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The Lexington based Sorinex Exercise Equipment had it's Summer Strong combine over the weekend. The event helps to progress the fitness industry forward.

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COLUMBIA, SC - Out in Lexington County weight was being thrown around at the Sorinex Headquarters on Litton Drive in Lexington for the Sorinex Summer Strong Combine.

Sunday wrapped up the 10th year of the event. It's origins actually come from a birthday party for founder Richard Sorin. He wanted to lift weights with people passionate about fitness and his Summer Strong event has grown since.

Fitness enthusiasts and athletes from different sports participate in this three day event that tests, strength, agility and quickness using Sorinex Equipment. They bring in the top trainers from around the country for clinics as well to help educate and improve techniques and practices in the fitness and performance industry.

This event has grown to the point that it's a chance for Richard and his son Bert, a former All-American Gamecock track and field athlete out of Irmo and Dutch Fork High Schools, to provide an outlet for these specialized athletes and trainers.

"For me it's the opportunity to give back to who's given me so much. Whether it be our business, whether it's been my own training and competing years, my coaching years and just the opportunities I have in life are because of the people in this room," Bert said at the conclusion of The Summer Strong Combine.

"This is an opportunity to give back and say thanks to them, cultivate new relationships, plant seeds in other people so they can carry that on and make the world a better place."

Numerous professional teams like the New England Patriots, Houston Texans, Dallas Mavericks and division 1 college programs like South Carolina use the Lexington based Sorinex Exercise Equipment.

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From left, Busey employees Kelli Baker, Lyndsay Howell and Bryan Snodgrass work out at the company's 24-hour 'wellness center' at its office on Neil Street in downtown Champaign.

About a year ago, Busey converted part of the first floor of its downtown Champaign office to a gym, complete with treadmills, ellipticals, weights and motivational messages on the walls.

Busey Wealth Management Assistant Vice President Bryan Snodgrass uses it several times a week.

"It takes a little of the excuse away from not working out. I can't say I didn't want to drive across town because it's right here," Snodgrass said. "I've been able to cancel my gym membership elsewhere."

The 24-hour "wellness center" is part of Busey's overall employee wellness program, which CEO Van Dukeman said 85 percent of employees participate in, including him.

"I have fitness equipment at home that I use some, too. I work out a good five to six days a week. Probably half of that, I'm using it here," Dukeman said. "I like to do it. It does relieve stress."

For employees who don't work nearby, Busey will subsidize gym memberships.

"Last year, we subsidized about $20,000 of fitness memberships," Dukeman said.

Busey provides a nice incentive for its employees to participate: up to $1,000 contributed to their health savings account if they have health insurance with Busey. If they don't, they can earn cash payouts up to $700.

They can get this by earning points for completing different challenges, coaching opportunities and maintaining healthy behaviors, and then moving up four different levels.

Snodgrass recently completed a challenge for his team to walk a combined 3 million steps, but others focus on nutrition or mental health.

"One of the challenges that my team was affected by the most was to take a 10- or 15-minute recess," he said. "A huge group of people go walk around West Side Park or something. For them to be able to do that in the middle of the day and to be encouraged to do that, not many employers do that."

Other local companies have similar programs.

Employees at Christie Clinic can earn close to 75 percent off on their deductible and more than half off on their office copays for doctor visits.

"They just have to participate in a yearly physical with routine labs, and complete a health risk assessment, and then they participate in different opportunities for points," said Ladoshia Brewer, Christie Clinic's wellness coordinator.

This is the fourth year Christie has been doing this, and the program has grown every year.

"Almost half of our team members participate," Brewer said. "It's evolving every year as we get more user-friendly and provide better opportunities to meet the team members' schedules."

Carle Foundation Hospital also has a wellness program where employees earn points.

Carle has different challenges throughout the year, from a couch-to-5K challenge to a team step challenge. Employees can win different prizes and gift cards at the end of each challenge, and employees with more points can win more valuable prizes at the end of the year.

Employee wellness is a natural fit for a health organization, said Karen Stefaniak, wellness coordinator for Carle and Health Alliance, although the long hours can make it difficult.

"We do get good support from our administration," she said. But "it's a challenging environment because of the hours that some people work, with 12-hour shifts."

That being said, those who work in the hospital tend to do best on the step challenge.

"The people that work in the hospital are often the winners," Stefaniak said. "For people that are on their feet all day, it's a little bit easier."

None of these companies have looked too deeply into their data to see how effective the wellness programs have been. In theory, they're supposed to lead to healthier employees with fewer sick days and lower health insurance costs.

Anecdotally, they say the programs are worth it.

Busey hasn't seen some of the large health insurance increases others have seen.

"The health care companies, they know we're doing this and so I think it has lowered our costs," Dukeman said. "I hear about major bumps in health care costs. That hasn't happened to us."

It also reduces turnover and helps in recruiting new employees, he said.

"I think they're more engaged and motivated and happy," he said.

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The benefits of exercise on physical fitness are widely known, but the positive impact that exercise can have on mental health often can be overlooked.

At Laurel Hill Center, a rehabilitation center for people with severe and persistent mental illnesses, participants in a uniquely combined physical and mental fitness program called InSHAPE have experienced health improvements in the year since the program began.

InSHAPE was implemented at Laurel Hill Center by Dartmouth College in July 2016 as part of a two-year research project to study how people experiencing mental illness benefit from individualized, regular exercise with health mentors. Studies have shown that people with serious and persistent mental illnesses have a lifespan that is 20 to 25 years shorter than the general population, and the InSHAPE study aims to find ways to close that gap.

Laurel Hill Center is the only West Coast participant in the 40 mental health facilities accepted into the study.

Dartmouth finances the program, which includes free gym memberships at International Fitness for the 24 participants and funds for two health mentors, Desi Mantey and Ina Goodman, who support each participant. After the two-year research project is finished, Laurel Hill Center plans to continue the program with donations and support from the community.

Manety, an experienced personal trainer, and Goodman, a registered nurse, provide companionship and help participants focus on exercise and healthful eating. They begin by creating a Self Health Action Plan for Empowerment (SHAPE) with each participant to help them visualize what they want to get out of the program. The mentors work out with each participant once a week, and participants are encouraged to go to the gym on their own or in groups a few other times throughout the week.

One participant, Donna Kirkpatrick, has bipolar disorder and said that she had never heard of anything like InSHAPE before getting involved with the program. She said that health resources and encouragement for people with mental illnesses are scarce, and InSHAPE was her last resort for getting healthy.

If we got bipolar or schizophrenia or whatever, its twice as hard, she said. It really is, because we have good days and we got bad days, and when we have our bad days, its really hard to even want to get out of bed, let alone go to the gym.

Shes lost a lot of weight over almost a year since she started the program and said she doesnt even need to take blood pressure medicine anymore. Its easier for her to stay active than it was when she started, but she was quite resistant in the beginning and actually quit the second day. Finding types of exercise that she enjoys, like swimming, has made the process easier.

If it hadnt been for the encouragement and coaching from the health mentors, she might not have stuck with it.

Now, Kirkpatrick said her self-esteem and energy have gone way up.

It gives us more self-confidence out in the public, she said. You know with me, all of a sudden I was diagnosed with this mental illness and all of a sudden youre labeled, and its like, Im not different than you! I have to take pills, so what! I maintain.

Goodman said she feels proud of Kirkpatrick and the rest of the participants reaching their health goals, and she is grateful to be a part of that process.

What I love to see is the amount of effort that people are making to really do something good for their lives, their feelings and their self, she said.

Participants encourage each other in the program, too, like two best friends who made a pact to work out together every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If one of them isnt feeling motivated, the other tries to boost their confidence and get them to the gym.

They have a really great relationship in that they support each other, and also it adds to the whole socialization skill-building that we really would like everybody to work on, Goodman said of the best friends.

New physiological studies show that regular exercise can mimic the effects of anti-depressants in people who experience depression. Exercise can make neurotransmitters in the brain fire more often, leading to more happy chemicals (endorphins) being released.

Leslie, who has major depressive disorder and did not want to reveal her last name because of the social stigma related to her disorder, said she can absolutely attest to this.

With depression, you get a foggy kind of feeling, and thats all gone right after exercise, she said. I can barely get off the couch, so I needed the support. Im very glad, very blessed and grateful for the support.

Leslie said she has never stuck with any type of program as rigorous as InSHAPE for so long, and she has noticed a big increase in her stamina. She used to start panting after walking just a few blocks or up a flight of stairs, but now can spend 50 minutes working out on the bike at the gym.

I dont know how I do it, its just I dont wanna be on a walker, and I dont wanna use a cane, she said. I just dont want to get old, I wanna be able to go hiking, ride a bike, climb a flight of stairs without, you know, Oh, my knees hurt! Oh, my back hurts!

Leslie said that there are many aspects to her recovery that she has to work on, including her physical, mental and spiritual wellness. InSHAPE makes it easier because she feels she is treated with great care and respect and is never looked down upon.

It makes me feel good that I can be in society and in a community and nobody would know I have a mental illness, she said.

Even though Leslie said she often whines and says she doesnt actually enjoy being at the gym, Mantey and Goodman never lose faith in her: They never say quit, they always say keep going, keep going.

Mantey said that the fact that Leslie keeps coming to the gym and exercising even though she doesnt love doing it is a huge accomplishment.

When you dont even like it that much but youre still doing it, thats a huge thing, especially for these two, she said while pointing at Leslie and another participant. I cant get rid of them! Every single time Im working out at the gym on my own, theyre there.

Health mentor Mantey said that there are many small, joyful moments she has shared with the participants that have made this job rewarding for her. She wrote her college thesis on the effect of exercise on post-traumatic stress disorder, so it has been incredible for her to see, in real time, how participants experiencing mental illness benefit and grow from the program.

Working with this population, everybodys just so much more grateful for the little things, she said. I feel like thats a really huge thing and it makes us kinda realize its the little things that count, and were making a big difference in these peoples lives. Thats what is pretty awesome.

One of the participants she works with could not do a sit-up for the first few months of the program. Mantey always told him that it was alright, and hed get the hang of it eventually.

Then, all of a sudden, one day he just started doing tons of sit-ups; Mantey couldnt believe her eyes.

Hes like, Im doing sit ups! I was like, WHAT?! And he just started glowing. Its just little things like that, she said.

Tara Hubbird, community relations specialist at Laurel Hill Center, said that this participant volunteers at their food pantry and used to get winded from lifting boxes there. When Mantey sent Hubbird a video of this participant running on the treadmill, she teared up.

Ive seen people in this program blossom, Hubbird said.

Leslie and Kirkpatrick agree that this program has been revolutionary for their mental and physical health. They said that programs such as InSHAPE that combine mental and physical health and offer companionship could really help people experiencing mental illnesses.

It gives us energy, it helps with depression, it helps with everything, Kirkpatrick said.

Follow Tess on Twitter @Tess_Novotny. Email tess.novotny@registerguard.com.

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(1 of ) Petaluma, CA, USA. Tuesday, July 07, 2016._ Road work will soon begin on South Petaluma Boulevard to continue the narrowing of lanes. (CRISSY PASCUAL/ARGUS-COURIER STAFF)

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ARGUS-COURIER STAFF | May 21, 2017, 12:01AM

Petaluma is in line to receive an infusion of regional transportation funding, which could help complete projects including a narrowing of Petaluma Boulevard South and a bike path along the SMART train tracks.

The $3.5 million for Petaluma is part of a $26 million countywide funding package announced by the Sonoma County Transportation Authority last week. Most of the funding comes from federal gas tax, though the Metropolitan Transportation Commissions One Bay Area Grant, vehicle license fees and state sales tax.

The road diet will extend work already completed on Petaluma Boulevard. The road has been narrowed from Lakeville Street to E Street. With the new funding, Petaluma Boulevard South will go from four to two lanes from E Street to the round about at Crystal Lane in the Quarry Heights development.

Petalumas Deputy Director of Public Works Larry Zimmer said that the project is fully approved and fully funded. The money is expected in the 2018 funding cycle and construction is expected to begin in 2019 and take about one year to complete.

We got the complete ask, he said. Its wonderful. The great thing about getting the full construction money is now we can do the full project.

Dave Alden, a member of the citys Transit Advisory Committee, said he helped push the city to apply for the grant to fund the road diet. He said that road diets have a calming effect on traffic and make roadways safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Because you have more asphalt, it reallocates the asphalt to provide a better experience to pedestrians and bicyclists, he said. Im a big fan.

The Petaluma Boulevard North road diet was controversial as some motorists said it created a bottleneck where the road narrows. However, Zimmer said that traffic counts show that the same number of cars are using the street in the same amount of time as before the road diet.

The Petaluma Boulevard South segment is marked by potholes and cracks. Zimmer said that the road diet will also repave the street. He said that, in order to use federal funds for pavement, the city must complete the road diet so that the lane width meets federal standards.

The project includes 12 percent matching funds from the city.

Other Petaluma projects that received funding include $79,000 for bike and pedestrian facilities at Crystal Lane and Edith Street, $69,000 for Petaluma Transit marketing, and $400,000 for a SMART bike path between Payran Street and Southpoint Boulevard.

Bike advocates say that the Payran-Southpoint path will be a key route across Petaluma, connecting west side residences with an east side business park. The only pathway across town restricted for motorized vehicles is the Lynch Creek trail, the final portion of which was completed in December.

I am eager to have the SMART pathway move forward in Petaluma, along with new pavement that will benefit everyone on Petaluma Boulevard South, said Petaluma City Councilwoman Kathy Miller, an SCTA board member.

(Matt.brown@arguscourier.com.)

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A new study into the stress levels of journalists appears to haveconfirmed some well worn clichsabout the industry that hacks love a drink, had poor diets, but arguably had better coping mechanisms when it came to workplace stresses.

The study was titled Study Into The Mental Resilience of Journalists and was conducted over a seven month period by British neuroscientist Dr Tara Swart.

Forty journalists were selected for the study and all had to completea blood test, weara heart-rate monitor, kept a food diary and complete a brain profile questionnaire.

Some of themajor findings of the study included:

Despite being ranked as a highly stressful job namely due to the deadlines thecortisol from participantsblood samples showed that journalists werent more stressed than those in other industries. In fact, the studysparticipants cited outside work pressures (family, finances) as a bigger stress than work.

Most of the respondents said they enjoyed their job and felt that journalism was a noble profession, hence they were more likely to do it for less money.

Some 41per cent of the subjects said they drank 18 or more units of alcohol a week, which is four units more thanthe recommended weekly allowance. Less than five per centof them drank enough water, and some said they drank no water at all.

Journalists were also much more likely to consumecaffeine during the workday and this correlated with higher reported stress and physical manifestations of stress (increased heart rate variability and higher cortisol levels).

As a group, the journalists also exhibited lower executive functioning scores than the average person, indicating a lower than average ability to regulate emotions, suppress biases, solve complex problems, switch between tasks, and think flexibly and creatively.

Over 25 per cent of respondents said they suffered from poor sleep due to alcohol consumption, caffeine intake, eating late and disturbances from children.

Half of the respondents were aged over 35 and this group were shown to have less stress and higher resilience than their Gen Y counterparts. Dr Swart noting that measures to dealwith workplace stress could be learned over time.

Journalists were found to excel at abstraction the ability to think outside the square and see things others dont.

They were also found to be good at value tagging or the ability to prioritise one thing over another. Journalists were found to be very good at sifting through large amounts of information and picking out the important bits.

Respondentswere found to have poor executive function which meant they suffered from poor sleep, nutrition, exercise andmindfulness.Many participants reported they had no time for breaks while working.

Journalists were also terrible at silencing the mind, meaning theyd often fret about the past and worry about the future.

Compared to other professions such as bankers, traders, or salespeople, journos showed they were more able to cope with pressure. Traits that make journalism a particularly stressful professions are deadlines, accountability to the public, unpredictable and heavy workloads, public scrutiny, repercussions on social media, and poor pay.

The report noted: The headline conclusion reached is that journalists are undoubtedly subject to a range of pressures at work and home, but the meaning and purpose they attribute to their work contributes to helping them remain mentally resilient despite this.

Nevertheless, there are areas for improvement, including drinking more water and reducing alcohol and caffeine consumption to increase executive functioning and improve recovery during sleep.

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May 22, 2017 01:00 ET | Source: Diet Doc

Salt Lake City, UT, May 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finding a balanced diet to shed pounds in the short-run but also prevent long-term weight gain is challenging. With excessive hunger between meals, uncontrollable cravings for junk food, and lack of adequate physical exercise, millions of people find it difficult to establish and maintain a healthy diet. The prevalence of fad diets that offer immediate solutions but are neither sustainable nor healthy presents another obstacle. In practice, a balanced weight loss solution involves consistency, personal customization and professional health supervision. A healthy eating plan (consisting of nutritious foods that do not exceed ones daily calorie intake goal) should ideally be balanced with an active lifestyle and, in extreme cases, medical weight loss solutions. In general, a healthy eating plan involves:

The Keto Diet, or the Ketogenic Diet, is one example of a balanced diet that provides a healthy eating plan designed to promote weight loss by modifying the bodys utilization of the energy from food. It involves high levels of fat, moderate amounts of protein, and low amounts of carbohydrates. Generally, the human body burns carbohydrates before fats for energy; the ketogenic diet removes carbohydrates from the diet for bit so the body is forced to burn stored fat.

It must be noted that while the Keto Diet is widely praised and discourages the starvation approach that many fad diets endorse, it can still be challenging to maintain. Like any other diet, it requires consistency, customization and professional supervision to be effective. If not managed properly, the Keto Diet, like any other diet, can be unhealthy or even dangerous. Although ketone bodies are a sign of weight loss with the Keto Diet, they can also be a warning sign of serious issues like diabetes. Therefore, it is important for a medical professional to supervise any major diet.

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BANGKOK (AP) A morbidly obese wild monkey who gorged himself on junk food and soda left behind by tourists has been rescued and placed on a strict diet of lean protein, fruits and vegetables.

Wildlife officials caught the chunky monkey nicknamed "Uncle Fat" by locals after photos of the animal started circulating on social media last month.

Wild monkeys roam free in many parts of Thailand, attracting tourists who feed and play with the animals. Most of the monkeys are macaques like Uncle Fat, and they typically weigh around 9 kilograms (20 pounds).

A wild obese macaque, named "Uncle Fat" who was rescued from a Bangkok suburb, sits in a rehabilitation center in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 19, 2017. The morbidly obese wild monkey, who gorged himself on junk food and soda from tourists, has been rescued and placed on a strict diet. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Uncle Fat weighs three times that, tipping the scales at around 26 kilograms (60 pounds).

"It was not easy to catch him," said Kacha Phukem, the wildlife official who conducted the capture and rescue on April 27. "He was the leader of his pack, and when I tried to go in, I had to fight off a flock of them with sticks."

A wild obese macaque named "Uncle Fat," who was rescued from a Bangkok suburb, sits in a rehabilitation center in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 19, 2017. The morbidly obese wild monkey, who gorged himself on junk food and soda from tourists, has been rescued and placed on a strict diet. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

The subordinate monkeys fed into Uncle Fat's bad habits.

"He had minions and other monkeys bringing food for him but he would also re-distribute it to younger monkeys," said Supakarn Kaewchot, a veterinarian in charge of the monkey's diet.

A wild obese macaque named "Uncle Fat," who was rescued from a Bangkok suburb, sits in a rehabilitation center in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 19, 2017. The morbidly obese wild monkey, who gorged himself on junk food and soda from tourists, has been rescued and placed on a strict diet. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

"After he ate food given by humans for a while, he developed a fat mass, which became a type of benign tumor," Supakarn said. "He is now in critical condition where there is a high risk of heart disease and diabetes."

Uncle Fat is believed to be between 10 and 15 years old. To help him lose weight, his new diet is limited to 400 grams worth of lean protein, fruits and vegetables twice a day. Supakarn said she hopes that within a few months they can consider releasing him to the wild.

Veterinarian Supakan Kaewchot prepares fresh food for a wild obese macaque, called "Uncle Fat" at rehabilitation center Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 19, 2017. The morbidly obese wild monkey, who gorged himself on junk food and soda from tourists, has been rescued and placed on a strict diet. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

She said Uncle Fat is an example of why people shouldn't feed wild monkeys unhealthy food.

"I understand that people feel sorry for the monkeys and want to feed them when they see them," Supakarn said. "But please don't feed them food that people like to eat like snacks and soda. It is very bad for their health and the problem is entirely man-made."

Veterinarian Supakan Kaewchot prepares fresh food for a wild obese macaque called "Uncle Fat" at rehabilitation center Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 19, 2017. The morbidly obese wild monkey, who gorged himself on junk food and soda from tourists, has been rescued and placed on a strict diet. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Thousands of people from around the country are in Austin this weekend for a health and wellness conference called Paleo f(x). (CBS Austin)

Thousands of people from around the country are in Austin this weekend for a health and wellness conference called Paleo f(x).

Paleo, commonly known as the caveman diet is known for being high in protein and low in carbs. It allows for unlimited meat, nuts and fruit, but eliminates bread, dairy and starchy vegetables.

The diet craze is popular enough, that Austin has a restaurant that caters specifically to the diet.

"We're fully gluten free, but we also don't use soy, corn or peanuts," said Naomi Seifter, Owner and CEO of Picnik.

Seifter founded Picnik for people with food allergies, who are gluten intolerant, or just want to avoid certain things like eggs or sugar.

"We have pancakes, we have French toast, but we're using flours like cassava flour or coconut flour so our intention is to make it taste exactly the same as what you would expect from any other restaurant but just with better ingredients," Seifter said.

Fitness industry leaders from across the country converged on Austin this weekend for a three-day conference to tout the latest paleo friendly products.

"We're not saying to go out and hunt and gather your own food, but we are saying broccoli is closer to what we would've been eating than Pop Tarts," said Caitlin Allday with Paleo University.

Doctor Adam Brittain says there's no one diet that works for everyone.

"A lot of people in the medical community frown on paleo because it's high in fat," Brittain said.

Brittain adds Paleo could put some people at risk for heart disease.

"Especially if you're eating lots of red meat and nuts and avocados. That's a lot of fat in a per ounce diet," Brittain said.

Allday is a nutrition coach and says there are some misconceptions about the Paleo lifestyle.

"Figure out what works for your body. Maybe you're an athlete and you need more protein so you eat more protein, but I know I have days where I don't eat any protein," Allday said.

At the Picnik restaurant on Burnet Road, Seifter says patrons keep coming back because they can count on the menu to cater to their dietary needs.

"People are really used to going out to restaurants around the country and feeling bad after they get home and they don't know what it comes from. We produce the same thing in a way that makes people feel alive and vibrant," Seifter said.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and one of the main messages is to encourage people to eat well for your heart.

A diet high in fruits and vegetables can help you maintain a healthy weight, as well as reduce the risk for many of the leading causes of death, including heart disease. Although some people only eat fruits and vegetables, the CDC reports that in every state, not enough people are eating fruits and vegetables. Only about one in three adults meet the recommendations for fruit intake and about one in four get the recommended vegetables.

A diet high in fruits and vegetables is important for maintaining a healthy weight because they are high in fiber and water. It also reduces the risk of leading causes of death, such as heart disease, some cancers, stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease and diabetes.

Some strategies to improve your diet include asking if a restaurant will not add salt and making sure to read your food labels. There is hidden sodium in many processed foods. Replacing salty processed foods with fruits and vegetables is helpful for adults and children. A healthy diet includes two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables each day. Eating right doesnt mean giving up pizza and burgers but striking a balance is key.

Fruits and vegetables are naturally low in sodium and also contain phytochemicals. There are over 10,000 known phytochemicals in the plant-based foods we eat. Phytochemical simply means plant-chemical and the color of your food indicates which one is present.

Blue and purple fruits and vegetables drive their color from anthocyanin. That acts as a powerful antioxidant to protect cells from damage. Many red and pink fruits and veggies are also rich in anthocyanins but the darker the blue or purple hue, the higher the phytochemical concentration.

Anthocyanins can also make blood vessels healthier, reverse short-term memory loss associated with aging, improve motor skills, and help prevent bacteria from sticking to cells (such as the lining of the urinary tract.) Some examples of blue and purple foods to look out for include blueberries, blackberries, eggplant, figs, juneberries, plums, prunes, purple grapes, raisins.

If youd like more tips on how to lower your blood pressure, click here. You can also find more information on how to reduce sodium by searching the WIAT website with the keyword sodium.

One recipe to try: blueberry muffin smoothie adapted from the Iowa Girl Eats website. You can find the original recipe here.

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