Author Archives: chrisrosenbloom

A funny meme circulated among my dietitian friends. The first woman says, “I can’t eat that, I’m trying to eat clean.” The second woman (probably a dietitian) replies, “It’s banana bread, Susan, not heroin.” It’s funny and sad at the same time. Many people limit delicious, healthful foods (banana bread) because they don’t fit intoContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: What is Clean Eating?”

Many folks over the age of 50 are incredibility active: pickleball, tennis, swimming, running, hiking, and cycling are all popular with the 50+ crowd. I am often asked about hydration and recovery strategies and sometimes I hear some crazy things. So, what do you really need to help your body recover after a long, hardContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Recovery After Hard Exercise”

Each week Obesity and Energetic Offerings arrives in my inbox. It is a weekly roundup of research from Indiana University School of Public Health and University of Alabama Birmingham Nutrition Obesity Research Center. One of my favorite features is called “Headline vs Study,” and a recent one on weight loss diets was intriguing. The Headline:Continue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Is There a Best Diet for Losing Weight?”

A recent article in the Washington Post caught my attention because it related to an issue that older adults frequently ask about….how to protect their bones as they age. According to the study published in JAMA vitamin D supplements showed no effect on reducing hip fractures where as vitamin D plus calcium had about a 16% reductionContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Good Bones”

My ancestry results came with some surprises. I’m 78% of Eastern European and Russian descent (no surprise) and 13% Eastern Jewish ancestry, which was a surprise. So, when I got the chance to spend time in Budapest, Hungary, I was excited to explore the cuisine that has deep ties to my ancestry. The conference, FoodFluence,Continue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Cultural Connections Through Cuisine”

Guest blog post by Dr. Bob Murray In a previous post Dr. Murray wrote about the powerful benefits of maintaining a young mindset on our healthspan—the number of years we enjoy good mental and physical health. In today’s post, he expands on maintaining a young mindset. (For the post, click here.) A famous study published inContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Clint Eastwood Revisited”

In 2015 I wrote a post on a dietary supplement called citicoline. For the post click here. In the post I wrote about learning of citicoline at a conference and was given a sample. My husband had been experiencing some trouble finding the right word when he was speaking so he wanted to try the supplement. From thatContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Citicoline for brain health?”

We all do it. We use Google to search for information. That is fine when we are looking for a restaurant in a new town or curious about a historical figure after watching a Netflix movie, but when it comes to food and nutrition information it can lead to disinformation. Case in point, I searchedContinue reading “Food & Fitness after 50: Beyond Google for Answers”

While there is no one best diet for those over the age of 50, in Food & Fitness After 50, we highlight four healthy eating plans that can work for just about everyone. And, it happens that these are the top four plans identified as the “Best Diets” by U.S. News & World Report in their 2019Continue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Unlocking the MIND Diet”

Here come the holidays and with them lots of myths and misinformation about food and nutrition. First, I want to be clear that we don’t need to restrict our enjoyment of traditional foods served during the holidays. But, some of us tend to go overboard and throw out all common sense when it comes toContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Surviving and Thriving the Holidays”