Slow Cooker Turkey White Bean Pumpkin Chili
Here’s a healthy yet hearty recipe for the cold days ahead from the Center of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery™.
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Spice Up Your Cooking and Baking
By Nicole Zaybak Drepaniotis, MS, RD, CDN We know that preparing home cooked meals has many benefits. We can cook and bake with many different spices that can give us many added health benefits. Spices provided us with added flavor, no calories, no fat, and a little jazz to our meals….Just remember….you only need a…
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Meditation: 10 Minutes to Stress Relief
By Barbara Broggelwirth, RD In the fast-paced world we live in today, multitasking is ever present and even expected. People are seeking out non-pharmacological ways to ease their anxiety and quiet their minds. Taking time to unwind seems as luxurious as going to an all day spa – who has the time?? Research has shown…
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Savor the Season
By Mather’s Bariatric Nutrition Team As the season of festive foods ends, the delicious flavors don’t have to come to an end. Still craving turkey post-Thanksgiving? Not a problem! Lean turkey is a great source of protein and pairs well with vegetables. It’s relatively easy to prepare and quick to make. More and more supermarkets…
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The Importance of Vitamin D
By Erin McKenna, RD Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a very important role in our body. It is different from other vitamins because your body can make its own vitamin D when you expose your skin to the sunlight. Vitamin D is known for being good for our bones because it helps…
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Clean Eating for Good Health
By Daphne Baldwin Kornrich, MS, RD, CDN A clean-eating plan focuses on eating plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains such as oats and quinoa, legumes such as chickpeas and lentils, and minimal amounts of organic poultry, wild fish and lean, grass- fed meats. Small amounts of healthy fats from nuts, seeds and olive…
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Resistance Training and Your Health
By Nicole Zaybak Drepaniotis, MS, RD, CDN People who exercise on a regular basis not only lose weight more effectively, but are more successful at keeping it off. The combination of both aerobic (cardiovascular) and anaerobic training (resistance) goes beyond the physical benefits. The combination of both of these exercises can provide the following health…
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Slow and Easy Cooking for Fall
By The Bariatric Nutrition Team at Mather Hospital The fall chill is finally settling in and so are our fall routines. The kids are back in school, the vacation memories have been made and sun is starting to go down earlier and earlier. Thankfully, to combat these long tedious days, there are slow cookers, a…
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What Is HIIT All About?
By Nicole Zaybak Drepaniotis, MS, RD, CDN Do our muscles have memory? They sure do. Do our muscles respond well to routine? They sure don’t! Changing up the duration and type of exercise is an essential piece of the fitness puzzle. To take your fitness to the next level, you may to try an extensively…
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Goal-Setting Tips
By Linda Folken, MS, RDN, CDN Achieving a goal can be very challenging, especially when it comes to health and fitness. Setting the goal is the easy part; following through with accomplishing the goal is the hard part. Hard, but possible. Applying certain strategies will make goal setting more efficient and lead to accomplishing your…
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