Poor nutrition increases risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and more.
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Tips for Tackling Spring Cleaning
Use these tips and tricks to make spring cleaning more effective and less daunting.
Safe Disposal of Medication
Dispose of unused or expired medications as safely as possible. 80% of heroin addicts started with prescription opioids, and many got their first dose from families’ medicine cabinets. In addition, accidental exposure to medication is a major source of unintentional poisonings.
Winter Homemaker News
Recent Oldham County Homemaker News includes fall homemaker lessons, weekly homemakers newsletter, and new Oldham County Extension Homemaker Association officers.
How to Clean Your Cloth Face Mask
Cloth face coverings have become part of the wardrobe for many people venturing out in public. The CDC has provided a comprehensive set of guidelines for making, wearing, and caring for cloth face coverings.
Experiencing Food Through Mindful Eating
Mindful eating is the practice of enjoying food with understanding and self-compassion, the experience of eating without judgment or guilt. Mindful eating helps us reconnect with our inner signals about hunger and fullness.
How to Stop Stress Eating
Trying to stop stress eating? Use these tips to help keep stress eating or emotional eating in check.
How to Reduce Your Child’s Stress
Similar to adults, children experience worries and feel stress. Here are some ways you can take steps to manage or prevent your child from feeling too stressed.
Good Sleep Supports Good Health
Good health begins with good sleep. Sleep, like nutrition and physical activity, is a critical determinant of health and well-being. Fatigue and sleepiness can reduce productivity and increase the chance for accidents.
Preventing and Treating Prediabetes
1 in 3 Kentucky adults has prediabetes, about 1.1 million individuals. More than 70% don't even know they have prediabetes. Learn more about preventing and treating prediabetes.
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