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Are You Still Resolved to Keep Your Resolutions?
We are now about 6 weeks give or take from New Year’s Day. Of all the folks who made New Year resolutions, only about 40% are still committed to the desired change. And the further we go into 2014, the...
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Enjoy the taste of an “Ounce of Prevention”
We have spoken before in this blog about the benefits of eating dark chocolate and its long history associated with improved health. But I couldn’t explain “why” other than to say the benefits are...
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Take me out to the ballgame…..
Today marks the season opening for Major League Baseball 2014. And whether your team belongs to the National League or the American League, nothing says baseball like a bag of peanuts or cracker jack,...
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In Defense of Gluten
My name is Alana Benito and I am currently a dietetic intern through California State University San Bernardino’s ISPP program. I just completed my three week long acute care rotation with Nadine...
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In search of the perfect weight loss plan
As I have mentioned in earlier posts, a lot of reading material comes across my desk. At times it is difficult to keep up with, but this week a particular article caught my eye. A group of researchers...
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Dr. Oz is at it Again
I can always count on my Dad to give me ideas during my annual visit to Western New York state. This week, Dr. Oz is promoting a new supplement to assist in weight loss: L-arginine. Now, as a...
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Slim by Design
It’s true: your kitchen (and the rest of your house or office) is making you fat. Dr. Brian Wansink, one of my favorite behavior researchers, says so in his new book Slim by Design: Mindless Eating...
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Key to Healthy Weight? Sleep! by Jill Weisenberger, MS RDN CDE FAND
If you think your child gets enough sleep, think again. According to the National Sleep Foundation, most children sleep less than their parents realize. And nearly 70 percent of children have some...
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A New Approach for a New Year
It is about that time of year again, when we do a quick self-assessment of the year about to end and commit to doing a better job of it in the year about to begin: making New Year Resolutions. I …...
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Best Foods for Fourth of July Grilling By Marisa Moore, MBA, RDN, LD
Published June 26, 2015 Print Email Every year, millions of Americans fire up the grill on the Fourth of July. Though it’s a holiday, eating right doesn’t have to take the day off. Chef and author...
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It seems the math is all wrong.
I am sure by now that you all realize that most of the work I do involves weight management counseling. I absolutely cringe when a new client asks “how much weight will I lose by my vacation, my...
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Office Snacking Make-over
It is only 3pm. You have 2 hours left until quitting time. You feel (1) hungry (2) can’t focus (3) tired (4) distracted (5) headache (6) fuzzy in the brain (7) all of the above. You had a...
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Biggest Loser
I am not a fan of weight loss competitions. Participants will do just about anything for the short period of time necessary to get the pounds off. You cannot develop long term healthy habits this way....
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