Saturday, June 15 – 11:00 a.m. – Sycamore Falls Hike – Join Ranger Park as he leads a moderate hike to Sycamore Falls in the Grundy Forest Area. Keep an eye out for wildlife and cool natural formations! Meet at the Grundy Forest parking lot and wear sturdy shoes. Noon – The Edible Forest – Join Ranger Katie at the Stone Door Ranger Station for an easy hike around the
Grundy County’s second Reversing Diabetes Seminar held in Tracy City is beginning to yield results. Forty-one class participants came one or more nights with an average nightly attendance of 22 plus all the support staff putting on the programs. Preliminary results show the reported morning fingerstick blood sugars of class participants have gone from an average of 136 to 123, a drop of 13 points! Other positive results show a
D is for “Desirable” – S is for “Sunshine” Yeah for sunshine! Its benefits include: Awakening us early to hear the birds singing; Helping us feel joyful; Warming our skin and giving it a good color; Working its magic with the little garden plants making them grow and produce good food; Making vitamin D in our skin Yeah for vitamin D! Its benefits include: Helping the pancreas produce insulin; Helping
“A disturbing trend has come to our attention”, says Patrick Mustain, about the food industry. “You, the people, are starting to think more about health and are starting to do something about it.” His blog was published Monday in Scientific American. Here’s a brief, highly edited summary of what he said. The food industry wants us to think about health as how we look rather than the quality of life
The state of women’s health in Tennessee continues to improve in many areas, according to a Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card, released recently. The take home message: Women’s health is moving in the right direction, but there’s much more work to be done. The report card, last issued in 2011, provides a comprehensive picture of the status of the state’s more than 3 million women. The report card gives grades
The closing bell of another school year is coming soon. When pondering what to write about this week, I sat on the front porch with a notepad and pencil. I just started writing my memories of summer. Before long I’d turn the page and was writing on the second sheet of paper! What fun! I vividly remember meeting chiggers and ticks my very first day in Tennessee. I learned to
“Pelham ball park is proudly tobacco free as of April 2013,” stated Tonya Garner, Grundy and Franklin County’s Health Educator. “Ball players, coaches, volunteers and observers were able to breathe free on the opening night of ball games in Pelham. Leading by example, Pelham is exposing children to one less health risk when at the ballpark. The whole community agrees that we need to make a positive impact on the
Hunter Anderson, Jay Dee Anderson, and Dillon Meeks caught three Rock Fish
The Grundy County High School Bass Fishing Team closed out their season