Staying on Track with Healthy Eating
Staying on track with healthy eating is extremely challenging. We live in a food-centric society and are required to make food decisions all day. Most of the food available is unhealthy and the portions are too large.
How to Lose and Keep Weight Off
How to lose weight and keep weight off is one of the most frequently asked questions. As a Certified Nutritionist and Weight Loss Specialist, I steer my clients away from unhealthy fad calorie-deprivation diets and focus on long-term behavior change.
Salads for Fall Season
Salads for fall season can be a healthy way to spruce up your diet. In fall we want something more substantial than greens in a salad. These two recipes are excellent salads for fall season.
Best Diet for Diabetics
Best diet for diabetics? If you suffer from diabetes, you may be confused about the best diet for diabetes. You may wonder what you should eat to control your blood sugar and to keep it from spiking.
Lessons Learned from Quarantine
Lessons learned from quarantine run the gamut. What lessons have you learned from quarantine? I’ve learned how much of a people person I am and how much I miss being able to encourage people with touch. I’ve also realized that I don’t like being told what to do.
Calories in Nuts
Calories in nuts? They may be quite a bit lower than are being reported on most nutrition labels. A new method of measuring calorie absorption is starting to change the thinking of how to measure the number of calories in nuts.
How to Cook with Lentils
Lentils come in many colors—brown, green, yellow, red or black. They are low in calories, rich in iron and folate and an excellent source of protein. They also contain health-promoting polyphenols and may reduce several heart disease risk factors.
Probiotics Help Depression
Probiotics help depression according to a new study. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States.
Build Muscle Mass with Protein?
Build muscle mass with protein? Many people think that consuming added protein is a necessary component of building lean muscle. Many bodybuilder and even casual gym goers drink protein shakes thinking that they are the key to muscle building.
Healthy Eating and Health
Healthy eating and health go hand-in-hand according to the latest study. In fact, eating healthy may matter more than the number on the scale. The body really does know if you’re eating healthy food or junk food.
Best Diet for Heart Health
Best diet for heart health? According to a new study the one that delivers the most benefits is a pesco-Mediterranean Diet along with Intermittent Fasting. While there's no one-size-fits-all eating plan, researchers have discovered certain diets may certainly offer more benefits than others. Recently, when scientists investigated the ideal diet for both overall and heart health, they found a combo of two popular diets may do the trick.
Do Eggs Cause Heart Disease?
Do eggs cause heart disease? Whole eggs or egg whites? Eggs, like any whole food, are more than just the sum of its parts. Eggs are a good source of protein, and they provide eight essential nutrients. The research on eggs over the years has been confusing, to say the least.
Healthy Eating Tips
Healthy eating tips that are reliable are the key to a healthy diets. But, with all the diet advice out there, it’s easy to overlook some of the most basic nutrition guidelines. And these are the ones that are the most effective.
Time-Restricted Eating and Weight Loss
Time-restricted eating and weight loss may be effective for some people according to a recent study. As a Certified Nutritionist, I have found that setting an eating cut off after dinner is an effective way to eliminate late-night snacking and lose weight.
Quarantine Weight Gain
Quarantine weight gain is real. Life in lockdown has disrupted all our lives, creating the perfect setup for putting on pounds. Social media users jokingly refer to it as the “Quarantine 15.”