Guest Posts

VA Nutritional Study Design (VANS-D) Project

We're seeking ways to prevent the onset of diabetes, to reverse its progress, and to one day offer Veterans hope of eliminating the disease permanently.

Communications specialist with the Veterans Benefits Administration

It’s finally spring – a time for spring cleaning, dusting off those softball cleats and for some, looking for a new place to call home.

VA Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Opportunity

One year ago today, the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, a program that offers a renewed opportunity for education/training and job assistance to unemployed Veterans, started accepting applications.

Dietetic Intern at the Memphis VA Medical Center

How many times in one week do we hear about exercising? Eating right? Losing weight? Keeping our heart healthy?

Director of the Office of Corporate Communications at the Veterans Benefits Administration

The backlog of disability claims for Veterans is getting a lot of media coverage, and everyone throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs, from the Secretary on down, has acknowledged that this is an urgent problem they are working to fix.

Chief, VA's insurance claims division

Life insurance should give you and your loved ones peace of mind that they will have funds available if anything happens to you. Here's how to update it.

Dietetic Intern at the VA Medical Center in Memphis

MyPlate is the nutrition guide that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) publishes as a recommendation for Americans. As seen in the picture below, it depicts a plate with all four food groups—fruits, vegetables, grains, and protein—with a cup of dairy on the side.

Chief Consultant for Women's Health Services for the Department of Veterans Affairs

As part of VA’s goal to implement improvements to its health care for women Veterans, we recently launched our new Women Veterans hotline.

Under Secretary for Benefits; Air Force Veteran

Effective today, every regional office will begin implementing an initiative to ensure that those who have been waiting a year or more for their compensation claim receive a decision quickly.

Lead public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office

Capt. Ron Freeman turns on the computer monitor in his Heidelberg, Germany home and sits anxiously re-reading his resume one last time before his video conference call begins with a federal agency in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Inpatient dietitian at the Memphis VA Medical Center

The most recent 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends consuming "at least half of all grains as whole grains". The benefits associated with whole grains are numerous: cholesterol management, bowel health, reduced heart disease risk, improved blood sugar control, and more.

Clinical dietitian at Zablocki VAMC in Milwaukee

Eating right is essential to keeping your body running at its best. March is National Nutrition Month®, and this year’s theme encourages you to build an eating plan with your unique lifestyle and nutritional needs in mind.