By Hannah Ancel, Director of Community Health Integration Judy Garland said it best in the 1939 film, “The Wizard of Oz.” There’s no place like home. It’s a phrase that resonates with so many of us, particularly older adults. According to a recent survey by AARP, more than three-quarters of adults age 50 and […]
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Feb
Feb
By Sara Davis, DDS February is often the time to indulge in a fancy box of chocolates and other sugary treats in honor of Valentine’s Day. Not so fast. February is also National Children’s Dental Health Month. Dental health for kids an important topic. By age eight, more than half of children have had at […]
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Jan
Jan
By Stuart G. May, President & CEO The average American working a full-time job spends about one-third of their waking life each year at work. Whether you work in the food service or industrial industries, outdoors or at a desk, the workplace can be almost like a second home for many of us. So […]
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Dec
Dec
By Kate Myerson, RDN, CD, CDCES, Lamoille Health Dietician It’s important to strike a balance during the holiday season. You want to enjoy yourself, but you need to be healthy, too. 1. Holiday foods might not be the healthiest — that’s OK We don’t have to approach the holidays with an all-or-nothing mindset. Don’t […]
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Nov
Nov
By Linda Zamvil, MD, Medical Director, Lamoille Health Behavioral Health & Wellness If you feel stressed out about the holiday season, you’re not alone. About one-third of Americans say the holidays are more stressful than they are fun, according to a PBS poll.