When it comes to handling stress, are you cool as a cucumber or hot as a hot pepper? Stress is present every day but how we choose to handle that stress can impact our physical and emotional well being. So how does stress contribute to heart disease? Stress can increase blood pressure. If you already have hypertension, the […]
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Exercise! Some people love it and some hate it. But staying active is a vital ingredient in the recipe for health. Exercise does many things for us: It helps us control our weight. It reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. (Lowers blood pressure and LDL cholesterol while increasing HDL cholesterol) It reduces the risk of
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February is American Heart Month so I thought it would be appropriate to discuss how to keep our hearts healthy. Some tips will not surprise anyone such as don’t smoke, maintain a healthy weight and exercise. But I want to get more specific with what can either prevent or contribute to heart problems. Let’s begin by
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When people find out that I am a dietitian, I hear a variety of comments regarding diet. Some people tell me they are trying to be “good” by restricting or avoiding carbohydrates or eating a low-fat diet. Others are cutting back on their portions and avoiding soda and sweets. Some may even have decided to
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When someone talks about their diet, most often we envision restrictive eating where certain foods or food groups are avoided in order to lose weight or deal with a particular health condition. But diet also means the foods eaten by a particular person or group on a habitual basis. We all have a diet. It may differ
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How many New Year’s resolutions have you made and failed to keep? Yeah, me too. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be better or accomplish more each year but a resolution usually does not get us there. Instead, I have decided to focus on making small changes each week to see what I can
2016 is almost behind us and we are looking at a brand new year just over the horizon. It is fun to look back on the highlights of the year and remember the good times and maybe the not-so-good times that all contributed to your life story. For me, the highlight of 2016 was starting
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While I was writing the “Well Equipped Kitchen” series, I could not help but think about how people prepared food in times past. If you had the privilege of watching your grandmother prepare meals, you may have noticed some of these now-antique kitchen gadgets in action. If not, perhaps a trip to the antiques store
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This week we are focusing on making our kitchen safe. Food borne illness is very serious and claims the lives of 3,000 people a year in the US. With a little diligence in the kitchen, this can be prevented. And we are all about prevention here. I have included my top picks for items needed
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Welcome to part 2 of a 4-part series on the Well Equipped Kitchen. We discussed kitchen tools that make eating healthy at home easier in part 1. Now let’s look at some tools to make food prep and cooking more convenient. One of the most used items in my kitchen is my slow cooker. I
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