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Healthy Cooking Thursday – How Do I Make These Grains Delicious?

February 17, 2011

Recently, Robyn (as well as the US government) suggested reducing refined grains for numerous healthy reasons.  But there's a reason that many folks avoid barley, quinoa, millet, amaranth, oats, brown rice, and all their whole grain buddies; many people find them hard to make delicious, aside from adding tons of fat and sodium to them.  Here [...]

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Does Sugar Make You Hungrier?

February 16, 2011

When we're looking to manage  type 2 diabetes, achieve healthy weight loss, or manage polycystic ovarian syndrome, we may have a goal of reducing added sugars in our intake.  Those interested in managing potential food addiction also tend to target added sugars as being fuel to the food addiction cycle.  So let's take a closer look [...]

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Reducing Refined Grains

February 9, 2011

The new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans was recently released and while many of the recommendations are not shockingly different from the 2005 guidelines, there were a few interesting changes.  What caught my eye is the discussion, albeit it short, on reducing our intake of refined grains.  Previously, not much was mentioned about refined grains in [...]

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It Happened This Week: Social Media & Self-Esteem, Type 2 Diabetes, and Fall Soups & Stews

October 1, 2010

Do Facebook and Twitter make you feel better or worse about yourself?  Nourishing the Soul has an interesting piece on social networking and self-esteem. Another good study proves the power of a healthy lifestyle in keeping type 2 diabetes under control.  One of the investigators, Ed Horton of the Joslin Diabetes Center, has been a [...]

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Diabetes and Dolphins

March 16, 2010
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It Happened This Week: FRESH, the movie, Type 2 Diabetes and Health at Every Size & Lemon Coconut Bars

August 14, 2009

Did Food, Inc. leave you depressed?  Then check out FRESH, the movie (trailer above) to see what folks around the US are doing to change the picture. Dietitians are doing their part to change the picture, too.  Under the clever title “Low Carbon is the New Low Carb,” Nutrition Unplugged reviews two new cookbooks written [...]

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Healthy Recipe: Veggie Enchiladas

August 13, 2009

Today’s recipe is courtesy of our good friend and colleague Alta Engstrom, RD, whose website First Kitchen is just the place for those who want to learn their way around a healthy kitchen.  This recipe gives a look at how easy it can be to make a great-tasting good-for-you meal in minutes.  It qualifies as [...]

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For a Smaller Waist, Eat Red Meat, Butter & Whole Milk?

August 12, 2009

I recently rediscovered the blog Junkfood Science whose author Sandy Szwarc, BSN, RN, CCP describes as “critical examinations of studies and news on food, weight, health and healthcare that mainstream media misses.  Debunks popular myths, explains science and exposes fraud that affects your health.” Like us at Green Mountain at Fox Run, Sandy is an [...]

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Healthy Recipe: Lemon Avocado Mousse

January 22, 2009

Today's healthy recipe is a refreshing, palate-pleasing appetizer spread from the California Avocado website. A surprisingly complete food, avocados contain fourteen minerals to stimulate growth, including iron and copper for your blood. The sodium and potassium in avocados keeps your body chemically balanced, and their low sugar content and absence of starch make them an [...]

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Diabetes: Curvy Women More Protected Against Type 2 Diabetes Risk

January 16, 2009

Got curves? Well, a new study (performed on mice) from Harvard Medical School suggests that 'pear-shaped' bodies, i.e., those of us with a little extra padding on the hips and buttocks, may be less likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than 'apples' (people who tend to have extra fat around the middle). Not all fat is [...]

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