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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 rates...

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...

National Women’s Health Week

My top 5 tips for women’s health, as we celebrate National Women’s Health Week this week:Eat healthy, bottom line you must consume a healthy, balanced diet for overall good health. Study after study p...

8 Foods You Never Want To Eat In A Buffet

Buffets are a guilty pleasure. Or maybe they are unavoidable when you’re dining on a cruise ship or squeezing in a quick lunch at the hotel salad bar. But we all have heard the buffet horror stories b...

Does an Apple a Day Work?

You may have heard over the years the saying that, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Well, not exactly but sort of, it seems. According to recent findings by researchers from the University of M...

Benefits Of Oatmeal: Why You Should Add The Power Food To Your High-Fiber Diet

In the battle of sugary cereal versus oatmeal, as kids, most of us would go against the grain and succumb to the sweet taste of Frosted Flakes. However, as we get older, our health forces us to end ou...

Eighty Percent

Did you know that nearly 80 percent of the salt the average American eats every day comes from restaurant meals, take-out food and packaged products instead of home cooked meals? It’s true, according...

2015 Dietary Guidelines

You may have heard recently that there are new nutrition guidelines that are about to come about this year. I believe change is good, and I think you’ll agree these changes are long over due!First of...

The Worst Snacks You Can Eat Before Going to Bed

It’s 9 p.m. on a Wednesday night. You’ve cleaned up from dinner, your kids have gotten their baths, and the house is blanketed in silence. You are faced with a familiar grumbling, and suddenly the its...

What You Need To Know About Hemp Seeds

Marijuana's cousin provides a good source of protein, fiber and omega-3 fatty acids.Think about eating hemp seeds and what springs to mind? Maybe hippies selling hemp bracelets at music festivals? And...

Liquid Gold: 7 Health Benefits Of Honey That Could Heal Your Whole Body

Honey contains a treasure chest of hidden nutritional and medicinal value for centuries. The sweet golden liquid from the beehive is a popular kitchen staple loaded with antibacterial and antifungal p...

Facts About Cheese

Do you love cheese as much as chocolate? Do you put it in the same category — as an only-sometimes treat? According to the International Dairy Foods Association, 10.6 billion pounds of cheese were pro...