolution about tobacco. Let’s all resolve to say no to tobacco. If … Continue reading
We’re offering a great gift option for friends and family this holiday season. If you know someone who uses tobacco and has expressed the desire to quit, why not give them the “Gift of Health”? Most tobacco users say that … Continue reading
We continue to struggle as a nation with growing waistlines, and the impact for our children’s generation will be significant. Your best chance to avoid obesity is to stop gaining weight right now. What is so different today? Today, one … Continue reading
Last month, LiveWell Northwest Colorado, a project of Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, introduced Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0, a program aimed at increasing healthy eating and physical activity. The program endorses the following message emphasizing the importance of: While we struggle … Continue reading