Hi everyone! Alaska is particularly remote from most major agricultural centers, and the mountainous and tundra terrain is unsuitable for farming produce or livestock. As I have mentioned before, Nome is not accessible by road from any other metropolitan area. All people, food, equipment and supplies are either flown in from Anchorage or brought in […]
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Travel days are long days. After arriving at the Minneapolis airport at 4 a.m., I went to check my two bags. Either the attendant could tell that I was about to be volunteering all summer, or my groggy “good morning” really hit home with her, and she kindly waived all of my baggage fees. The […]
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Hi there! My name is Jackie Braun, and next fall I will be entering my senior and final year at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) where I am pursuing a degree in dietetics with a minor in psychology. I compete on the Pointers women’s diving team which elicited my passion for sports nutrition, a […]
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The UW-Stevens Point School of Health Promotion and Human Development recognized its top students at the 2017 Scholarship Celebration on Thursday, April 13. Special thank you to our featured donor speaker Catherine Lader ’73, MS ’79 and alumni speaker Aaron Hunnel ’13 for inspiring all of us! [Photo Gallery] Dean’s Awards Family and Consumer Sciences Outstanding […]
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Well, we are off to quite the rainy and chilly start here at Point! Good news, fall is tumbling in and that means the hunters are polishing up those barrels and fall flavors are in flock! I don’t know about you guys, but the fall season transforms me into a baker! Good thing I had […]
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The 2016 Olympics in Rio are in full swing and it’s got the entire nation tuning in. I’m putting sports nutrition on the podium and sharing how the U.S. Olympic dietitians fuel our athletes (source: www.teamusa.org). HYDRATION is definitely in the qualifying bracket of importance when it comes to training. Proper methods that keep you […]
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Losing weight and keeping it off has never been easy for my mom. She has tried time after time to drop a few pant sizes and it only lasts a few months before she returns to her starting weight. However, today she embarks on day one of a new challenge: a healthy lifestyle challenge. There […]
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I wish there was a catchy tune to help us all remember the benefits and sources of vitamins, but I have yet to come across it. Even if there was, we all can’t sing nor dance like the Jackson 5 (keep this in mind for later… I’m quiet the jokester)! Anyway, many times medical webpages […]
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Like most holidays, the 4th of July is spent with friends or family and usually that means everyone wakes up with empty bellies and by noon they are already full! Enlist to bring an appetizer because I have three ideas that are sure to sit well with the enemy (and by enemy, I mean the […]
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By now, summer is probably in full swing for everyone! For most that entails working long hours, cramming in a social life whenever there is time to spare and a whole lot of brown bagged lunches. If my fellow peers are anything like me, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich just doesn’t sound appealing anymore! […]
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