Keep reading to learn how to win a copy of the best-selling book, Prediabetes: A Complete Guide! A few weeks ago, I was a guest on Samantha Heller’s Doctor Radio, Nutrition and Exercise Show. It is always fun to talk with my friend Samantha, a registered dietitian and exercise physiologist about nutrition and exercise (clickContinue reading “Top tips for keeping your blood sugar in check. Learn how from the expert.”
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Exercise is a positive coping skill: Learn how it helps as we age
No matter how well we eat or how many times we exercise, stuff happens as we age. Sometimes it’s an accident, sometimes it’s just bad luck, and sometimes it’s genetics. We know high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and smoking are the “big 3” risk factors for heart disease (and, about half of Americans haveContinue reading “Exercise is a positive coping skill: Learn how it helps as we age”
Want to live a long, healthy life? Add this powerful food to your plate.
“How to Live to Be 100.” That was the title of a course I taught when I was a professor at Georgia State University. Faculty were asked to develop 1-credit hour courses on topics that might interest young college students. Since I was interested in healthy aging, I wondered how I could get a youngContinue reading “Want to live a long, healthy life? Add this powerful food to your plate.”
Powerful food pairings to dial up nutrients you need for healthy aging
Do you have to give up meat to be healthy? Should you be a carnivore or a vegan? A better question might be why does it have to be one or the other? While some people choose to be vegan (foregoing all animal products), vegetarian (not eating meat but including milk, eggs, and cheese), orContinue reading “Powerful food pairings to dial up nutrients you need for healthy aging”
Keeping your food and family safe: A COVID-19 update from the experts
One year ago, we learned a whole new vocabulary: coronavirus, COVID-19, fomites, masking, and social distancing were words we had to use, and we continue to use. But we’ve learned a lot in the last year and where science usually moves slowly, food safety experts really upped their efforts to help us stay safe….on theContinue reading “Keeping your food and family safe: A COVID-19 update from the experts”
Surprising insights on how your brain makes it hard to manage weight loss.
(I attended a virtual, sponsored session, A Journey from Conversation to Care: Shaping Communication on Obesity, sponsored by Novo Nordisk. I was not asked to write or compensated to write this post.) I bet we all know someone who has been on the roller coaster of weight loss: Step 1: Pick a diet from theContinue reading “Surprising insights on how your brain makes it hard to manage weight loss.”
Want a Quick, Easy, Nutritious Meal? Try Eating Cereal at Any Age
(Disclosure: General Mills sponsored a virtual education session that I attended; I was not asked to or compensated to write this post.) Cereal and milk is my “go to” breakfast. When I was a kid, Cheerios was a staple food in my household of seven kids and not just for breakfast but also for aContinue reading “Want a Quick, Easy, Nutritious Meal? Try Eating Cereal at Any Age”
Can Prebiotics Improve your Gut Health? What you Need to Know.
One of the hottest topics in health and wellness is the gut microbiome. The human gastrointestinal tract is host to one of the most complex ecosystems on the planet. So important is the gut microbiome that it has been dubbed our “second brain” for its role in influencing our health. Let’s look at how whatContinue reading “Can Prebiotics Improve your Gut Health? What you Need to Know.”
Clarity on Collagen Supplements: Do They Live Up to the Claims?
From infomercials touting “ancient remedies” to A-list celebrities endorsing the benefits, collagen supplements are hot. Let’s remember that supplements do not have to prove they work to be on the market. That means those rows of supplements sold in your favorite store or thousands of products sold online do not have to prove that theyContinue reading “Clarity on Collagen Supplements: Do They Live Up to the Claims?”
Should You Hire a Personal Trainer? What You Need to Know.
A new year brings new fitness goals. When coupled with the pandemic, some of us may need motivation to get back to or start a workout routine. I’m reaching out to two personal trainers to ask them why you should hire a personal trainer, what you should know, what you should ask, and what resultsContinue reading “Should You Hire a Personal Trainer? What You Need to Know.”
