Apple-Rice Stuffing

Apple-Rice Stuffing This recipe contains 38% fewer calories, 75% less fat, 66% less sodium, and 66% more fiber than regular stuffing. 3 cups diced apples3 cups onions3 cups celery1 tablespoon butter4 cups stuffing (made without fat, or 1 box of Stove Top brand...

Put the Brakes on Diabetes Complications

Encouraging news: People with diabetes are living longer, healthier lives with fewer complications. What’s the driving force? Greater awareness and better management of risk factors. Find out what you can do to prevent or delay diabetes health problems. We’ve come a...

About Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. Most of the food you eat is broken down into sugar (also called glucose) and released into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your...

Meritus Offers Lung Cancer Screening Clinics

In Washington County, the rates for stage three and four lung cancer diagnosis is above state and national averages. Facts like, this along with an analysis of Meritus Health’s Community Health Needs Assessment survey, led the hospital’s cancer committee to take a...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In fact, lung cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in men and women. These facts serve as a strong reminder that lung cancer awareness and actions to lower your risk are important to help...

Holiday Meat Comparison

As the holidays get into full swing, dishes like roasts and baked hams and turkeys all start appearing at festive gatherings with increased regularity. So, how can you navigate these meals while making healthful choices? Take a look at the comparison chart below to...

Prediabetes: More Than a Blood Sugar Problem

The word “prediabetes” likely evokes thoughts about high blood sugar and little else. But just like diabetes, prediabetes is more than a blood sugar problem. In both type 2 diabetes and prediabetes (which is defined by blood sugar levels higher than...

Managing Diabetes During the Holidays

Diabetes management around the holidays can be particularly daunting, especially with a myriad of food temptations everywhere. Remember, you have control over your choices; all it takes is planning. Take things one day, one event, and one meal at a time. Arm yourself...

Green Beans and Mushrooms on the Stovetop

Green Beans and Mushrooms on the Stovetop 2 pounds green beans (fresh and trimmed)1 tablespoon olive oil1/2 red onion (sliced thin)1 cup white mushrooms (sliced)1/4 teaspoon dried thymepinch black peppergarlic powder Steam the green beans on a stove top steamer or in...

Mushrooms: Packed with Nutrients

Quick question: mushrooms are vegetables, right? We find mushrooms in the produce section of the grocery store and the USDA includes mushrooms in the list of vegetable choices, but technically, mushrooms are fungi. Yet who wants to eat a fungus? Well, it turns out...