Seeds and nuts are nutritional powerhouses, packed with abundant minerals, vitamins and nutrients. If you’re not eating enough of them, it is time to add them in your daily food consumption. 1. Walnut…
3 WAYS TAKING AN SGLT2 INHIBITOR HAS CHANGED HOW I MANAGE DIABETES
Medically reviewed by Kacy Church, MD Last month my endocrinologist asked if I would consider adding Jardiance (empagliflozin) to my diabetes management routine of Glucophage (metformin) twice per day…
WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THE MEASLES VIRUS
The measles virus — formerly a hallmark of childhood — used to infect 3 to 4 million people in the United States each year. But after a vaccine was developed, the disease was nearly eliminated by the …
HEALTHY DIET
A healthy diet is essential for good health and nutrition. It protects you against many chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Eating a variety of foods and cons…
WHAT THIS MOM LEARNED ABOUT FOOD CULTURE IN AMERICA AFTER HER BABY STOPPED EATING
You’ll want to have tissues handy when you dive into The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America. Though the new book from Virginia Sole-Smith might sound at first blush like a…
IS A SUGAR ALLERGY REALLY A THING? NUTRITIONISTS EXPLAIN
Many of us have a love-hate relationship with sugar. We love consuming sweet foods; they taste good and make us happy. But sometimes even a moderate amount puts a dent in our health, triggering reacti…
WHAT IS HIGH-FUNCTIONING ANXIETY–AND COULD YOU HAVE IT?
While high-functioning anxiety isn’t exactly a real medical diagnosis, it’s become a term people use to describe themselves and their emotions more and more. The phrase could cover a range of experien…
7 HEALTH BENEFITS OF SWEET POTATOES
A lot of people ask me if sweet potatoes are actually that good for you, which isn’t surprising considering their very name suggests they’re sugar-and-starch bombs! But as a nutritionist, I give…
KITCHEN FIRES: JEFF ROSSEN SHOWS HOW TO PUT THEM OUT (AND WHAT NOT TO DO)
Most house fires start in the kitchen, and they can turn deadly in minutes. Oct. 9 marks Fire Prevention Day and with home fires responsible for 10,600 injuries and 2,630 deaths in the U.S. in 2017, a…
HUSBAND BECOMES NURSE AFTER WIFE DIES FROM BREAST CANCER
Bart Conley often struggled just to get out of bed after losing his wife to breast cancer two years ago. Now his reason to get up in the morning is training for a career to help others in her memory. …