Barren County's
HOME AND HEALTH IN THIS ISSUE NEWSLETTER : May/June 2021
Understanding High Blood Pressure: The Silent Killer Hand Guide to Portion Size Healthy Choice for Everybody Eat Your Veggies
DASH Diet Plate It Up Kentucky Proud! HOMEMAKER HIGHLIGHTS llllllllll
LaToya's comments:
Peak farmers' market season has arrived! Getting food from your local market means eating seasonally. Eating locally means your food has more flavor and is more nutritious as it spends more time in the field and less time traveling to you, the consumer. Local foods support our local economies, encourage a safer food supply, and benefit the environment. Consumers can know where their food comes from as hometown farmers are happy to tell you about their growing processes; some farms are even open to visitors! Get out and visit a farmers market, roadside market, or farm stand near you this summer season!
LaToya Drake, MS Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences
May is National Blood Pressure Education Month Read on if you’re one of the approximately 1.7 million Kentuckians with high blood pressure (HBP). The information below might help you better understand this medical malady. About one-third, or 16 million, of the people with HBP don’t know they have this problem because it may not have warning signs or symptoms. This is why it’s often referred to as “the silent killer.” If not controlled, HBP contributes to severe health risks including kidney failure and cardiovascular diseases (CVD).