Total Health Tips
The DASH Diet is a low-sodium eating habit with powerful nutrition and health benefits. Several factors that you can control make a huge impact on whether you develop high blood pressure. In this column, I’m focusing on how you can prevent and manage high blood pressure with the types of food you eat and with […]
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Follow these simple and smart techniques to help you keep the pounds off this season. If you’re one of the 45 million people who are constantly on a diet, it may be time to take a break from weight loss this holiday season and, instead, focus on avoiding weight gain. Although studies show the average […]
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Try these eight delicious and nutrient-rich ideas for afternoon snacks that both you and your kids will enjoy. It’s school time again! Every parent knows that fall brings with it a new and often busier schedule that can bring real-life challenges to serving kid-friendly, nutritious meals and snacks in less time. One of the most […]
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Under revised medical guidelines, 120/80 is no longer considered normal. Do you know your blood pressure? Are you one of the almost half of Americans that now have high blood pressure? Don’t know? You’ll want to read on to see where you fit in the revised classification of blood pressure published by the American Heart […]
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Don’t desert your high-fiber choices, because they have proven – and needed – health benefits. You may have heard about a new study just published in a scientific journal that said that eating refined grains is not associated with negative health consequences like obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes or mortality. This study compiled […]
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With exercise, better sleep and weight loss, you can bring your blood sugar level back to normal. Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with prediabetes? More than 30 percent of Americans have prediabetes, and most don’t even know it. You could be part of that 30 percent. Today there are 84 million people […]
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Research suggests that the recommended level of the nutrient is too low for optimal health. Vitamin D is in the news — again. This time it’s about a study that found that optimal levels of vitamin D for colon cancer prevention are higher than the current daily recommendation. The report issued from leading researchers looked […]
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Despite claims by a currently popular diet book author, there’s no cause for alarm. What are lectins and anti-nutrients, you ask? Recent hype is stirring the (bean) pot (pardon the pun!) and claims are being made that anti-nutrients cause harm to our body. These foods include the legume family (beans, peas, lentils), whole grains, dairy […]
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Instead of reaching for a beer or lemonade, quench your thirst without the added empty calories. As temperatures heat up and summer arrives, so do pool and patio parties, outdoor concerts, family camp-outs and many other special events enjoyed by both kids and adults. Summertime equals fun time! Whether you are working hard in the […]
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A recent study concluded eating eggs increases our risk for heart disease — don’t take it to heart. A recent study is making headlines because it has proclaimed that we should stop eating eggs because it increases our risk for heart disease. Were eggs wrongly accused? It appears so. As a registered dietitian nutritionist, when […]
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