Inflammation is a sign of injury or illness. Increased inflammation in your body can be a risk factor (or symptom) for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. Your diet and lifestyle can increase or decrease the amount of inflammation in your body. Here are some tips to help decrease the amount of inflammation in […]
As we start the New Year, the temperatures continue to chill us, the leaves are gone, the days stay short and the air continues to crisp. It can only mean one thing: Time to make soup! Grab your ladles and start simmering… We are “souping” with style. I pulled this recipe from the Academy of […]
Technology is everywhere in today’s world. Most people have a smart phone and are on their smart phone all throughout the day. A recent study by Kleiner Perkins Caugield and Byers found that the average user checks their phone approximately 150 times/day! With apps galore the opportunities are endless. Check out some of the latest nutrition […]
Much like fashion, nutrition trends come and go frivolously in hopes of being one that will stick with consumers. Published in Today’s Dietitian magazine, registered dietitians from across the nation weighed in on what products they think will be “trending” this coming year. Here are a few things they foresee: Souping – “Souping is the new […]
Holidays can be tough when it comes to managing food and drinks in relation to our weight. How do you even begin to stay balanced with snacks and sweets around every corner? We decided to have our Registered Dietitians weigh in with some tips and tricks to help you tackle the holiday food challenges! Here […]
Unfortunately, one of the number one things that seems to come with the holidays is stress. Dinner parties, family get-togethers, gift shopping, hosting, planning, ahhhhh stress!! While we’d all like to never have stress at all, sometimes it’s just part of life and we have to deal with it. The good news is that there […]
Going through my daily activities, I often run in to a lot of “diabetes myths”. When people find out I have diabetes, I start to hear things like, “Oh, do you have the bad kind?”, “So you ate a lot of sugar as a kid?”, “Is that a pager? I didn’t even know people still […]
At my house, pumpkin pie is a must have on Thanksgiving. We all have those traditions that we don’t really like to change but if we could save 254 calories, time it takes to make the pie, and it still tastes great, why wouldn’t we!? This Frozen Pumpkin Mousse Pie is super easy to throw […]
“All fruits are vegetables, but not all vegetables are fruit.” You’ve probably heard this saying before, but yet we’re still always questioning what is what? The confusion often comes from the answers of two different sources: scientists and chefs. By scientific definition, a fruit is the part of the plant that develops from a flower […]
“Desserts” and “healthy” don’t usually go together, right? At least that’s what everyone thinks… However, there are numerous ways to make those desserts a little more “healthy”. Obviously moderation is still important but with the right substitutions, desserts can easily contain less fat and sugar and still taste good! I don’t know about you guys, […]