Food and Health
It’s never too late to start making changes to include more minimally-processed plant foods in your daily food choices.
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For Good Health, Choose a Plant-Based Eating Pattern
It’s never too late to start making changes to include more minimally-processed plant foods in your daily food choices.
Food and Health
People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disease of the intestines that results in stomach pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and/or constipation, often try a variety of restrictive diets to get relief. The low-FODMAP diet helps approximately 70% of people with IBS live healthy, symptom-free lives. What is FODMAP? FODMAP...
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What is a Low-FODMAP Diet and Who Can Benefit from It?
People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disease of the intestines that results in stomach pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and/or constipation, often try a variety of restrictive diets to get relief. The low-FODMAP diet helps approximately 70% of people with IBS live healthy, symptom-free lives. What is FODMAP? FODMAP...
Prevention
The results of the recent twin study showing the strong association between high sodium intake and elevated BP that is independent of central adiposity coupled with Dr. Hinderliter’s study of the DASH diet and exercise program described here confirm research conducted at the Pritikin Center 35+ years ago. Overall, it seems clear that most patients diagnosed with elevated BP could lower their BP sufficiently to avoid the need for BP-drugs.
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Lifestyle Change Cuts Need for Blood Pressure Medications
The results of the recent twin study showing the strong association between high sodium intake and elevated BP that is independent of central adiposity coupled with Dr. Hinderliter’s study of the DASH diet and exercise program described here confirm research conducted at the Pritikin Center 35+ years ago. Overall, it seems clear that most patients diagnosed with elevated BP could lower their BP sufficiently to avoid the need for BP-drugs.
Kids
When my son was 6 years old he came home from school and proudly told me “Beets are nature’s candy!” His class had learned about different vegetables and beets were his favorite because they taste sweeter than many other vegetables when roasted. Beets have made a comeback lately. I've...
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Beets: Nutrition Powerhouses!
When my son was 6 years old he came home from school and proudly told me “Beets are nature’s candy!” His class had learned about different vegetables and beets were his favorite because they taste sweeter than many other vegetables when roasted. Beets have made a comeback lately. I've...
Cooking, Food and Health
Here is a list of new foods and trends from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' The Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (#FNCE) 2018 in Washington, D.C. This year I decided to show you the top 5 trends of food manufacturing that I saw on my walk through the...
FNCE 2018 – 5 Essential Trends and Takeaways
Here is a list of new foods and trends from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' The Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (#FNCE) 2018 in Washington, D.C. This year I decided to show you the top 5 trends of food manufacturing that I saw on my walk through the...
Prizes and Incentives
These fun and educational incentives make the perfect prizes, rewards, awards, and gifts for health and wellness promotion. Set them up at your next wellness fair, nutrition class, or company raffle.
Stunning Nutrition Posters – 10% off with code MYPLATE
Choose from over 100 different nutrition posters, health posters, and motivational wellness posters, that will make your walls beautiful and educational.
Food and Health
Despite the popularity of cutting carbs like bread, cereal, and pasta, science continues to support eating whole grains for best health.
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The Truth About Whole Grain Carbohydrates
Despite the popularity of cutting carbs like bread, cereal, and pasta, science continues to support eating whole grains for best health.