Please join us for our annual Arc Employee Wellness Fair on Friday, June 21. Visit with local vendors, find out information about your health, check out the demonstrations, and enter prize drawings for gift cards, fitness classes, swimming and golf passes, nutrition...
Choosing healthful options for Valentine’s Day can still be delicious and enjoyable. Here are some ideas for health-conscious Valentine’s Day foods: Dark Chocolate: Choose dark chocolate with a high cocoa content (70% or more). Dark chocolate contains...
As we head deeper into cold, flu, and COVID season, people may be tempted to turn to anything that will prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms of their condition. Sales for all sorts of supplements are up, including elderberry syrup. Elderberry syrup, made from the dark...
At first glance, cacao and cocoa almost seem like the same word, but technically they describe two different products. All chocolate comes from the cacao plant, an evergreen tree that grows to 15 to 25’ feet tall and which is found in countries near the equator (such...
Truth be told, I mispronounced quinoa for years as que-noah. This powerhouse of a grain is considered a ‘pseudocereal’ related to spinach and amaranth and deserves more respect. Its correct pronunciation is keen-wah and it’s worth getting to know its health benefits....
From saccharine to stevia, artificial sweeteners (AKA non-nutritive sweeteners or NNS) have been around for decades and used by many to control calorie intake or blood sugar. For the most part, artificial sweeteners are on the FDA’s GRAS (generally recognized as safe)...
