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Best Beverage Choices For Diabetes

Even if you eat a perfect type 2 diabetes diet, what you drink can wreak havoc on your diabetes management. Oftentimes, what people drink is overlooked as a reason for their high blood sugars. Beverag...

The Gluten Free Diet - Is it Healthy?

As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, one of the most common questions I hear is: Should I go gluten-free? The answer depends entirely on your individual health needs. For people with celiac disease...

Healthy Eating is About Feeling Great

Healthy eating is not just a matter of maintaining a specific weight or adhering to dietary rules, it is fundamentally about enhancing how you feel on a daily basis. This involves more than just eatin...

The Power of Positive Thinking

You are either one type of person or the other in life. An optimist or pessimist. Do you see the glass as half-full or half-empty? Turns out, your answer can have a great impact on your health and mor...

Artificial Sweeteners, Diet Soda, and Health: What You Should Know

At Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating, we often hear questions about diet soda and artificial sweeteners. Are they safe? Are they helpful for weight loss? And what do they really do in the body? Sugar su...

Quarantine 15: Reasons You May Be Gaining Weight Right Now

Have you heard of the Quarantine 15? As if we need anything more to worry about during the COVID-19 pandemic, people are stressing about weight gain now too. Quarantine 15 is the catchphrase for wei...

5 Steps to Living Better with a Congestive Heart Failure Diagnosis

Finding out you or a loved one has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) can be overwhelming. While there is no cure for CHF, there is a lot that you can do to control it and continue to...

Is Chocolate Good for You? Myths vs Facts

Chocolate is loved by many and for good reason: chocolate is delicious! But could it be possible that chocolate is good for you too? The fact is, chocolate has many benefits to our health as long a...

Is a Very Low-Carb Diet for Weight Loss Effective?

Very low carbohydrate diets are very popular right now due to the quick weight loss that they can produce. But is a very low carbohydrate diet better than other diet approaches when it comes to losing...

Are Dietary Supplements Safe? Here’s How to Tell

Many people take supplements to improve their health. While some supplements have known benefits and safety, other supplements are not well-studied and may be downright dangerous. Did you know that...

Setting the Record Straight on Coconut Oil's Health Benefits

In the past few years there have been many unfounded claims about coconut oil spreading around the internet and social media. Many people believe that coconut oil has special health benefits even thou...

5 Immune Boosting Foods in Season Right Now

Eating a well-balanced diet and taking care of yourself are some of the few things we can control right now when it feels like so much is out of our control. Spring produce is at its peak currently...

The Importance of Exercise for Weight Loss

When it comes to weight loss it’s important to move it to lose it! The benefits of exercise for weight loss go beyond just burning calories. An active lifestyle helps to balance the calorie sca...

Are There Foods to Reduce Anxiety? A New Study Says Yes!

We are learning more and more about how what we eat effects how we feel, which is important because approximately one-third of American adults experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their l...

How to Wash Fruits and Vegetables Properly

We all have a growing awareness of the safety and cleanliness of the foods we are putting into our bodies. With concern about viruses, bacteria, or chemicals on fruits and vegetables, some people hav...

Managing Lactose Intolerance Symptoms

Lactose intolerance symptoms can be quite unpleasant, but luckily can be very easily managed. Even though it seems as though lactose intolerance is very common, only about 12% of adults struggle wit...

A True Nutritional Powerhouse: Discover the Health Benefits of Beans

Beans may be a magical fruit and not for the reason the childhood rhyme says… even though the silly rhyme is guaranteed magical giggles every time. Beans are amazing because they are full of nu...

Making Your Home Office A Healthy Space

Working from a home office offers flexibility, comfort, and the ability to be more independent while on the clock. While these positives can help with work-life balance and stress levels, there are...