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Chris Zellers, MPP- Assistant Professor, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, Family Community Health Sciences Department Physical Activity has endless benefits like preventing chronic disease, mood improvement, stress reduction, and better sleep quality and quantity. April is Move More Month and as spring falls upon us with warmer weather and longer days it’s a […]
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Christine Zellers, MPP – Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County’s Family and Community Health Sciences Department As children we were reminded “eat your vegetables” but there is really something to that. Making half your plate fruits and vegetables at every meal is a good way to meet heart health goals. Both vegetables and fruits […]
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Christine Zellers, Assistant Professor/Educator Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, Department of Family and Community Health Sciences According to a poll conducted by Forbes Magazine the top New Year’s resolution for 2023 was improved mental health, fitness, weight loss and improved diet. If you don’t remember what you resolved to improve in 2023 maybe […]
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Written by Chris Zellers, MPP -Assistant Professor/Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, Family & Community Health Sciences Department According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 90% of Americans do not eat the recommended daily allowance for vegetables and 80% do not get needed fruit servings. This shortfall in American’s diets with vegetables and […]
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Article by Chris Zellers, MPP -Assistant Professor/Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, Family & Community Health Sciences Department The holidays can often be a stressful time, but sticking with your exercise schedule or taking movement breaks will reduce stress during the holidays and all year long. Despite the extra time it takes out […]
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Chris Zellers, MPP -Assistant Professor/Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, Family & Community Health Sciences Department National Seafood month is in October and serves as a reminder that seafood is a lean healthy option for protein all year long. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends choosing seafood in place of other meats for […]
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Article by Christine Zellers, MPP – Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County – Family and Community Health Sciences Assistant Professor published September 27, 2023. Physical activity is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, it helps us to maintain a healthy weight, prevents chronic disease and improves mental health. It also helps people who […]
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Christine Zellers, Assistant Professor/Educator Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, Department of Family and Community Health Sciences published on August 24, 2023. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) identifies the 8 dimensions of wellness as physical, emotional, social, occupational, intellectual, spiritual, environmental and financial. Recognizing happiness in all these areas might […]
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Christine Zellers, Assistant Professor/Educator Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, Department of Family and Community Health Sciences Have you ever heard, too much of a good thing can be bad? When it comes to portion sizes this can be true and it is important to keep this in mind when eating, even healthy foods. […]
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Article by Chris Zellers, MPP Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County’s Family Community & Health Sciences, published on June 21, 2023. The word diet is often associated with quick weight loss where extreme practices involve removing essential nutrients, while these diets sometimes show quick results the weight seldom stays off and most people gain […]