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Why Ultra-Processed Foods Are So Bad for You

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Most people recognize that a nutritious diet promotes a healthy life, but navigating the wide range of options at your grocery store isn’t always straightforward—especially when so many foods are advertised as healthy (but aren’t).

A growing number of recent studies have raised health concerns about a certain type of food that most Americans eat: ultra-processed foods. One such study, published in November 2022 in the American Journal of preventive medicine, concluded that these foods likely contributed to about 10% of deaths among people 30 to 69 years old in Brazil in 2019. Other studies—including one published in neurology

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Best places for healthy eating in 2023

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Raw fish from Poke Poke is one of our healthy-eating staples.

Here it is. The great reboot. The chance for a clean slate.

“Today, I started eating better,” you tell yourself. You and me both, friend.

Eating a more healthy diet requires more than discipline. You need to cook more; gotta limit those portions; more greens, fewer carbohydrates. You also need a plan for eating out, a cheat sheet to turn to when you’re hungry. When those hunger pangs hit, if you’re anything like me, your brain can drift into some unhealthy places.

So, it’s good to have a list to point you in a healthier direction. Below are some great

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Salmon Arm food forest recognized nationally as healthy urban green space

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Salmon Arm’s Lighthouse Community Food Forest has been recognized as a shining example of a healthy, climate-resistant urban green space.

Located at the Salvation Army property at 441 3rd St. SW., the food forest took root in 2021 after discussions occurred between the Shuswap Food Action Network and the Salvation Army Lighthouse Community Ministries food bank around food security and the availability of locally produced healthy food. The project was designed and managed by Coldstream’s Keli Westgate of Lekker Land Design, and was recently recognized by the Society for Organic Urban Landcare (SOUL) as one of its Greener Greenspaces of

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CMS’s Journey To Value-Based Care

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Most people think of CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) as an insurance company that covers individual services provided by physicians, FQHCs, hospitals, and other health care providers. Some people even think of it as a policy-writing agency for Medicare. It is true that CMS reimburses providers for services to millions of individual beneficiaries. However, since the Affordable Care Act came into action in 2010, CMS has been developing focused payment strategies that shift from fees for services to value-based care and a focus on population health.

Today, CMS’s second-highest strategic priority is prevention and population health. To this

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Food-insecure households spend 20% more on health care

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It’s well-known that people who struggle to afford food or get enough to eat often have more health issues. A new study published in the journal Health Affairs found that families suffering from food insecurity also spend more on health care than families with reliable access to food — about 20% more.

There are a lot of reasons that being food insecure can compromise your health.

“If you’re worried about having enough food, if you have sort of a limited food budget, you often have to rely on sort of low-cost, cheaper, less healthy food options,” said Dr. Deepak Palakshappa,

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10 Dietitian-Backed Food Trends You Should Try in 2023

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The nutrition industry is always changing, with many new food trends popping up year after year. Some of these trends come and go, but there are some that nutrition experts say are here to stay in the New Year.

While you may not see fad diets on this list, you will find nutrition trends that will actually make a difference for your health in 2023. Just because these trends are popular right now, doesn’t mean that they won’t have a big impact on our health.

So let’s dive in to find out exactly what experts say you can keep your

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11 Ways to Actually Eat Healthier in the New Year

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If your resolution is to eat healthy in the new year, please don’t hop into any crash diets or misguided detoxes. Here are some of our best tips, articles, and in-depth guides about how to eat healthy in a way that’s actually good for your body and mind.

There is no “best” diet

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Around this time, your friends will be trying to convince you that the diet they’re on is the best one. Cut out all sugar, they’ll plead. Or do the mediterranean diet with them. But there’s no such thing as

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