My experience wearing a continuous blood glucose monitor
Working as a clinical registered dietitian at an endocrinology clinic always brings new challenges and opportunities of interacting with patients. Individuals with diabetes need dietitians’ expertise and advice to help better manage blood glucose levels gaining optimal control of their disease to reduce and prevent health complications. And what better way to do this than…
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Dark Chocolate – Love at First Bite
Who would have thought the seeds of an evergreen tree native to the tropical regions of Central and South America could produce a food so luscious, so delicious, and yet surprisingly good for us? This tree, known by its scientific name of Theobroma cacao, “theos” meaning “god” and “broma” meaning “food,” literally means “food of…
Read MoreJanuary is National Soup Month
January is National Soup Month and what a month to celebrate soup! No matter what the weather where you live, a hot bowl of soup is always a perfect meal especially if it’s a cold winter day. And I have the perfect healthy soup you and your family will love. Sweet potato, lentil and sorghum…
Read More8 Lifestyle Habits to Reduce Cancer Risk
In the United States, cancer ranks second only to heart disease as the leading cause of death and disability. According to the American Cancer Society, it is estimated that in 2017, there will be 1,688,780 new cases of cancer in the United States and 600,920 people will die from the disease. All of us have…
Read MoreReduce hypertension by reducing sodium
Nutrition label It’s official. More than 1 billion people globally are living with high blood pressure. This news came as a result from a recent study published in The Lancet finding that the number of people with this condition has almost doubled over the past 40 years. “This study is very eye-opening not only in…
Read MoreFood’s fight against prostate cancer
Here’s a fact all men should know – other than non-melanoma skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, with lung cancer ranked as the leading cause. For the year 2016, the American Cancer…
Read MoreHandling weight gain during the holidays
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…..but not necessarily if you’re watching your waistline. How do you get through Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s without feeling as stuffed as the turkey? “It is estimated on average, Americans gain about one to two pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s,” said Dr. David Samadi, chairman of…
Read MoreThe nutritional goodness of goat meat and milk
Many of us living in the United States are missing out on a source of lean, healthy protein that three quarters of the rest of the world have been eating for centuries – goat meat and milk. Maybe it’s because we associate goats with being the curiously cuddly creatures they are making it hard…
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