Breaking Nighttime Eating Habits
By Erin McKenna, RDN, CDN There are many reasons that someone may overeat at night, including restricting food during the day, boredom or tiredness. Here are some tips to help drive away those night time cravings.
Mindless Eating, Bite by Bite
By Melissa Buscetta RD CDN Studies show that the average person makes around 250 decisions about food every day – breakfast or no breakfast? Bagel or apple? Part of it or all of it? Kitchen or living room? Most people don’t overeat because they are hungry, but rather they are influenced by external factors such…
Sugar and Inflammation – Not a Sweet Combination!
By Daphne Baldwin Kornrich, MS, RD, CDN Most of us are aware that having too much sugar is not a good thing. We realize that sugar provides calories without any beneficial nutrients and that too much sugar can lead to weight gain and dental cavities. Research is showing added sugars’ role in chronic inflammation, which…
Exercise and Diabetes
By: Erin McKenna RDN, CDN Exercise is very important for diabetes management and for delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes. Making exercise a part of your lifestyle will help improve blood sugar levels and reduce complications from diabetes.
Intuitive Eating
By Erin McKenna, RDN, CDN Intuitive eating is primarily based on listening to your own body and hunger cues. Intuitive eating is about creating a healthy relationship with food, mind and body. It’s an approach that focuses on separating yourself from the diet mentality or the all or nothing approach. We should be eating to…
Color me Healthy: Antioxidants and Phytochemicals
By Daphne Baldwin Kornrich MS, RD, CDN Antioxidants are chemical compounds that protect our body’s cells from free radical damage that can occur from pollution, intense sun exposure, smoking and unhealthy foods. These free radicals can cause havoc to our cells, which may lead to heart disease and cancer. Many foods contain antioxidants, such as…
Stand Up For Your Health
By Helaine Krasner, RD Don’t take life sitting down. Recent studies point to an association between sitting time and high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and abdominal obesity, a term for fat that accumulates around your midsection and usually associated with excessive visceral fat that surrounds your internal organs. All of those conditions increase your risk…
Reconsider Skipping Meals
By Erin McKenna, RDN, CDN Skipping meals is very common for anyone with a busy schedule (a.k.a all of us!). Many people believe that the less you eat throughout the day, the better. The problem is you may be slowing down your metabolism and leading yourself down a path that can lead to poor eating…
Health Claims: Don’t Judge a Food By Its Package!
By Daphne Baldwin Kornrich, MS, RD, CDN We try to make the best decisions when we go to the food store, but it’s so difficult with all the different healthy claims on products – “No GMO,” “Zero Trans Fats,” “All Natural”…the list goes on and on. Advertisers are very shrewd when it comes to advertising…
Yoga: Good for Heart and Mind
By Helaine Krasner, RD, CDN Yoga has been practiced for its health and wellness benefits for more than 5,000 years. The slow deep breathing associated with yoga practice helps to quiet the mind and promotes relaxation. This may reduce overall stress level. Chronic stress increases risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes. …