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The Importance of Socializing for Seniors
Are you or someone you know avoiding social situations more lately? Has the pandemic set a new pattern of isolation or anxiety? Do the...
Connie Daiken, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management RN
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Five Things to Consider as we Enter a New Year
Although New Year’s resolutions are a very individual choice, perhaps one way to welcome in the new year is to consider adopting some...
Kristine Dewar, M.A., R.P., C.C.C.
Jan 11, 20235 min read


Falls Prevention
As we get older, which happens to everyone, our risk of falls increases. Mobility related issues such as osteoarthritis, osteoporosis,...
Connie Daiken, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management RN
Jan 3, 20232 min read


RSV, COVID-19, and Flu Season - What can be done from home?
It's that time of year again - but this year we've been seeing unprecedented volumes of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs),...
westchamplainfht
Dec 14, 20222 min read


Nutrition Month: Gluten Free Diets - Healthy or Hype?
In recent years, many people have jumped on the “Gluten-free bandwagon”; whether they need to or not…but is following a gluten-free diet...
Lynn Connor, R. D., C.D.E.
Mar 30, 20225 min read


Nutrition Month: Good Fat, Bad Fat, High Fat, Low Fat - Why is it so Confusing?
A quote from “Today’s Dietitian”: “Nutrition science is gradually shifting from focusing on isolated nutrients to considering how all the...
Lynn Connor, R. D., C.D.E.
Mar 17, 20224 min read


Nutrition Month: How Does my Gut Health Affect my Overall Health?
Have you heard of Gut Health and our “Microbiome” or the “Microbiota”? Microbiota are tiny micro-organisms that live in or on the human...
Lynn Connor, R. D., C.D.E.
Mar 9, 20223 min read


The One Year Mark of the Pandemic and Our Emotional Health
We are coming up to the year anniversary of the world-wide lockdown that will forever be remembered as the 2020 Pandemic. As we come into...
Kristine Dewar, M.A., R.P., C.C.C.
Mar 8, 20212 min read


Lynn Connor, R. D., C.D.E.
Nov 11, 20200 min read


Therapeutic Touch - How it has Impacted My Life
Who am I? For those that don’t know me, my name is Tamara Lafrance. I am an RN, BScN, and TTNO Recognized Practitioner/Teacher of...
Tamara Lafrance, RN, RTTT
Oct 13, 20203 min read


How to Maintain Good Bone Health
Keeping your bones healthy starts at birth and is important all your life. Nutrition and exercise play a critical role in keeping bones...
Pamela Bart, Nurse Practitioner
Jun 10, 20203 min read


Sit Down, Stand Up!
When you sit, you use less energy than you do when you stand or move. Research has linked sitting for long periods of time with a number...
Connie Daiken, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management RN
Apr 9, 20202 min read


Plant-based Diets – “But I’m not a rabbit!” you say…
We hear health- or diet-related buzzwords every day. It’s sometimes challenging not to feel overwhelmed by all the health information...
Lynn Connor, R. D., C.D.E.
Feb 24, 20202 min read
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