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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...
Struggling with a Weight Loss Plateau? Here is How You Can Break Through
Anyone who has ever tried to lose weight has likely experienced the dreaded plateau. While the weight generally comes off easy during the first few weeks of the effort, this progress eventually stalls ...
Food Stamps: The Government's Effort to Help Americans Eat Healthier Meals
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly known as food stamps, is a government assistance program that provides low-income Americans with money to purchase food. The prog...
SNAP Payment Schedule for Florida in the 3rd Week of June 2025
In Florida, residents who benefit from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, can expect to receive their financial support for food purchases in the third week of J...
Are You Ready for the Next COVID-19 Wave with Medicine Cabinet Essentials?
With the world starting to open back up, now is a good time to take an inventory of your medicine cabinet and gather any essential supplies that you may have depleted over the last few months. Many h...
Holiday Plans in Flux Because of COVID-19? How to Manage This Gracefully
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic has left the upcoming holiday season in flux. Many states have gone so far as to restrict people from gathering outside of their immediate households. Most recently, th...
New US Dietary Recommendations Provide a Blueprint for Healthy Eating
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA )and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new dietary guidelines this week, providing a guiding blueprint for Americans and their nutritional nee...
Understanding the Many Benefits of Finally Starting an Exercise Routine
The new year is here which means many people are hitting the gym to try to get in shape. While the overriding motivation for most is to lose weight or to fend off serious illness and disease, there are ...
5 Tips for Your COVID-19 Mental Health
It is every bit as important to take care of mental health as it is to safeguard your physical health while you are staying home during the COVID-19 crisis. Your mind is as critical to your well-being as your body and you must be good t...