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Menopause and Manopause: Myths, Facts and the Power of Food

As May comes to a close and June begins, it's the perfect time to focus on whole-body wellness for everyone. May is Women's Health Month, and June is Men's Health Month. These observances remind us ho...

Scary Sounding but Super Healthy: Ingredients You Can’t Pronounce

Ever looked at a food's ingredient list and thought, "What is this?!" You're not alone. With the rise of clean eating and focus on reading ingredients, we've become hyper-aware of what's in our food a...

Celebrating How Food Connects Us

As we celebrate the 45th National Nutrition Month this March, it's the perfect time to think about how the food we eat can improve our overall health and well-being. This year's theme is Food Connect...

Boost Your Health with 30 Plants Per Week Challenge

The 30 Plants Per Week Challenge is grounded in scientific research highlighting the numerous health benefits of consuming various plants. The idea is simple: by eating 30 different plant-based foods...

Uncovering the Truth of Plant-Based Diets

"Eat more plants" has been common nutrition advice for many years but the plant-based movement is fairly new. A plant-based diet is becoming increasingly popular as it has many benefits for overall he...

Health & Nutrition Insights: Key Highlights From FNCE 2024

Every year nutrition professionals from around the world get together for the Food and Nutrition Conference Expo (FNCE), which is organized by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. It brings dietiti...

Do You Need to Buy Organic?

Let us explore the real differences between organic and conventional foods in terms of health benefits and costs to make informed choices. Understanding Organic: Definitions and Standards Organic food...

What to Eat This Winter to Lower Inflammation

Picking the right foods can help fight inflammation, while the wrong ones can accelerate the inflammatory disease process. Wintertime can be filled with many pro-inflammatory foods and habits. Alcohol...

MIND Diet: How Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating Can Help

A new dietary acronym we might start getting used to hearing, as it relates to brain health and nutrition, is appropriately known as the MIND diet. Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerativ...

New Kidney Diet Recommendations

It is estimated that 15% of American adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD) or approximately 37 million people. Nutrition recommendations for kidney disease have always focused on limiting certain n...

Mindful Eating During the Holidays

For many of us, the holidays equal comfort food. From festive parties to holiday shopping snacks, food seems to be everywhere this time of year. While enjoying these treats is part of the fun, the exc...

What to Eat for Healthy Hair

I am often asked if the foods we eat has an effect on our hair. The answer… YES! Your hair growth is just like any other major process of the body and needs to be nourished. However, hair loss...

Eat This Not That During the Holidays

Ah, the holidays, aka "cookie season!" A time of wonderful food, sweets and indulgences. Weeks of consuming high sugar, refined cookies and snacks can leave you feeling drained, sluggish, and unmotiva...

Are "Net Carbs" Important for Weight Loss?

It is very likely if you’re reading this you have been hit by the low-carb and keto craze over the last few years. It seems like everywhere you turn there are remnants of this diet trend. This c...

Are Your Headaches Linked to Your Diet?

Next time you are out at a public event, glance around and try to keep track of every sixth person that walks by you. Did you struggle? Was it too many people to count? According to the National Libra...