Nutrition
5 Reasons to Keep a Food Journal
Learning how to eat for life and gain control over so many aspects of your life can begin with keeping a journal. Change is not always ...
Chocolate Milk: The Drink of Champions
With so many pre- and post-workout supplements, sports drinks, and powders available it can become a brain rattling task figuring out the best way to replenish ...
Debunking the Myth of Sports Drinks
A doctor at the hospital where I work likes to say that soda is the same thing as poison. As a dietitian, I would say soda ...
The Truth About Food Addiction
Food addiction has historically been a controversial subject because there's no real definition or diagnostic criteria. However, as more scientific evidence emerges, researchers are finding that ...
7 Ways to Be Cereal Savvy
Ready-to-eat breakfast cereals are a healthy, easy, and fast way to start the day off on the right foot. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ...
5 Foods to Eat Before Your Next Long Run
I'm a busy person--many of you probably are too. Sometimes we plan our runs and other times it seems as though there's no time left in ...
Which Cooking Oil is the Best One for You?
A plethora of scientific research has proven that when it comes to health we need to make sure we consume enough healthy fats. However, more important ...
Confessions of an M&M Addict
I commonly joke on my blog that I'm a recovering M&M addict. That's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's true that M&...
Debunking 8 'Fad' Diet Myths
Turn on the television, open a magazine or walk through your local pharmacy and you'll find endless ways to lose weight. There are a zillion 'fad' ...
The Habits of Healthy People
Have you ever wondered why some people are rarely sick and they look happy all the time? Do you know people like that? Are they irritating ...
How to Fight the Halloween Candy Cravings
Most parents fear Halloween candy because they loathe dealing with sugar crazed children or they feel guilty watching them scarf down a pillowcase full of junk ...
4 Tips to Avoid the Freshman Fifteen
Dubbed "the freshman fifteen," the often-feared weight gain that many college freshmen experience during their first year away from home is common, yet absolutely preventable. Those ...
9 Sneaky Ways to Burn Calories
While exercise is the most effective way to burn calories, we burn calories doing everything: from breathing, to digesting to simply growing. Every little bit counts, ...
6 Things You Should Never Do to Lose Weight
Losing weight can be a daunting task and lead to some downright risky habits that can do more bad than good when it comes to your ...
How to Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weight
Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things you can do, but it's necessary. I'll spare you the dangers of cigarettes--I'll bet my first born that ...
It's Got to Be a Lifestyle: A Weight Loss Pep Talk
I've been there. I've been so disoriented that I tried to get by eating just a bowl of cereal and some bell peppers each day. I've ...
3 Awesome and Easy Meals that are Actually Healthy
Many people struggle daily to find healthy and quick meals for lunch and dinner. A salad and a piece of fruit may be healthy, but it's ...
8 Important Supplements for Women
Traveling to a resort in Traverse City, Mich., I came across an anti-aging seminar going on in the spa. The room was packed with women on ...
Organic Food is No More Nutritious than Conventional Food
Recent headlines regarding organic food versus conventionally-grown varieties have created controversy, and not for what the study reveals, but for what it leaves out. Stanford's Center ...
Are We Saying Goodbye to BMI?
Since the 19th century, body mass index (BMI) has been heralded as the pillar of the medical community's basis for determining the relationship between body size ...
Recent Nutrition
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Have You Heard of the Pegan Diet?
Buffalo chicken pizza seemed like a strange combo at first but now is incredibly popular. The cronut, which is a mash-up of a croissant and a ... Read More »
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How Much Healthier is Organic Peanut Butter?
The question isn’t quite as simple as organic vs. conventional. Many things need to be considered including the nutrition value, cost, how the peanuts were ... Read More »
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5 of the Healthiest Spicy Snacks
Spicy, hot foods have long been associated with many health benefits and are an important part of cooking in many cultures. Research has looked into the ... Read More »
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These 3 Food Industries Wreck Havoc on the Planet
Food Sustainability should be an important part of determining how you shop. There are so many food industries that can negatively impact the planet and your ... Read More »
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4 of the Most Sustainably Produced Foods
Sustainable foods are considered foods that support a healthy and sustainable food system for the planet. When considering the sustainability of foods, all parts of the ... Read More »
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4 of the Weirdest Hipster Health Food Trends
Hipsters are well-known for taking normal foods and combining them in the most ridiculous ways imaginable. These mashups combine bizarre flavors most people wouldn’t ever ... Read More »
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New Study Finds Cheese and Yogurt May Help You Live Longer
A team of researchers, which included experts on cholesterol and heart health, gathered and analyzed data from various studies that totaled 636,726 individuals who were followed for 15 ... Read More »
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Research Finds Kitchen Towels Are Full of Harmful Bacteria — Here's What You Can Do
Bacterial pathogens that commonly cause foodborne illnesses (FBIs) linger in the obvious places, of course. The kitchen sink, door-knobs, dirty countertops, and faucet handles are known ... Read More »
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Eating a Larger Portion One Day Influences Your Portion Size Choices the Next Day
Portion sizes have grown enormously over the past several decades, and the oversized portions we are routinely served at restaurants and fast-food establishments do not show ... Read More »
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How The Latest Kitchen Technology Helps Improve Your Diet
Smartphones are nothing new when it comes to the latest and greatest in the world of technology. It seems that many devices can be made “smart” ... Read More »
