Forget the Fad Diets
The key to a healthy diet is to include a variety of foods in moderation that provide all the nutrients you need while limiting or avoiding unnecessary ingredients.
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Salt and Blood Pressure: Are they related?
Saying salt causes high blood pressure is like saying sugar causes diabetes. When it comes to high blood pressure (also known as hypertension), it is a little more complicated than just cutting back on salt.
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Osteoporosis Prevention
May is Osteoporosis Prevention Month. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become fragile. This increases the risk for a fracture. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, approximately 10.2 million people in the U.S. have osteoporosis and another 43.4 million Americans have low bone mass which puts them at risk of osteoporosis. These statistics are based on available
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Balancing Blood Sugar on a Budget
Whether you have diabetes, pre-diabetes or just want to prevent diabetes, there is good news. Eating healthy does not have to be expensive.
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5 Things You Need to Know About Weight Loss
With so many new diet books, products and plans on the market, how do you know which one will work for you? Here are 5 things you should know when it comes to losing weight.
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Natural Sugar Vs. Added Sugar: Does it Matter?
Most people enjoy something sweet occasionally but is it good for you? The debate over sugar rages on. I often get asked the best way to incorporate sugar into a healthy diet. I think of sugar like medicine. A little can be good but too much can kill you.
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How to Stay Well in a Sick World
Concerned about getting sick this season? While cold and flu viruses seem to abound this time of year, there are ways to protect yourself.
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How to Read a Food Label
Does looking at a food label inform you or frustrate you? One common frustration I hear often is not being able to understand a food label. Even if you know how many grams of fat or carbohydrates are in a serving, you may not know how to translate that to your diet. So let’s take a moment to look at the food label and see if it can help you eat healthier.
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Childhood Obesity
It really saddens me when kids as young as 8-years-old start struggling with weight-associated health problems such as high cholesterol or pre-diabetes. When these issues, that used to only be seen in older adults, starts showing up in children, I know there is a dietary issue.
How to Eat with Diabetes
The problem with most dietary advice is that people try to tell you what to eat or not eat. Since everyone has different food preferences, tastes, ability to cook or food budgets, no one diet works for everyone. I prefer to teach people how to eat to provide the body what it needs for health and let them decide which foods they will include.
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