The public health director who serves the counties of Yellow Medicine, Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle and Swift warns that infectious disease numbers could rise due to a decline in immunization rates.
Nearly 65% of Willmar Public Schools students are receiving free lunches at school this year. Some of them receive them through a federal pilot program that automatically enrolls children who received Medical Assistance. In Willmar, all students receive a free breakfast. The district is eligible for some additional programs because of its high level of poverty.
Single mothers who reported inconsistent access to food in their chilhood were more likely to pressure their children to eat when not hungry, and to worry about their children's weight.
How would I cope without sugar, my constant companion when feeling sad, mad, tired or lonely? When life was too much, what would I do without Betty Crocker, my good friends at the Reese’s factory and Ben and Jerry? Was I supposed to just sit there, gnaw through celery sticks and FEEL things?
Delores Alleckson, a nurse practitioner at Essentia Health in Detroit Lakes, often sees people with a variety of mood disorders. Alleckson said some disorders require medications, while others can be addressed with dietary changes, or a combination of both.
U.S. President Joe Biden met on Thursday with executives from infant formula manufacturers and retailers, pressing them to do everything possible to get families access.
Rachel Iverson, a registered dietitian with Sanford Health in Bismarck, says heavily processed foods such as boxed macaroni and cheese, canned soup and frozen dinners often contain unhealthy levels of sodium; the reason being that salt is used as a preservative to extend shelf life. Yet, there are high sodium products whose heart stopping saltiness tends to stay under a consumer’s radar.
Hangover cure products, from patches to pills, were a booming industry in 2019, promising drinkers a clear head and calm stomach after a big night out.
