January – Cervical Health Awareness Month

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January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and Healthy Horizons wants you to know that there’s a lot you can do to prevent cervical cancer.

HPV (human papillomavirus) is the most common sexually transmitted disease. It’s also a major cause of cervical cancer. About 79 million Americans currently have HPV, but many people with HPV don’t know they are infected.

The good news?

  • HPV can be prevented by the HPV vaccine.
  • Cervical cancer can often be prevented with regular screening tests (called Pap tests) and follow-up care.

In honor of National Cervical Health Awareness Month, Healthy Horizons encourages:

  • Women to start getting regular Pap tests at age 21
  • Women to get the HPV vaccine before age 27
  • Parents to make sure their pre-teens get the HPV vaccine at age 11 or 12
  • Men to get the HPV vaccine if you are under age 22

Thanks to the health care reform law, you and your family members may be able to get these services at no cost to you. Check with your insurance company.

New Year’s Resolutions For Health And Wealth

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Retirement: New Year’s resolutions for wealth, health

Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY 4:11 p.m. EST December 17, 2014
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New Year’s is nearly upon us, and that’s when many people — including retirees — make resolutions. What’s yours? Saving money? Getting in better shape? To help retirees come up with some creative resolutions, USA TODAY asked five leading national experts to offer their ideas. Here are their suggestions:

Dallas Salisbury, 65, CEO of the Employee Benefit Research Institute: My New Year’s resolutions for myself and others are the same. For every added hour, day, week, month, year that you are able:

• Focus on being healthy today with attitude, exercise, natural food, plenty of sleep and quality time and communication with extended family. Get the most happiness with minimal stress out of today.

• Review your income and spending plan so that you are reminded of how much you can spend today, this week, this month and this year, in order to limit current and future financial stress.

• Stay alert today to any person who appears to need help or assistance and place a priority taking the time to do whatever you can to make that person’s day and life better.

Hearty Winter Soups To Warm You Up!

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Just in time for chilly weather!
soup

What says love more than soup?
Nourishing, warming, comforting, sustaining… With family coming home and friends stopping by for holiday cheer, start some of these simmering on the stove. Fragrance is only one reward!

Tuscan Bean Soup with Kale – a classic from my first book child, One Bite at a Time. Never fails to disolve those at the table into making “mmmmmm” sounds.

Chicken Stew from My Nana – Light, lovely, and bountiful — a little patience while this stew simmers pays off, big time.

Rockin’ Black Bean Soup – This one’s sure to rock the kitchen for you! Tested at conferences where I’ve served it to hundreds of happy, hungry eaters, and my own family table. Don’t skip the Avocado Cream topping. Major YUM factor.

Rustic Lentil Soup – Lentils are great for regulating blood sugar levels (everyone should be eating them, lots!). But even if you don’t think you like lentils, I blatantly lure you into this soup with mushrooms, red wine, swiss chard, garlic, herbs and spices…