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How Food Affects Your Mood

A number of lifestyle factors can contribute to both bad moods and depression, but one that's often overlooked is your diet.Lack of certain nutrients in the diet has been associated with depressi...

6 Food Trends for 2016

Just like all trends, food trends come and go. Some tend to stick around for a while, while others disappear into the abyss in no time at all. As we’re in the beginning of 2016 and looking ahead...

Are you one of the many dieters making a weight loss resolution for the New Year? If so, you are not alone. There are plenty of reasons to start now, stick with it and do not cheat! Did you know that...

Food Storage & Safety Tips for the Holidays

The holidays and food-borne illnesses often go hand-in-hand, with ‘too many cooks in the kitchen’ and food galore, it can be a recipe for disaster. It’s no wonder why many people suffer from bouts of...

Staying Motivated While Dieting During the Holidays

With our fast paced world and the ease of getting sucked into television/our laptops, we need all the help we can get with staying on track and keeping us on once we get there. It’s not easy to start...

Best Time to Eat Healthy is When You're Young

Start them out right in life and they are on a pathway to health later on….that’s what I’ve always thought, that eating habits are formed at a young age.Eating Healthy Early Has It's BenefitsAccording...

What's So Super About Superfoods?

Acai, chia, and turmeric, oh my! Every few months it seems there is a new superfood that has just emerged and is desperately needed for a healthy diet. But is that really the case? What happened to th...

Diet Supplement Safety, What you Should Know

I’m thinking of something dangerous, can you guess what it is?I’ll give you a few hints: It’s part of a $15 billion dollar industryIt’s responsible for hospitalizationsIt’s virtually unregulatedIt ha...

The 6 Worst Salads to Eat While Dieting

When someone decides to adopt a healthier diet and lifestyle, one of the first things they realize is they may not be eating as much produce as they should be. Without a doubt this realization comes a...

Lessons Learned from Failed Fad Diets

We asked you "What lessons have you learned from failed fad diets" and you told us. Here is a list from people who have been there and done that!Fad Diet LessonsI hope you find these lessons learned...

How Much Water Do You Need to Drink?

Water is critical for lifeWithout it, life comes to an end rather quickly. Water is one of the body's most essential nutrients. People may survive six weeks without any food, but they couldn't live mo...

Why You Should Stop Drinking Diet Soda

Diet soda may seem like a health conscious choice considering it’s void of the calories and sugar than regular soda, but buyer beware. Diet soda is chock full of artificial sweeteners and chemicals. A...

Eat More Fruits & Veggies

Americans are not eating enough fruits and vegetables according to a recent government report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It’s not too shocking considering the...

More Than Two-Thirds of Americans Are Overweight or Obese

There are new, alarming statistics out this week published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine reporting that the adult U.S. population is now two-thirds obese. That means there are more people who...

Bye, Bye Trans Fats

Well, it’s official; we have said good-bye to our old ‘frenemy’ trans fats.  This is according to a new report out from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.   They have called it a pu...

Average Weight of Women and Men Increases 20%

According to a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report women now are the same weight as men in 1960. The average American male weighed approximately 166.3 pounds back then, which was the av...

Time Traveling Food: The Complete History of Diets

Whether it’s with vinegar, cabbage or tapeworms, people have tried tons of different ways to lose weight. Dieting became a regular habit for many once corpulence was no longer in fashion, making for s...

National Women’s Health Week, Part II

Being a registered dietitian, I have my own nutrition-related tips for women as we recognize National Women’s Health Week.Here are my go-to tips for women:1. Maintain healthy weight --Reaching and ma...