3 Nutrition Tips for Cancer Survivors
This week marks the observation of National Cancer Survivors Day and we have a lot to celebrate. Thanks to steady advances in diagnosis and treatment, there are now more cancer survivors than ever...
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Bethany writes: “Have you heard of this new approach to flexible dieting called IIFYM, which stands for If It Fits Your Macros? A lot of people seem to be doing it and I'm interested in what this is...
View ArticleHow to Tell If You're Really Hungry
How hungry are you right now? Were you already thinking about it before I asked you? Now that I mention it, are you hungrier than you were a minute ago? Have you ever felt hungry just a couple of hours...
View ArticleCan an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Help PMS Sufferers?
Although often the punch-line of jokes, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a serious business, affecting four out of five women of child-bearing age. And we're not just talking about a little irritability...
View ArticleCan Vitamin C Reduce Toxins?
One the grim facts of life in our modern era is that all of us are constantly exposed to pollutants and other harmful byproducts of our industrialized society. There’s just no avoiding them. Sure, you...
View ArticleDo Artificial Sweeteners Promote Diabetes?
Artificial sweeteners like Splenda and Equal were once touted as a calorie-counter’s best friends: You can drink all the sweet tea, lemonade, and soda you like, without ingesting a single calorie or...
View ArticleHow Much Salt Do You Need to Be Healthy?
Katherine writes:“Lately I’ve been hearing that a diet that’s too low in salt might be just as bad as one that’s too high. How much sodium should you eat each day?”Getting people to reduce their sodium...
View ArticleAre These Hidden Calories Causing Weight Gain?
We hear a lot from nutrition experts about limiting our intake of added sugars. And, to our credit, our added sugar consumption has ever so slowly begun to decline. But there’s another very common...
View ArticleAre Saponins in Quinoa Toxic?
Diana writes: "I eat quinoa all the time but now I’m learning that the saponins in quinoa could cause intestinal damage and an inflammatory immune response? I would love your thoughts on this.”If you...
View ArticleHow Much Fat Can You Lose?
The other day, I was browsing nutrition headlines when I came across a summary of some new research on exercise and fat loss, which concluded that “it is not possible to lose more than 1 kilogram of...
View Article3 Nutrition Tips for Cancer Survivors
This week marks the observation of National Cancer Survivors Day and we have a lot to celebrate. Thanks to steady advances in diagnosis and treatment, there are now more cancer survivors than ever...
View ArticleWhat's the IIFYM Diet?
Bethany writes: “Have you heard of this new approach to flexible dieting called IIFYM, which stands for If It Fits Your Macros? A lot of people seem to be doing it and I'm interested in what this is...
View ArticleHow to Tell If You're Really Hungry
How hungry are you right now? Were you already thinking about it before I asked you? Now that I mention it, are you hungrier than you were a minute ago? Have you ever felt hungry just a couple of hours...
View ArticleCan an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Help PMS Sufferers?
Although often the punch-line of jokes, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a serious business, affecting four out of five women of child-bearing age. And we're not just talking about a little irritability...
View ArticleCan Vitamin C Reduce Toxins?
One the grim facts of life in our modern era is that all of us are constantly exposed to pollutants and other harmful byproducts of our industrialized society. There’s just no avoiding them. Sure, you...
View ArticleDo Artificial Sweeteners Promote Diabetes?
Artificial sweeteners like Splenda and Equal were once touted as a calorie-counter’s best friends: You can drink all the sweet tea, lemonade, and soda you like, without ingesting a single calorie or...
View ArticleHow Much Salt Do You Need to Be Healthy?
Katherine writes:“Lately I’ve been hearing that a diet that’s too low in salt might be just as bad as one that’s too high. How much sodium should you eat each day?”Getting people to reduce their sodium...
View ArticleAre These Hidden Calories Causing Weight Gain?
We hear a lot from nutrition experts about limiting our intake of added sugars. And, to our credit, our added sugar consumption has ever so slowly begun to decline. But there’s another very common...
View ArticleAre Saponins in Quinoa Toxic?
Diana writes: "I eat quinoa all the time but now I’m learning that the saponins in quinoa could cause intestinal damage and an inflammatory immune response? I would love your thoughts on this.”If you...
View ArticleHow Much Fat Can You Lose?
The other day, I was browsing nutrition headlines when I came across a summary of some new research on exercise and fat loss, which concluded that “it is not possible to lose more than 1 kilogram of...
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