Morning Muffins

By Your Bariatric Nutrition Team It’s spring’s final stretch before summer and there is so much to do! Between planning vacations and preparing the outdoor furniture, some meals can be overlooked. Make sure to keep yourself going strong by eating enough and exercising! We know that your typical muffins can be loaded with sugar, so…

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.

causes of sleep paralysis

Sound Asleep but Wide Awake

Have you ever lain in bed wide awake, aware of what’s happening around you – but you couldn’t move a muscle? If the answer is yes, then you’ve probably experienced the bizarre phenomenon that is sleep paralysis.

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…

Free Diabetes Management and Prevention Course at Mather Starting May 13

April 24, 2017 Do you have pre-diabetes? Are you newly diagnosed with diabetes? John T. Mather Memorial Hospital will offer a FREE six-week course on Diabetes Management and Prevention beginning Saturday, May 13. The classes, which will be led by Diabetes Nurse Educator Elizabeth Giordano, MA, RN, CCRN, and include various related specialists, will be…

Lace Up and Give Back at Families Walk & Run for Hope May 6

April 19, 2017 Looking for an opportunity to give back to the community? The 2017 Families Walk & Run for Hope benefits the Fortunato Breast Health Center and its mission to provide state-of-the-art breast healthcare to its patients. “Powered by Hope,” the event is a great opportunity to enjoy a fun day with friends, family…

health benefits of reducing clutter

Spring Cleaning: 5 Health Benefits to Decluttering Your Life

If you have a closet that is starting to overflow and take over your bedroom or junk drawer that has gradually started to expand from the drawer onto the kitchen counter top, then you’ve likely felt some level of stress brought on by piles of unnecessary junk. All of that stuff can be annoying to…