Understanding how to read labels is an important component of eating healthier. Don't spend too much time trying to figure out how to classify everything you eat. Do try to understand what you are eating. Here's the top five areas you need to understand.
Candyce Roberts, diabetes expert, gives you seven tips for reading food labels to help you plan meals that include some carbohydrate balanced with some protein, some fat and lots of fiber. Balanced eating is the key to better blood sugar control. Here’s how to use nutrition labels to shop for better balance.
It’s important to give your child a healthy start by giving them the best food options in their lunch box. Here are some every day tips to make their lunches healthier.
In the 80s, at the height of the low-fat craze, diet ‘experts’ told us we could eat all the carbohydrates we wanted as long as we avoided fat. And yet we got fatter. In the 90s, thanks in large part to the comeback of the Atkins diet, bread and pasta became the enemy and we could eat all the red meat, cheese, and eggs that we could stomach. And while some of us may have temporarily lost weight on a low carbohydrate diet, as a nation, we continued to get fatter. So what is the truth about carbohydrates, weight loss and optimal health?
Greening your diet can have a significant impact on your health and the health of our planet. Dr. Jampolis gives you three ways to start greening your diet today.
Approximately forty million people in America are affected by osteoarthritis. Eighty percent of those affected are over fifty years of age and females are affected twice as often as males. Dr. Andris reports on the latest findings for alternative treatments for osteoarthritis.
Vitamin D: The Facts
Vitamin D's impact on our bodies is becoming more apparent. Here are some recent articles.
One of nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin's favorite studies of the year proves what she's been saying all along: A well-balanced breakfast is a key to losing and keeping off weight.
When you're in your 30s, 40s, or even beyond, your chronological age can mean little or everything, depending upon your attitude and overall health condition. Nutrition and culinary expert Anita M. Kobuszewski explains how to apply your experience and wisdom to live a healthy life.
Some people have unhealthy levels of cholesterol in their blood no matter what they eat, what they weigh or how many steps they walk each day. In these rare cases, the liver, body’s enzyme systems and intestinal tract are genetically hardwired to make lots of “bad” LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, which in turn may lead to artery disease. How do you know if this applies to you? And, what can you do about it?
A user asks: "I love having a glass of wine in the evening; is that OK? How many glasses and how often can I do so?" Nutrition expert Derek Johnson has the answers.
We spend a lot of time figuring out the restaurant we want to go to but very little time thinking about what we're going to eat once we get there. Nutritionist Derek Johnson has some great tips about how to confidently walk into a restaurant knowing you won't blow your hard-earned healthy eating efforts.
We all know that eating the right food is important but with so much conflicting information - not to mention the demons that compel us to scarf down the bad stuff - what's a girl to do? Our dietitian Derek Johnson simplifies the challenge.
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Joanie Greggains Discusses Portion Size
This video discusses portion size and gives you great practical size references that you can use daily.
Your home, your sanctuary, your safe haven … or an enemy in disguise? Weight loss is a metaphor for life; in order to be successful you need to get yourself set up for success, and it all starts at home! As a nutrition and fitness expert, JJ Virgin has played detective with hundreds of clients to make sure that the food and beverages in their homes are in alignment with their health goals. Here are three areas in which your house could be sabotaging your weight-loss program.
Optimal Grocery List
Derek Johnson recommends that you shop around the perimeter of the grocery store in order to make the healthiest food choices. Here are his recommendations by food type.
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Here are some other don't-miss nutrition tips from our dietitian Derek Johnson.
