Make the new year healthier with 7 healthy tips

Many people start off the new year with resolutions aimed at creating a healthier version of themselves. All too often those resolutions fade away as the calendar marches through the year ahead.

But what if people selected some simple solutions that could add up to big differences in the way they nourish their body and change their habits for the better?

Naomi Billups, public health nutrition manager for San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency, offered some tips to get residents on the right track for the year ahead.

The first simple tip is from Michael Pollen’s book “In Defense of...