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Survive your Summer Picnics!

As we seemingly skipped spring and sprung right into summer, picnic season is upon us, as well as International Picnic Day on Saturday, June 18, 2016. And interestingly enough, there are more benefits to enjoying a picnic than you may think! In addition to choosing healthy picnic recipes, which we’ll […]

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Alcohol Awareness

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Because this month is centered right between two holidays associated with alcohol, St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo, now is a great time to discuss the recommendations related to alcohol use. What are the recommendations for consuming alcohol? The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics […]

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Mindful Eating

March was National Nutrition Month. This year’s theme is “Savor the Flavor of Eating Right”. The theme encourages us to take time to enjoy our food, appreciating the flavors and experiences that it provides. Mindful eating is about using your senses and listening to your body to be aware of […]

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Savor the Flavor of Eating Right

March is National Nutrition Month and this year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ theme is “Savor the Flavor of Eating Right.” They are encouraging Americans to eat less sodium, sugar, and saturated fat. In simpler terms that means less than 2300 mg of salt a day, less than 25 […]

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Snacking Can Be Healthy

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 […]

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A Cup of Tea, Please

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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Adding Something for Health

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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Season of Health

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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Healthy Holiday Gifts

What to buy? It’s the infamous question we ask ourselves around the holiday season. The harder question I feel is what to buy the person that has everything. To make matters worse, I’m a firm believer in giving practical presents. It’s so easy to default to chocolate or cookies for […]

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Holiday Weight Can Wait!

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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Know Your Numbers: Diabetes Month

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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Pumpkin Spice and Other Fall Favorites

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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Healthy Aging Month

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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September is Better Breakfast Month!

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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Back to School! Packing a Healthier Lunch

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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