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Put Your Best Fork Forward National Nutrition Month 03-19-17

Some Advice on Improving Your Eating Habits: Make Small Changes Over Time

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Make small changes over time and you can develop long-lasting eating and exercise habits during National Nutrition Month, which is March — and you could lose some weight and be healthier before summer. “We live in a society that wants everything now,” said Marcia Pessolano, a registered dietitian nutritionist at the Connecticut Department of Public Health. “The truth is, nutrition is no different than anything else. If you want to live a long and healthy life, you have to work at it each day and practice healthy habits.”

Research shows that if you focus on one habit at a time for 2 to 4 weeks you are more likely to be successful. Slow and steady wins the race.

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Connecticut Department of Public Health 2 03-09-17

State Health Department: If You Have a Private Well, Please Check and Test It

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In conjunction with National Groundwater Awareness Week, March 5-11, 2017, the Department of Public Health asks Connecticut residents with a private well to take some time to locate their well, inspect it for structural problems, protect it from contamination, and most importantly, test the well’s water quality. Thousands of Connecticut residents rely on groundwater supplies every day: Approximately 23 percent of Connecticut’s population is served by their own private residential well, that’s over 820,000 people! __________

— an announcement from the Connecticut Department of Public Health

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Homeowners with private wells use groundwater every day for drinking, cooking, bathing, cleaning, agriculture, cooling and heating. Water plays an essential role in everyone’s life but, many are not aware how much of their water comes from the ground. National Groundwater Awareness Week is an annual observance sponsored by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) that stresses how important groundwater is to the health of all people and the environment.