National Food is Medicine Day highlights food's profound significance for our health. We can appreciate food by exploring how it has shaped humanity's history, culture, and health.

Women aged 19-60+ should have 2-3 cups of vegetables a day. You can eat vegetables cooked, raw or even made into juice. All vegetables offer nutritional benefits as a part of your daily diet.

Sugar is the body’s preferred source of fuel, and we crave it for a reason. It helps to lower the cortisol response to stress, reducing the negative effects of cortisol on the brain and body.

Fuelling our bodies with the nutrients it needs should be a daily priority and what better month to start creating these habits than the National Nutrition Month?

Women should be aware that they have the option of non-drug and non-surgery treatments. We do not get all the facts so we cannot make truly informed choices about our health and healthcare.