Grilled eggplant rollatini

From your Bariatric Nutrition Team It’s summer and that means it’s time to lighten up a comfort food favorite. This grilled version of eggplant rollatini is a great summer comfort meal. Grilling the eggplant creates a perfect vessel for the cheesy filling. With its light smoky taste, you won’t be sacrificing any flavor. The only…

Building healthy habits early on

By Erin Caraher RDN, CDN As children grow up, it’s important to teach them the value of a healthy lifestyle. Being a role model and demonstrating living a healthy lifestyle yourself is the best way to do so.

Woman feeling her neck, checking thyroid

Maybe it’s your thyroid

The thyroid produces hormones that regulate many body functions, including metabolism and heart rate. Learn what happens when the thyroid malfunctions and what the available treatment options are.

Two nurses talking with patient after surgery

7 Ways to fast track your recovery after surgery

How you recover after surgery varies greatly depending on the type of procedure and if you have any other conditions that affect your overall health and ability to heal. A minimally invasive or outpatient procedure recovery period will be far different than a more invasive procedure. Immediately following surgery, it may take a few hours…

Celebrate you!

By Helaine Krasner, MS, RDN, CSOWM, CDN Spring is the season of rebirth and renewal. There are holidays on this theme in every religion as well as holidays to honor our mothers and fathers. Spring is also a great time to celebrate ourselves. We are all unique and possess our own magical mixture of personality…

Man playing golf

Preventing sports related back injuries

Whenever you step onto the playing field or into the gym, you run the risk of suffering some sort of injury. Whether you’re a committed and competitive athlete or a weekend warrior, back and neck injuries are among the most common, accounting for over 20 percent of all sports injuries.