The term “snacks” has widely been associated with unhealthy foods such as chips, donuts, French fries, and other energy dense options that can be detrimental to our diets and overall health. Therefore, the health benefits of snacking are broadly overlooked, with automatic assumption that if one eats a snack between […]
Read more →I’m really excited to write this blog, because I am an avid tea drinker, and I just returned from an extended vacation to three countries where tea is highly regarded. Additionally, I recently studied tea for its medicinal purposes as I was finishing my Complementary and Integrative Therapy program at […]
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Over the holiday I had a colleague come to me and say that her New Year’s resolution was to take better care of her health. I knew where she was going with this …… weight loss. Instead, I asked her what it meant to her to live a healthier life. […]
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And so begins the season of health, or what so many hope to be the season of health. At the start of 2016, many of us find ourselves committing to the classic New Year’s Resolution of a healthy lifestyle; whether that be through weight loss, an increase in exercise, a […]
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We’ve all heard the radio and TV ads regarding holiday weight gain. Although it’s not something we may want to hear, it’s something we should be aware of! While recent studies have shown that the advertised “average weight gain of ten pounds throughout the holiday season” may not be true […]
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In recognition of National Diabetes Month, we’re here to offer you tips and tricks to manage diabetes, as well as healthy recipes to coincide with a balanced, diabetes friendly diet. But before we start with all of that, what IS diabetes? There are several types of diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, […]
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You hear it over and over this time of year- pumpkin spice. Pumpkin spice muffins. Pumpkin spice lattes. I even read about pumpkin spice fried chicken the other day. I’m not so sure about the last one, but I do have to agree that this is a great time of […]
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We typically think of healthy diets when we’re dealing with a health issue, but the reality is that a healthy lifestyle is an excellent practice for anyone at any age. Our bodies require different nutrients as we age, so what we put in our bodies and how we take care […]
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As we kick off fall, football season, and fresh faces at school, we can’t forget about healthy food as well! September is Better Breakfast Month, and while many people have heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, not many actually harp on that fact. A study […]
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As summer is coming to an end and we start thinking about the inevitable back to school shopping list, add some new groceries to your list. Believe it or not, a recent study from the 2012-2013 school year looked at elementary schools in Virginia and found that the home-packed lunches […]
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I recently had a friend ask me what her snack options were when she feeds her toddler. As with many parents, she thought products that said, “Organic” and/or “Natural” meant it was healthy. It wasn’t until I showed her the ingredients lists and food labels that she realized there had […]
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Summer is upon us and it’s hot! If you live in the Northeast you know we didn’t have much of a spring this year, so what better way to beat the summer heat than firing up the grill and having a party in the backyard or next to the pool. […]
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Warm weather is quickly causing us to forget about the winter we just endured, and soon it will officially be summer. Summer is my favorite time of year because of all the fresh fruits & vegetables available that either cannot be found or are way too expensive to buy in […]
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May is also Food Allergy Action Month! It is estimated that up to 15 million Americans have a food allergy, including 6 million children. Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), a nonprofit dedicated to food allergy, states that every 3 minutes a food allergy reaction sends someone to the emergency […]
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May is national osteoporosis month. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, over 54 million Americans over age 50 are affected by osteoporosis and low bone mass. This has led to over two million broken bones each year in the United States! Protecting our bones is a lifelong process. We need […]
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