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Member-Only Articles
A Few Thoughts on Defeating Cravings
Using willpower to try to overcome strong biological drives like hunger or being tired and needing sleep is unhealthy, but using it to improve the quality of one’s diet and sleep habits makes perfect sense...
New Research: Meal Timing and Body Fat
Moderation: Still the Right Way to Go
Intermittent Fasting: A Scientific Look
There’s been a lot of talk lately about intermittent fasting for weight loss... but is this all just talk or is there scientific information to back it up?
The ABC's of 5-9 per Day
Need a Great Class Idea? Try Optimizing!
Here are the most popular themes for books right now, along with a few corresponding class ideas that make healthy eating seem really fun.
Can Diet Slow the Decline of Lung Function?
Science or Fiction?
A new analysis of scientific evidence was performed to examine the proof behind popular diet claims...
Modern Diet Promotes Gallstones
Daily Breakfast Brings Weight Loss
Take Control of Your Blood Pressure
The DASH diet lowers blood pressure by including higher amounts of potassium, magnesium and calcium, even without reducing sodium...
Is Inactivity the Main Cause of Obesity?
While there is little doubt that regular exercise has many health benefits and may help with reducing body fat stores, most research suggests that regular exercise alone is unlikely to solve America’s obesity epidemic...
How Healthful is Your Eating Pattern?
What’s important is knowing the basics of a healthy diet and making it work for you. Here are some answers to common myths about your food...
Increased Appetite Counters Weight Loss
The time has come to abandon the failed weight control paradigms of the past, which are based on erroneous assumptions about calorie counting and attempts to boost a slowed metabolism...
Fact Sheet: Heart Disease Prevention
Today I want to talk about preventing heart disease...
Reader Request: Motivating Long-Term Changes
Have you ever struggled with helping your clients make changes for the long term?
New Sugar Guidelines for Kids
A new statement from the American Heart Association advises all kids from age 2 to 18 to consume no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugars per day. Children under the age of 2 should consume no added sugars at all...
Secrets of Consistent and Healthy Eating Patterns
Here's a handout from last June's Communicating Food for Health newsletter, a member-exclusive that I want to release to everyone!
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