As the years go by, it seems that people are getting more and more unaware of where their food originates. There have been significant social movements to bring people back to the source of their produce and meat.

This blog posts shares resources to promote suicide prevention and wellness for military families.

Several diets have been advertised in the media as being “silver bullets” but the reality is that the reported benefits of such diets are not backed by science. Only a handful of  these “diets” have been investigated using trusted research methods.

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH diet) was developed in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a dietary treatment to reduce high blood pressure. Similar to a Mediterranean eating pattern, the DASH diet emphasizes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, lean proteins, and a limited intake of saturated fats and sugar.

By Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP®, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, [email protected] In a prior post, five key action steps related to investing were presented: Address the prerequisites, Set SMART investment goals, Understand risk-reward relationships, Understand and accept specific investment risks, and Assess your risk tolerance. This blog post continues the conversation about...

By Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP®, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, [email protected] People invest for various reasons: To achieve financial goals (e.g., buy a car) To earn a higher return than bank savings accounts, money market funds, and certificates of deposit (CDs). To increase current income (e.g., dividends, interest, and capital gains) To...

The young adult human brain represents only 2% of body weight but requires 20% of the body’s resting energy needs, but this is not true for children. At age 10, a child’s brain represents 5-10% of body mass and consumes 1.5 times the oxygen per gram of tissue compared to an adult’s brain.