Diabetes, General Health, Health Care, Lifestyle Changes, Weight Loss
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...
Diabetes, General Health, Health Care, Lifestyle Changes, Weight Loss
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...
Diabetes, General Health, Health Care, Lifestyle Changes, Weight Loss
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...
Diabetes, General Health, Health Care, Lifestyle Changes, Weight Loss
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...
Diabetes, General Health, Health Care, Lifestyle Changes, Weight Loss
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...