Celebrating 100 Years of Healthcare in Smith County
SMITH CENTER, Kan. – Smith County has had organized healthcare since 1921. This summer, the staff at Smith County Memorial Hospital celebrate this milestone. “The medical and hospital staff have…
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Healthy Eating Tip: Keep It Fresh!
One of the hardest things to do in life is changing how we live or modify our lifestyle. In terms of weight loss, we tend to concentrate on details like…
Healthy Eating Tip: Be Aware of Energy in Different Foods! Part 2: Food Absorption
Last week we discussed energy in food in terms of caloric density. Below are some important reminders as we continue talking about energy in food, particularly regarding calorie absorption. To…
Healthy Eating Tip: Be Aware of Energy in Different Foods! Part 1: Caloric Density
To put it simply: the weight-loss equation is a matter of balancing the amount of energy coming in with the energy going out. If you have more energy or food…
Healthy Eating Tip: Eating Whole Fruit Significantly Reduces Your Diabetes Risk!
Defined by the CDC, “insulin is a hormone made by your pancreas that acts like a key to let blood sugar into the cells in your body for use as…
Healthy Eating Tip: Select the Right Place for YOU to Start!
Here in Smith Center, I talk with many folks just starting to get information about what to do about eating healthier. Making a healthy lifestyle modification can be an intimidating…
Pfizer Vaccine Approved for 12-15 Year-Olds
SMITH CENTER, Kan. – The staffs at Smith County Health Department and Smith County Memorial received the official word from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that the Pfizer…
Grow Our Own: Achieving Success and Advancing Our Team
Smith County Memorial Hospital has a long-standing tradition of “growing our own” employees. This strength has developed out of a need to attract and recruit healthcare’s specific skill sets. Instead…
Choose One Thing To Start With; High-Fat, Refined Sugar, Crispy Snacks!
This will be the last in three-part series about starting on a lifestyle modification plan by selecting three no-brainer places to start. We have already identified two no-brainers as great…
Choose One Thing To Start With; Sugary Drinks!
We have been discussing the importance of starting on a lifestyle modification plan. Your lifestyle modification plan needs to be comprehensive, realistic and actionable. No matter what diet you select…