March 28th, 2024

Jennifer Hunt, RDN, LD

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Jennifer Hunt, RDN, LD is a nutrition communications dietitian whose joy and passion is to empower women to live healthy, balanced lives that are fulfilling and free of guilt and shame. She loves sharing real-life strategies to choosing nourishing foods, fitting in fitness and looking beyond the mirror. Jennifer enjoys encouraging women on her blog, Healthy Inspiration, taking walks with her daughter, cooking with her husband and trying out different kinds of physical activity.

Exclusive articles:

Good Health Cooking: Creamy Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Craving pumpkin spice but you want to save on the sugar and caffeine? This Creamy Pumpkin Pie Smoothie is dreamy, filling and the perfect pick-me-up.

The Real Reason a Diet Plan Will Never Help You Lose Weight, Feel Great

Tired of your diet plan and quick weight loss gimmicks to lose weight and feel great? Give these tips a try for long-lasting healthy living.

Why Your Dinner Table Is One of the Most Sacred Places in Your Home

Yes, life gets busy, but family dinner has some amazing benefits for adult and youth health and well-being. Here are 3 important positive impacts of family meals together.

3 Reasons Why You Should Eat Carbs

Have you been convinced that it's wrong or bad to eat carbs? Think again, and take a look at what carbs are and how they were created good for us.

3 Tips to Help Finicky Eaters Explore New Foods

It's a challenge to convince our finicky eaters to try new foods. As we train up our children, here are 3 practical tips to expose kids to healthy foods.

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Pandemic Restrictions Had No Lasting Effect on Churches, Study Finds

Even in states where regulations were severe, most congregations moved on quickly. Jeff Schoch was ready to be done with COVID-19 health safety regulations. Like most ministers in the US, the pastor of Crossroads Bible Church in San Jose, California, did his best to comply with the many pandemic rules imposed by state and local governments. But as soon as they were lifted, he wanted to put them all behind him. He quickly tore down the state-mandated signs about social distancing, hand washing, and masks. “I got rid of every visual reminder in the church,” Schoch told CT. “I was anxious, personally, to make that a memory.” Across the country, Protestant congregations are dealing with the long-term impacts of the pandemic. A new, extensive study by Arbor Research Group and ChurchSalary, a ministry of Christianity Today, found that a lot of pastors are still in crisis. Some furloughed staff members haven’t gone back to work. And even when attendance numbers have rebounded, there are still people missing from many congregations. Christian leaders will likely be grappling with the fallout from COVID-19 for years to come. But, surprisingly, state-level pandemic restrictions had no measurable, lasting impact on American churches. Even in places like San Jose—where the county government imposed some of the strictest rules in the country, the restrictions changed frequently, and authorities aggressively went after churches they said failed to comply—pastors like Schoch were able to just move on. The data doesn’t show any adverse effects from the government regulations. Eric Shieh, a research consultant for Arbor Research, said that surprised him. “You would think that the restrictions made things tougher for churches. They didn’t meet as much, and so you’d ...Continue reading...
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