“You are what you eat.” The old adage is now truer than
ever. Good health is largely dependent on good nutrition, so much so that
doctors trace many physical and emotional ailments back to a diet deficient in
vitamins and minerals. Eating a well-balanced diet is a major part of
encouraging long life, lowering the incidence of disease, and helping sick
people recover. On the flip side, inadequate nutrition and poor quality foods
can generally cut life span and open us up to many illnesses and disease. In
effect, food is medicine per Webster's definition of medicine: "The
science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention,
alleviation, or cure of disease." Food acts as medicine - to maintain,
prevent, and treat disease.
With this month’s Alive in All Seasons focus on food, we’d
like to give you a prescription for a healthy diet: breakfast daily (do not
skip); meals x3 (at least) daily; foods from each of the food groups per meal
daily. The food pyramid defines the food groups as grains, vegetables, fruits,
dairy and proteins. The amounts vary according to age, sex, height, weight, and
physical activity level. Here’s a good guideline to start you on your way. Make
half your plate fruits and vegetables. Make half your grains whole grains. Move
to low-fat and fat-free dairy. Vary your protein routine and eat and drink the
right amount for you.
Join us as we continue our focus on healthy aging by
shedding light on our hydration program with healthy snacks and juices, and
demonstrate how food and nutrition help us to Live in Wellness from a
dietitian’s point of view.
Our fabulous June 2017 events in Chatham, NJ at Juniper
Village at Chatham include our:
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What to Eat because from fueling our growth to
helping prevent disease, food – and what we choose to eat – has a big impact on
our lives, so join us as nutritionist Jennifer Luster enlightens us on how to
eat better and live longer on June 20th at 6:30 pm.
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Wine & Cheese a wonderful opportunity to taste
and learn about a topic that has been discussed and mulled over for centuries,
so join us as Stuart Liss, a sommelier, orchestrates the pairing of wine and
cheese because choosing the right combinations can be overwhelming and
downright complicated on June 21st at 6:30 pm.
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Improve your Digestion with our health and
fitness Guru, Greg Quinn, who returns
with a program discussing the natural balance approach of healthy digestion,
and many of your questions will be answered concerning your digestive system
following the presentation on June 29th at 2:00 pm.
We look forward to sharing our June 2017 events in Chatham,
NJ at Juniper Village at Chatham with you as you Live In Wellness.
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