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7 Top Strategies on How to Lose Weight
Weight has a way of creeping up on us over time but there are several techniques that we can use to adopt a healthier lifestyle and establish a routine for sustainable, long-term weight management. Often, we counsel our weight loss patients to start by using a few of...
How To (And Why You Should) Love Your Kidneys
Until they start malfunctioning, most people don't think twice about these two fantastic fist-sized organs that are responsible for so many important functions. We certainly don’t think about kidney health on a daily basis, but if you have certain medical conditions...
The Importance of Drinking Water
Reasons Your Body Needs Water It helps regulate a normal body temperature It carries nutrients to your organs and tissues It transports oxygen to your body cells It protects and lubricates your joints and organs It protects your spinal cord It helps regulate your...
Know Your Fats
Do you remember the low-fat and fat-free craze of the 90s? Did you stock your cabinets and fridges with low fat cookies and chips, and fat-free mayonnaise, cream cheese, and salad dressings? And did you spend many an evening at a froyo shop with a large bowl of...
Make Your Kids Love Salad (And Yourself As Well)
Most parents do not think that green salads are a very kid-friendly food. But they are a great way to get the recommended 5 servings of vegetables and even fruits for the day. Salads are packed with many nutrients like vitamin C, iron, potassium, calcium, fiber, and...
Fruit and Vegetables – Are They Really Important?
Flashback to the dinner table as a child and hearing your parents tell you that "you should eat your fruit and veggies!" When asked why, the response was always the same, "they're good for you." Still wondering if your parents were correct all those years ago? The...
Food Allergies 101
According to FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education), a “food allergy is a serious medical condition affecting up to 15 million people in the United States, including 1 in 13 children.” Food allergies usually develop in childhood. However, it is possible to develop...
Burning Calories with Exercise
Your body needs energy to function properly. Calories are a way to measure this energy. If you eat more calories than you need to fuel your lifestyle, your body stores excess calories as fats, causing you to gain weight. When trying to lose weight, you need to eat...
Nutrition Tips for Dealing with Anemia in Pregnancy
Many women suffer from anemia in pregnancy due to a 50% increase in blood volume. During pregnancy, your body needs significantly more iron to make enough hemoglobin for you and your baby. Your iron needs go up from 18 mg/day to 27mg/day when pregnant. Anemia can make...