Of course this is nothing new. If there’s one thing that almost everyone in the nutrition world agrees on is that sugar is bad. It’s really quite simple. Sugar disrupts how your body works. Here’s how (in no particular order): 1. Sugar depresses your immune system for up to five [...]
This month is Valentine’s Day – the holiday of love and the heart. To be there for the ones we love it helps to have a healthy heart. Yet heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in America for both men and women and continues to increase. [...]
At Thanksgiving I like to pause and take time to reflect on what I am thankful for. While there is the obvious of good health and family, there was more this year. On Thanksgiving I received one of the nicest “thank you”/testimonials that I have ever received during all my [...]
Assessing Fructose Burden -Fruit Fructose Content Fruit Serving Grams Fructose Limes One 0 Lemons One 0.6 Cranberries 1 cup 0.7 Passion Fruit One 0.9 Prune One 1.2 Apricot One 1.3 Guava Two 2.2 Dates (Deglet) One 2.6 Cantaloupe 1/8 2.8 Raspberries 1 cup 3.0 Kiwi One 3.4 Blackberries 1 cup 3.5 [...]
Everybody knows that fat is bad for you. Right? Well, not exactly. It is fat that has been most unjustly demonized. We have been suffering from a low fat craze for the last twenty years. Everybody (well not really everyone!) has been convinced that fat is bad for us and [...]
Carbs are great for energy, right? Carbohydrates are one of the more controversial of the macronutrients. You will see heated debates illustrating the benefits of both low carbohydrate diets and high carbohydrate diets. The Standard American Diet (SAD) has become a high carbohydrate diet. Many experts believe this has fueled [...]
We will begin our discussion of the macronutrients with protein. What do proteins do in the body? Why are they so important? Protein provides the structural basis for our body: building and repairing our muscles, ligaments, tendons, organs, glands, nails, hair, blood, hormones, neurotransmitters, cell receptor sites, antibodies, and enzymes. [...]
Every now and then it is important to return to the fundamentals. Whether we are hearing something for the first time or it is a familiar concept, each time we engage it supports our understanding. With that in mind the next few articles will review the fundamentals of nutrition. We [...]
Ever wonder what really makes you feel good? Many people will answer “sugar” because they notice the “high” as sugar is flowing into their blood stream and giving them energy. Of course, we all know what follows - the “low” as the sugar runs out and we crave more sugar [...]
Well, it's that time of the month again, the much anticipated arrival of Diabetes Forecast - the official publication of the American Diabetes Association. Perhaps I'm missing something, but I don't quite understand how one of the feature articles can be called "Vintage Advice" - recommending wines! I'm sorry, but [...]