Diet
Get lucky with black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day
Looking for a great way to get your New Year off to a healthy (and lucky) start? Try a dose of black-eyed peas. Black-eyed peas, also known as black-eyed beans, are one of the most Read more…
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Using yoga to improve digestive health
There’s more to yoga than just improving flexibility. It also improves digestion and all of us acknowledge good digestive health is priceless. Anyone who’s had to endure regular digestive discomfort such as constipation, stomach cramps, Read more…
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Six Great Reads on Food & Nutrition to Give This Holiday Season
Let me guess – some of you are pulling your hair out over what to get a friend or loved one for Christmas. You need IDEAS. How about a book? A gift of a book Read more…
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How to protect yourself from deadly strains of E. Coli
It’s happened once again – just before Thanksgiving 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent out a public warning to avoid eating romaine lettuce due to links of a multistate outbreak of Read more…
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Expert advice on avoiding holiday weight gain
The season of holidays is almost here beginning with Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, and Valentine’s Day. Even the best intentions of staying on track with your healthy lifestyle habits can be derailed during this Read more…
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5 strategies to curb late-night snacking
You know the routine. You eat dinner, clean up the kitchen and then settle in for the evening. After a little while, you’re back in the kitchen, impulsively raiding the refrigerator searching for something to Read more…
Health
What vitamin D deficiency means for a woman
Vitamin D is an important vitamin with powerful effects on several systems throughout the body. Obtaining sufficient vitamin D whether from food sources, the sun or supplements, is important for everyone. But women especially will Read more…
Health
Milk – a simple solution for minimizing chronic disease
Go ahead and pour yourself a glass of milk. Wait a minute – isn’t milk full of saturated fat increasing your risk of high blood cholesterol and heart disease? Not so fast. This favorite beverage Read more…
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8 So-called ‘Healthy Eating Rules’ you can ignore
Let me begin by saying I love my jobs and my profession. However, one of the most frustrating and annoying things about being a registered dietitian is listening to flat-out bad advice from people with Read more…
Health
8 affordable foods when money is tight
You may believe that eating healthy, nutritious foods is impossible on a tight budget. Actually, that is not true. While you may be tempted to resort to spending your food dollars on cheap not-as-nutritious items, Read more…