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More States Are Limiting What Foods Can Be Bought With SNAP Benefits
Starting in 2026, twelve states—including Texas and Florida—will make new rules about what foods people can buy using their SNAP benefits. SNAP, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assi...
Stuck at Home with No Culinary Skills? How You Can Take Care of Yourself
With the majority of the country practicing self-quarantine protocol as a result of the deadly coronavirus, it has become more important than ever to be sufficient in the kitchen. Many of the nation's ...
Pediatricians Urge Parents to Return to Normalcy in Visits
Parents of small children have been in a state of panic since the Covid-19 crisis started. Thankfully, the novel coronavirus doesn't act much like H1N1, which infected 61 million Americans back in 2009 and act...
CDC Drastically Changes Guidance on COVID-19 Testing, Leaving Many Confused
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come under fire over the last few days after quietly changing the recommendations regarding when individuals should seek a test for COVID-19....
Planning Your Holiday Gathering During a Pandemic? What You Need to Know
The holidays are upon us and many Americans are being forced to make difficult decisions about how to celebrate during the time of a pandemic. As the COVID-19 health crisis continues to rage on, many h...
Los Altos Town Crier Announces 2021 Wellness Trends
On December 16, the Los Altos Town Crier announced the wellness trends that people need to know about for 2021. Looking back at the past 50 weeks of 2020, few people could have imagined that the year would involve a pandemi...
Is Intermittent Fasting the Diet Plan for You? What You Need to Know
A recent study out of the UK is shedding more light on the effectiveness of intermittent fasting. If you have been trying to shed some pounds with little success, you may want to consider this new trend in...
CDC Updates Social Distancing Guidelines for School Wellness
Since COVID-19 was declared to be a pandemic by the WHO on March 11, 2020, public health authorities have strongly encouraged people to maintain "social distancing" of six feet. This means not standing closer than ...
Tired of Relying on Coffee to Wake Up Each Morning? Try These Ideas Instead
You are not alone if you find yourself reaching for multiple cups of coffee each morning in an effort to get moving. While the caffeinated jolt of a cup of coffee will certainly wake you up, the...
