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Always Weigh the Risk with the Benefit of Any Drug You Take!
Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or what many refer to as heartburn/acid reflux drugs may be linked to long-term kidney damage, according to a study published online January 11 in JAMA...and this study suggests that up to 70% of these...
Turmeric is a Functional Food!
Turmeric – A Functional Food... Functional Foods are foods that have a potentially positive effect on health beyond basic nutrition. Turmeric is derived from the plant Curcuma longa, a member of the ginger family, and its rhizome (root) is the most useful part for...
Diet & Exercise are Most Effective for Treating Pre-Diabetes!
By Marie Veselsky, RD, LD, CDE, BC-ADM Diet and exercise are most effective for preventing pre-diabetes from becoming type 2 diabetes. A major study in 2002 found that the combination of diet and exercise reduced the odds of pre-diabetes becoming diabetes by 58%,...
What is Your Individualized Carb Number for Weight Loss?
By Marie Veselsky, RD, LD, CDE, BC-ADM What type of diet should you be on for desired weight loss? Current research indicates that reducing the total amount of carbohydrates that you take in daily can help not only with weight loss, but...
What are Functional Foods?
By Marie Veselsky, RD, LD, CDE, BC-ADM Functional Foods are foods that have a potentially positive effect on health beyond basic nutrition. Oatmeal is a familiar example of a functional food because it naturally contains soluble fiber that can help lower cholesterol...
Spice Up Your Life and Your Health!
By Marie Veselsky, MS, RD, LD, BC-ADM Licensed Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator Spices have been used for centuries, not only to give food flavor, but also for their health benefits. Generally, the leaf of a plant used in cooking is...
Today Is the First Day of the Rest of Your life…
By Marie Veselsky, RD, LD, CDE, BC-ADM You can’t go back and start over…but you can start from here and have a better future! March 20, 2011 by admin One of the things I have heard, time and time again from my clients over the years, is that they often feel that it is...
Good News about Dark Chocolate
Dark Chocolate Consumption May Be Associated With a Lower Risk for Strokes Obviously, as a believer in eating “real food” (the caveman diet), I feel that good old fashioned dark chocolate is good for you in moderation. Research for some time has suggested that intake...
It Can Take Up to Year to See Significant Improvement with Life Style Changes for Type 2 Diabetes
By Marie Veselsky, RD, LD, CDE, BC-ADM It can take up to a year to see a significant improvement after making diet & lifestyle changes for Diabetes Type 2! Research shows that once a person with Diabetes Type 2 starts exercising, reduces their carbohydrate...
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