Category: Health & Nutrition

Take Control to Reduce Your Cancer Risk

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 6, 2016

Are you ready to TAKE CONTROL and REDUCE your cancer risk? Be informed. Be empowered. Be motivated. Take control of your health with nine information-packed modules that take you through: cancer basics warning signs and ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Community, Education, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food, Healthy Living, Reducing Cancer Risk, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla County Extension

UF/IFAS Extension Leon County to host Spring Open House on May 7

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 4, 2016

Who: The UF/IFAS - Leon County Extension Office to host the 2016 Spring Open House. What: The community is invited to learn more about gardening related topics, including tree ID, invasive plant ID, the Florida-Friendly Yards program, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life

The ‘Eat Less’ Message

by Yvette Goodiel
April 29, 2016

With restaurants now posting portion sizes and nutritional data, large food manufacturers are also changing the presentation of their products. We now have a thin version of some cookies or the optional 100 calorie pack of some of our favorites. ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition

UF/IFAS to host panel about global food security with Rep. Ted Yoho on May 2

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 26, 2016

Background: The House of Representatives recently passed the Global Food Security Act, a bill crucial to the continuation of the important Feed the Future Innovation Lab research at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Work & Life

UF/IFAS researchers: Florida sees dramatic increase in school gardens

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 25, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- School gardens have been popping up like pea plants all over Florida, and students and teachers are eating up the benefits. There are approximately 1,300 school gardens in Florida, according to the Florida Department ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Work & Life

All about Magnesium

by Samantha Murray
April 25, 2016

Magnesium is a mineral that helps keep your heart, muscles, nerves, bones, and DNA in proper working order.1 Who’s Not Getting Enough? Most American diets are low in magnesium, though healthy people who don’t get enough don’t show the ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietary Supplements, Family Hot Topic, Magnesium

FIT (Forever Improving Through) Wellness Series

by jswilson
April 15, 2016

FIT (FOREVER IMPROVING THROUGH) WELLNESS SERIES G. Murza. UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County, Kissimmee, FL Situation: In Osceola County, 37% of adults are overweight and another 29% are obese. While 90% of residents have access to adequate ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Central, CentralDistrict, FCS, Murza, Symposium

UF/IFAS will host entrepreneur workshop for future Florida business owners on May 13 and 27

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 13, 2016

Gainesville, Fla.--- Do you have a passion for cooking and want to invest your ideas in a restaurant? The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension offers helpful information at the “How to Start a Food ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life

Exercise Required on the food label?

by Yvette Goodiel
April 8, 2016

Would you eat a certain food if the food label told you how many minutes of a certain exercise it would take to expend those calories consumed? This is quite an innovative concept. The United Kingdom is actually considering placing ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition

Clean It Up with Homemade Cleaners

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 5, 2016

Spring has sprung and this is the perfect time to clean and freshen your house. But you don’t have to spend a lot of money on cleaning products when you can whip up your own with a few simple, inexpensive ingredients. The basic ingredient ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Work & Life
Tags: Clean, Cleaners, Homemade, Living Well In The Panhandle

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