Resources for a Healthy Thanksgiving

Nov 25, 2014

It's Thanksgiving week, and perhaps you are getting ready to spend time with family and friends.  Still looking for some healthy menu ideas for the day?  Check out our Recipe Center for lighter versions of holiday favorites like Candied Yams!

When you are at your holiday gathering, it's a great time to talk about important family matters like your health history.

Acting Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H. declared Thanksgiving Day, November 27, as the 11th annual Family Health History Day. Americans are encouraged to talk about and keep a record of the health problems that seem to run in their families. Check out the Surgeon General's My Family Health Portrait tool (this online tool does NOT keep a government record of the information you fill in nor make your health information available to anyone else but you).

Knowing your health history can identify whether you have higher risk for some diseases. Your family health history can help your health care practitioner provide better care for you.

From all of us at Live Well Sioux Falls, have a Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving!