The Westfield News
Posts By Allison Mitchell
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Health
Winter is here
Winter is here and cold and flu season has already begun. A lot of factors play in to why we get sick...
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Food/Travel
Healthful Holiday Eating Tips
The 2013 holiday season is just around the corner! This is a great time of year where we all get together with...
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Health
Taking Steps toward a Healthier Halloween
Halloween is just a couple days away and I want to take this time to discuss ways to manage the amount of...
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Food/Travel
Nutrition Spotlight: Cruciferous Vegetables
What are cruciferous vegetables you ask? They are the grouping of veggies from the cabbage family. The main veggies in this group...
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Food/Travel
Are you eating real food?
Edible foodlike substances, as Michael Pollan (author of Omnivores Dilemma, and In Defense of Food) calls them, are a group of highly...
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Health
Losing weight and keeping it off is hard work
By restricting calories, upping your exercise routine or trying the next fad diet, initial weight loss may not be that difficult. However,...
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Health
Nutrition Spotlight: Quinoa
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is an ancient whole grain that has been making its way back into the mainstream over the last few...
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Food/Travel
Spring clean your pantry
Spring is finally here! We should take this time to do some spring cleaning. No, I am not referring to cleaning your...
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Food/Travel
Heart Healthy Foods
February is American Heart Month and instead of telling you about all the unhealthy foods you should avoid, I wanted to focus...
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Health
Energy drinks bring caffeine crash
More and more stories are showing up in the news lately regarding the potential negative effects of energy drinks. Just last week,...
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Food/Travel
Dietitians encourage healthy eating habits
The new year is just around the corner! What will your resolution be this year? If it is to make healthier lifestyle...
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Food/Travel
Avoiding weight gain this holiday season…
This time of year is a joyful one, but can also be a difficult time to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle. ...
