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Healthy Latino Recipes are Good For All: Ask A Nutritionist
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Many traditional (and delicious) Latino foods are passed down from one generation to the next. Making a few simple changes to how we prepare these foods – along with smaller…

Am I Making Smart Food Choices? Ask A Nutritionist.
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True or False: Are you making the smartest food choices? Think over a few of these true or false questions to see if you are making healthy food choices for…

Healthcare Intern Confidential: A Summer of Growth
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Never in my life have I been more uplifted by a group of individuals than I have during my three months working at Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic as a…

Community Partners: Lowcountry Blessing Box Project
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Looking for a way to help your community, or in need of supplementing your own pantry? The Lowcountry Blessing Box Project is a great neighbor-to-neighbor effort to provide families with…

Trying to Cut Back on Sugar? Ask a Nutritionist.
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Trying to cut back on sugar? Here are a few tips to help. The latest recommendations from the US dietary guidelines continue to strongly recommend limiting your sugar intake. But…

Healthcare Intern Confidential: “What’s The Catch?”
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“What’s The Catch?“The perspective of a student intern on the operations of a free health clinic “What are your summer plans?” is a question all students are asked every spring.…

Do I Really Need to Eat Fruits and Vegetables Every Day? Ask A Nutritionist.
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Should you really strive to consume fruits and vegetables each day? The answer is yes: Eating more fruits and vegetables may reduce chances of death. A new research study has…

Soul Food for Healthy Living: Ask A Nutritionist – And a Soul Food Historian.
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“In addition to the traditional soul food, one is called down-home healthy. The idea there is that you take traditional soul food preparations and you try to lighten them up…

Surprising Facts about Free Clinics
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More than half of the US population will dip below the poverty line at some point before the age of 65. Many Americans may find themselves without health insurance at…

What’s a Reasonable Exercise Goal Per Day? Ask A Nutritionist.
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According to new research, exercising as little as 11 minutes a day can help you live longer. We all know we should spend time being physically active on a regular…

The Dignity of Health Care
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What does ‘health care for all’ mean? It starts with emphasizing dignity for those in our own community. As one of 1200 free and charitable clinics across the US, Barrier…

I [Heart] Recipes: Savory Pumpkin Risotto
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Sick of pumpkin yet? We hope not! This festive food is actually a winter squash, and is loaded with healthy vitamins and minerals for just a fraction of the calories…