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FOX4: FAME: Healthy Back-to-School Lunch Ideas for Kids and Adults
Grace Hoffman, Nutritional Coordinator with Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and the Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program, shares healthy lunch options for kids and adults as school kicks off with the FOX4 morning show.
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FOX4: FAME: Make Your Own Fruit Popsicles
Grace Hoffman, nutritional coordinator with Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and the Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program, shares a fun summer recipe with the FOX4 morning show.
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FOX4: FAME: Pineapple-Tofu Sheet Pan Meal with Walnuts
Grace Hoffman, Nutritional Coordinator with Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and the Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program, shares a heart healthy recipe with the FOX4 morning show.
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Mindy’s Big Lesson: A Teacher’s Story about Breast Cancer
Mindy, a teacher in Blue Springs, has a family history of breast cancer, so it wasn’t a surprise when her doctor recommended she start annual mammograms at the age of 35.
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Not a Simple Fix: A Worthwhile Weight-Loss Journey
After three years, 142 pounds, nine dress sizes, 15,000 minutes of meditation, dozens of behavioral therapy sessions, two finished 5Ks, and one pandemic, Esther Grenz tells her Saint Luke's Center for Surgical Weight Loss story.
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Chillicothe Pastor Shares Journey of Colon Cancer to Raise Awareness for Early Screening
As a pastor in Chillicothe, Missouri, Jason Mosier, is used to encouraging others during difficult and trying times. He had no way of knowing a trip to the Hedrick Medical Center’s Emergency Department would lead him on one of the hardest journeys of his life.
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A Family of Fighters: Lynn’s Early Detection Story
Lynn vividly remembers how she felt when she found out she had stage 2 breast cancer at age 44, shortly after cancer claimed her sister’s life.
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A routine screening helped save Fabian
Fabian Hardy has been healthy all his life: he served in the military, he consistently ate well – including fruits and vegetables – exercised, saw his doctor regularly and had a clean bill of health.
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Grandmother of eight, baseball fanatic, breast cancer patient
Reconnecting with a former high school classmate turned out to be a saving grace in Lori’s life.
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New mother, former Chiefs cheerleader, breast cancer patient
The statistic is sobering: One in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Brandy Reed was a newlywed and a new mom to 4-month-old Jackson when her life took a completely unexpected turn.