Wellness
LiveSmart: Adding Whole Grains to Your Diet is a Smart, Delicious Decision
March is National Nutrition Month, which makes it the perfect time to highlight the importance of whole grains! […]
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Wellness
LiveSmart: Shaking the Sodium Habit
If the majority of your food is highly processed, from a restaurant, fast food outlet, or deli counter, you are likely swimming in a sea of sodium. Make today the day you start to shake the sodium habit! […]
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St. Peter’s Clinical Nutrition Support Physicians Welcomes Natalia Borja
Board-certified family nurse practitioner Natalia Borja has joined St. Peter’s Clinical Nutrition Support Physicians, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. […]
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St. Peter’s Health Partners and Capital Roots Collaborate on $500,000-a-Year NYS-DOH Grant
St. Peter’s Health Partners and Capital Roots will collaborate over the next five years to improve the health and well-being of communities throughout the Capital Region, thanks to two grants from the New York State Department of Health, through its new Creating Healthy Schools and Communities program. […]
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Journey Through The Body set for April 8 & 9 at Crossgates Mall
Where can kids walk through a giant ear, see how smoking damages lungs, and learn how what they eat and how they move impacts their health? Where else but at the area’s largest and most popular kid’s health education exhibit – Journey Through The Body, April 8 & 9 at Crossgates Mall. […]
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Time Warner Cable News: Could Your Child Benefit by Taking a Vitamin or Supplement?
Understanding the ABC’s of vitamins can be confusing, especially when it comes to giving them to your children. Dr. Janice Pride-Boone, a pediatrician with St. Mary’s Clifton Park Pediatric Center, spoke to Time Warner Cable News about this topic. From the report: According to Pediatrician Dr. Janice Pride-Boone, if kids eat a variety of foods, five servings of fruits and vegetables, there’s no need to take a vitamin. However, many kids don’t even come close to eating what they need. She warns parents to be aware of the lack vitamins, specifically vitamin D. “Many children are vitamin D deficient, particularly children who are breast-fed for that first year, you need vitamin D, so you need supplements,” said Pride-Boone. Click here to see the full story.