Fighting Holiday Stress

From your Bariatric Nutrition Team Don’t you want to feel joyful and relaxed during the holidays and less agitated? “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” You remember those lyrics by Andy Williams, don’t you? What happened to sipping warm beverages while listening to joyful holiday songs by the fire? Unfortunately, sometimes our holidays…

The MIND Diet – Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay

By Barbara Broggelwirth, RDN, CDN According to the National Institute of Health, Alzheimer’s disease is currently ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and recent estimates indicate that it may rank third, behind heart disease and cancer, as a cause of death for older people(1). Research supports that diets recommended for cardiovascular health have…