Reserve Your Biometric Screening by April 27

If you have Aetna health coverage through The Arc of Washington County, or if you’re one of the first 50 employees who are not enrolled in Aetna to register, you can receive a FREE confidential biometric wellness screening at The 6th Annual The Arc WC’s Employee...

Snack Smart When You Have Diabetes

Snacks have been dubbed “the fourth meal” because we consume one quarter of our calories between meals. Though many people think that snacking frequently is good for blood sugar control, weight management, and overall health, researchers have never identified an ideal...

Don’t Let Allergies Get You Down

It’s April and the outdoors is calling. Gardening, hiking, evening walks, spending time with family and friends… But it’s hard to watch a sunset through watery eyes, and it’s hard to talk to loved ones when you’re sneezing your heart out—and unfortunately, it’s...

The Other Kind of Green

Budgets are useful for every walk of financial life. Whether you’re worried about your finances, don’t know where you’re at, or simply looking to improve your situation, tracking and planning your spending will help you save more money. Keep reading for a few tips and...

How Well Do You Know the Fruit Group?

Think you know your apples from oranges? No need to go bananas trying to prove you’re one in a melon when all you need to do is take this simple quiz from ChooseMyPlate.gov. Orange you glad you love fruit? [wp_quiz id=”2222″]

Nutrition Science or Fiction?

Think that juicing all your food or following a gluten-free diet will cure all that ails you? Or that coconut oil is the new avocado? Think again. While food fads come and go, the science behind them is not always that convincing. A new analysis of scientific evidence...