By Carolyn Reynaud, MS, RD, LD -- The scariest part of Halloween can be dodging all those sweet treats and candies if you are trying to watch your diet. Halloween festivities do no need to haunt your waistline. Here are some Halloween season survival tips for a tricky situation. Don’t...
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By Carolyn Reynaud, MS, RD, LD -- That time of night is finally here, when you can sit and just relax after a hectic day. Then it hits you, that craving for a snack. You have done fantastic eating healthfully all day, and then it feels as if it just falls...
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By: Jen Haugen, RDN, LD -- September 18, 2019-Warm humid weather and intense high school sports practices, sometimes twice a day, lead to a lot of sweating and risk of heat exhaustion or more serious heat stroke. While hydration may not be at the top of the list for a...
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You will often hear that controlling your weight is simply a matter of “calories in vs. calories out.” Technically this is true: to create a calorie shortfall to lose weight, your body needs to use or “burn” more calories than you consume. Therefore, you must decrease your food intake, increase...
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Each month of the year has it’s own health observations to bring light to the wellness issues that impact our society. With children going back to school, this September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Growing obesity rates affect not only adults, but children and adolescents, too. Currently one out...
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By: Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDE, FAND -- I am not a fan of willpower. It isn’t because I don’t have any. It’s because willpower is unreliable. It’s there during one chocolate craving, but gone the next. Willpower might keep you from digging into the chip bag several afternoons in a...
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