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View ArticleWeight Stigma Awareness Week
Weight bias is the last acceptable form of discrimination. As a result of the assertions by the media, researchers and the healthcare system that we must end the obesity epidemic as the only way to...
View ArticleDirty Dozen Plus, 2013
Each year the Environmental Working Group publishes a list of produce items that are low and high in pesticide residues after standard washing. You can read about their process and details on pesticide...
View ArticleHow many veggies will you eat today?
Did you reach the goal of 8 servings of non-starchy vegetables per day? Slam dunk! How did you do it? Post a comment below and share your experiences so that other people can learn from you. Missed the...
View ArticleOctober Challenge: Get Your Head In The Game
I often hear, “I know what to do, but I don’t do it”. The assumption is made that it is lack of motivation and self-discipline that prevents behavior change. I’d like to challenge this assumption. What...
View ArticleHealthy gut = healthy brain
“Accumulating data now indicate that the gut microbiota also communicates with the central nervous system…and thereby influences brain function and behavior.” Cryan J, Dinan T, Nature Reviews...
View ArticleInflamed Brain
Inflammation has been associated with chronic conditions we commonly encounter, such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. In addition to these metabolic conditions, inflammation is at...
View ArticleIs Your Brain Inflamed?
If your body is inflamed, so is your brain. How do you know you are inflamed? Symptoms of inflammation vary; how you experience inflammation is dependent on your body and biology. Signs of inflammation...
View ArticleProtein & Plant-Based Diets
Here’s a question from Ask the Nutritionist on the website: “I am trying to make sense of anti-inflammatory vegetables at the same time as reducing fish and chicken to a minimum so it seems that my ten...
View ArticleThe Power of A Single Supplement
True or false? Taking a single supplement for 12 weeks has been demonstrated to reduce incidence of psychosis in high-risk individuals for one year. True. In a 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled...
View ArticleADHD and Pesticides
It’s interesting to think about how pesticides work to fend off pests. These chemicals “work” by attacking the nervous systems of bugs and other pests. How do these neurotoxins affect our nervous...
View ArticleFrom Fork to Tummy to Brain
So often we hear about the foods we shouldn’t be eating, and while it is true many foods have attributes that don’t promote health, there are many foods that promote proper function. Our brains require...
View ArticleSpread the Love Challenge
November and December are best known for holidays, stress, friends, family…and eating. This year, your challenge is to spread the good word of clean eating, exercising, controlling stress and most...
View ArticleBest Reusable Water Bottle
Did you know that dehydration is associated with mood swings, fatigue and higher levels of hunger? Often I hear from clients and patients that they didn’t realize how poorly they felt until they began...
View ArticleThanks for Loving Nourishing Results!
I wrote Fall Family Favorites, my first e-cookbook, with you in mind. This cookbook is for anyone wanting to live well, nourish their body, mind and spirit, and savor every bite. Please use this 50%...
View ArticleA Good Book
Happy Cyber Monday! A book is a wonderful gift that allows your friends and family to learn more about food, nutrition, the food industry, the environment and health. This year, as you Spread the Love,...
View ArticleNourishing Results is expanding!
Nourishing Results is now available as a full-time and full-service nutrition consulting and coaching business. I have recently resigned my half-time position at the University of Arizona in order to...
View ArticleJanuary 2014 Challenge: New Ways for Weight Loss
New Year Resolutions for many people revolve around losing weight. For the past week you have probably been thinking and/or hearing about the best diets, weight loss tricks and exercise routines to...
View ArticleWhat’s Your 2014 Exercise Goal?
Last year my husband and I set the goal to run 1000 miles. On New Year’s Eve he had 1 mile to go and I had 2 two miles to go. So, on the snowy icy road outside of our cabin in Greer we each ran our...
View ArticleDefine “Detox”
In the January Challenge, New Ways for Weight Loss, I mentioned eating for enhanced detoxification. While detox diets are trendy, full of hype and tend to conjure up ideas of hokey juice fasts, the...
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