In July 2014 program dietitian Vicki Bovee and her husband, Bill, committed to do a weekly challenge for a year to improve their health and lifestyle. Vicki and Bill decided to tackle a variety of challenges to eat better, eat and live more mindfully, and improve physical health and emotional well-being because there is always ...
How, when, why and where we eat are just as important as what we eat. Making sure to enjoy the sights, sounds, memories and interactions associated with eating are essential to developing an overall healthy eating plan. That is why, as part of National Nutrition Month® 2016, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics urges everyone ...
I decided it was time to clean out my files. I do not like filing and my piles to file and files to purge build up easily. This task was somewhat of a trip down career memory lane. I have been working in weight management almost my entire career, and that spans over 30 years. ...
It’s there. We all carry muscle and fat on our bodies. Because your body is such a complex machine, a lot of misconceptions and half-truths exist about how it works, especially when it comes to muscle and fat. Click here for more information from our friends at InBody.
Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day and some people celebrate random acts of kindness for a week. What a great way to feel good! The research confirms that practicing this behavior produces positive emotions and one can feel happier. A team of Japanese researchers found that people can become happier by counting their own ...
Italian Dressing It’s so easy to make your own healthier salad dressing. Give up the bottled dressings that are full of sodium plus ingredients you can’t pronounce and you would never find in your kitchen. If you want to substitute fresh herbs for the dry, use three times the amount of fresh. Dress your ...
Look for the Heart-Check mark. The American Heart Association makes it easier to find heart-healthy foods in the grocery store. When you see the label with the American Heart Association name you can be assured the food has been certified by AHA to meet requirements in seven different categories including fat, cholesterol, and sodium. The ...
In July 2014 program dietitian Vicki Bovee and her husband, Bill, committed to do a weekly challenge for a year to improve their health and lifestyle. Vicki and Bill decided to tackle a variety of challenges to eat better, eat and live more mindfully, and improve physical health and emotional well-being because there is always ...
Quark Thanks to one of our support group leaders for introducing me to Quark (also pronounced kvark). You’ve never heard of it? Well, me neither until Kristin brought it to my attention. If you like yogurt you might want to give Quark a try. It is new to us but northern Europeans have been eating ...
Your weight has changed but all you see is a number on the scale. That number doesn’t show you the whole picture. If you’ve had weight loss surgery with us, we measured your body composition (body fat, lean body tissue, and water) before surgery. If you haven’t been back for a repeat measurement since surgery ...