The Westfield News
Posts By Jennifer Giffune
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672HealthFish – health food or hazard?
The next time you bite into that tuna sandwich, take time to appreciate that it is chock full of heart-healthy fat (Omega...
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782HealthWhat you need to know about peanut allergy
When I was a kid, no one I knew had a peanut allergy. Lunch boxes were teaming with peanut butter and jelly...
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Health
Acting F.A.S.T. may save a life
In three hours, you can see a long movie or drive to New York City or watch a baseball game. You could...
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Food/Travel
MSG: Flavor Enhancer or Health Risk?
Have you ever had a headache after eating Chinese food? In the 1960’s, many patrons of Chinese restaurants started to complain of...
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Food/Travel
Shop Smart: A Guide to Saving Money on Food
You need two items at the supermarket, and quickly run in to get them. Thirty minutes later, you leave with half a...
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Health
Is a tan really worth a melanoma diagnosis?
At 19, Heather Riggenbach thought she had landed her dream job working at a tanning salon. Not only was she getting good...
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Health
Always Tired? Maybe you are anemic
Ask anyone who has been anemic, and you’ll hear the same thing, “I was just so tired!” Extra sleep didn’t make a...
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Health
Could You Have Diabetes and Not Even Know It?
It is hard to imagine that you could have a serious medical condition, and be totally unaware of it. Diabetes is a...
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Food/Travel
Keys to Ending Emotional Eating
You are having a bad day; feel sad, lonely, angry, bored, weak. Things are not going the way you wanted them to...
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Food/Travel
Are There Good Carbs?
Despite what you read in the newspaper or in the latest fad diet book or hear on the news, there are good...
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Food/Travel
Not Milk! – lactose intolerance: what you can do
It’s lunchtime and you are hungry. You eat your sandwich and drink a glass of milk. By the time you are putting...
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Health
Food Allergies, Asthma and Your Child’s School
Does your child have Asthma? According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), 1 in 10 children have Asthma....
