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How to tame some of lifes transitions Emily Marrison A year ago, Dave Hollis wrote this social media post: “Hear this: In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to. If things go back exactly as they were, we will have missed the opportunity to take the good from this bad. The gift nobody has asked for is sitting here for us all to open — an opportunity to do some housekeeping in where we focus, who we spend time with, what we con...

High consumption of sugar during childhood affects learning, memory: Study ANI | Updated: Apr 03, 2021 18:30 IST Washington [US], April 3 (ANI): According to a new research, high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages during adolescence impairs performance on learning and memory tasks during adulthood. The findings of the study were published in the journal Translational Psychiatry. Sugar practically screams from the shelves of your grocery store, especi...

Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): A new research has shown how drinking sugary beverages early in life may lead to impaired memory in adulthood.

The Storybook Trail of the Smokies will wind against a backdrop of peaceful forest and rushing waterways. NPS photos The Great Smoky Mountains National Park hopes to help visitors experience the Smokies story in a new way thanks to a partnership with the University of Tennessee Extension Institute of Agriculture and the Great Smoky Mountains Association. The Storybook Trail of the Smokies, an initiative to promote literacy in nature, will be open to visitors from April 3 to May 30. As they w...

New guidelines recommend limited sugar intake to prevent impaired memory function in children Sugar practically screams from the shelves of your grocery store, especially those products marketed to kids. Children are the highest consumers of added sugar, even as high-sugar diets have been linked to health effects like obesity and heart disease and even impaired memory function. However, less is known about how high sugar consumption during childhood affects the development of the brain, specifi...

Exercise is key to strength and function in older women 5 days ago Higher protein diets prove less important for weight loss, maintaining physical function On their own, exercise and eating higher protein diets are known to help people lose weight and increase strength. But combining both strategies doesn’t necessarily magnify their effects. That’s according to a new University of Georgia study that examined the impact of a high-protein weight loss diet and exercise on women between the age...

Building a strong family is an investment in the future Melinda Hill "Raising Kids, Eating Right, Spending Smart, Living Well" is the national marketing campaign for Extension Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS), and it is what FCS Extension Educators across the nation teach on a daily basis. We share information, education and options that help address challenging issues in life. When people ask me what I do as a Family and Consumer Science Educator, my quick response is I teach life skills. Th...

The 2020 and 2021 inductees will be honored. Read Article Photo courtesy of Maine Women’s Hall of Fame Maine Women’s Hall of Fame will honor its 2020 inductees, Joanne D’Arcangelo and Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader, and its 2021 inductees, Joyce T. Gibson and Leigh Saufley, in a ceremony that coincides with Women’s History Month. The virtual event will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 20. While the event is open to the public, an RSVP is required. To register for this event and receive t...

Submitted Crookston Times     “Living Well” is the program focus of University of Minnesota Family & Consumer Science Extension Educators across Minnesota. Extension educational programs focus on raising kids, healthy and safe food, spending smart and living well. The Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, both at the national level and in Minnesota, promotes the Living Well Campaign, celebrated in March.     “Minnesota Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sc...

Kaukauna Community News KHS photo KAUKAUNA — The Kaukauna High School Family and Consumer Education department this week donated 27 sewing machines (along with some additional supplies) to the Wisconsin Nicaragua Partners (WNP) program. WNP will send the sewing machines to Llano Largo, a remote village in northwestern Nicaragua which has been devastated by the hurricanes, and also affected by COVID-19, according to a news release. Before the start of the pandemic, the women in Llano Largo had...