How many decisions do you make each day about food? If you’re counting breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks and thinking less than a handful – you’re way off! Recent research by Brian Wansink, professor at Cornell University and author of the book Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think, says the average person […]
Do any of these sound like you? You feel sluggish or have a little less “get up and go” than previously, but you attribute it to high stress levels or increased age. You’ve had gradual weight gain and chalk it up to age. You have an increased desire for carbohydrates and never really feel full […]
As a registered dietitian, I often hear, “I’ve never met a carbohydrate I didn’t like!” I can certainly understand the sentiment. Carbohydrates are everywhere, easily accessible, and made into tasty treats. At the same time, carbs can play a precarious role when it comes to diabetes, wreaking havoc on your blood sugar with potentially serious […]
It’s the holiday time of year, but it is cold and flu season, too. You want to enjoy the season to the fullest, so how do you avoid the inconvenience of having a cold and being down for the count? Here are some simple lifestyle steps that can help. 1. Take Vitamin D. Despite its […]
We have a joking term for it — “beer belly,” but the reality is that the kind of fat that accumulates in and around the abdominal region is no laughing matter. In fact, it can have some serious health implications. There are two types of fat contained within the body: visceral and subcutaneous. Subcutaneous fat […]