Health Behavior Change

Health Starts with Water

After all, our bodies are 75% water. So, we teach anyone who’ll listen to drink plenty of water to maintain a healthy balance. More specifically, adequate water intake: HOW WATER CONSUMPTION HAS CHANGED More people today drink water than in the past. The Great Generation consumed colas, iced tea, and coffee, while the Baby Boomers[...]

Health Benefits of Walking

Why didn’t we set out on foot immediately? Were we too tired at the moment? Did we not have on the right shoes? Or did it simply not come to mind? Great for Overall Health The truth is Americans aren’t used to walking as a means of getting about, which also is a clue to[...]

Health Behavior Focus

Ms. Smith is a 60 yr.-old active adult who has just returned home following surgical repair of a torn rotator. She has a history of osteoarthritis and hypertension. Her decision to have this surgery was a difficult one. She has friends who also had this same surgery in the past. Their stories of the severe[...]

Health Behavior Change

The New Year is the beginning of a new time period; leaving the past behind; leaving habits that you didn’t particularly care for but found hard to put behind you until now. Considering the New Year, many people feel like shedding the old and adopting the new! This often translates into thoughts of a better[...]

Health and Nutrition

Not too long ago, Mary Maloy, Registered Dietitian, NSHC Certified Health Coach, and member of NSHC’s Professional Advisory Board, assembled an amazing cookbook of her special recipes that she developed especially for her local New Haven Fire Department (NHFD).  Mary knows the impact health and nutrition play in the lives of these firefighters Mary appears in this photo above[...]

Food for Health and Behavior

‘Tis the season for bringing home fresh fruit and vegetables from local farmers’ markets or harvesting those from your own garden! And what flavor there is from these wonderful gems, not to mention the exceptional nutritional value… While canning and freezing during the harvest is dawn-to-dusk work until all is finished, the pay-off of fresh[...]

Faith and Health Behavior

This time of year is special to millions of people throughout the world, as they draw nearer to their faith-based beliefs. Research indicates that religious faith has many positive effects on health behavior even though it’s uncommon to find clinicians and practitioners ever tapping into this hidden pot of patient gold!  Saad and deMedeiros say[...]