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Will eating breakfast really fuel your day?

You might establish new resolutions, or you might choose some lofty goals that will help you move in the direction…

January 9, 2021 • Ashley Lucas — Staff reporter

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There is something even better than willpower

The good news is that you can learn the pitfalls of relying on willpower and a few powerful tools and…

January 6, 2021 • Fran Sutherlin — Staff reporter

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Bringing everything back to basics

Especially after a particularly challenging 2020, we are looking for ways to ensure that 2021 will be different. The clean…

December 30, 2020 • Nicola Dehlinger — Staff reporter

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Cultivating your image of success

It’s been a dream that has been at our side for years – since high school, marriage, postpregnancy or after…

December 16, 2020 • Ashley Lucas — Staff reporter

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Make sure stress doesn’t throw away all your nutrients

It’s been a peculiar year to say the least! With the COVID-19 pandemic, an election year and now, we add…

December 9, 2020 • Fran Sutherlin — Staff reporter

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Caring for your ‘winter organs,’ aka the kidneys

When traditional Chinese medicine was first developed, it was thought to allow people to live in a state of harmony…

December 2, 2020 • Nicola Dehlinger — Staff reporter

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8 health and wellness tips for the holidays

It’s been shown that stress and anxiety in all areas of life including family, finance, and health and wellness seem…

November 18, 2020 • Ashley Lucas — Staff reporter

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Six nutrition principles most fad diets don’t include

That might mean your kids are still at home, your favorite gym is closed, your kids don’t have school sports,…

November 11, 2020 • Fran Sutherlin — Staff reporter

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What sugar cravings are telling you

When I ask sugar-craving folks what their days are like, it’s usually followed with a litany of stressful tasks, a…

November 4, 2020 • Nicola Dehlinger — Staff reporter

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When does the creep become a problem?

Well, I have some good news: It’s normal for your weight to flux up and down. As much as you…

October 21, 2020 • Ashley Lucas — Staff reporter

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Why making your diet part of your identity is bad for your health – and society

Every diet that has gotten traction in my lifetime, an unconscionably long time, has boiled weight loss down to one…

October 18, 2020 • Tamar Haspel

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Fad diets: Let’s talk about intermittent fasting

They often promise quick weight loss or health improvements without much independently reviewed scientific data to back their claims. The…

October 14, 2020 • Fran Sutherlin — Staff reporter

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Finding the pause as the fall sets in

Autumn is a giant invitation to all of us – human, animals, plants and soil – to begin the process…

October 7, 2020 • Nicola Dehlinger — Staff reporter

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Weight regain: Why it happens and what to do

For decades, we have been told that if we just exercised more, ate less (or at least ate everything in…

September 30, 2020 • Ashley Lucas — Staff reporter

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Fad diets: Let’s talk about Keto

As we learned last month, the thriving $193 billion dollar weight loss industry markets fad diets to Americans by enticing…

September 16, 2020 • Fran Sutherlin — Staff reporter

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Nightshades and arthritis are often connected

The farmers markets and grocery stores are an abundance of nature’s glory. Fruit is literally falling off the trees. Home…

September 9, 2020 • Nicola Dehlinger — Staff reporter

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

In the quest for a pandemic coping mechanism, I’ve become a cookie monster

Granola Cookies.Stacy Zarin Goldberg/Washington Post I’m not saying these trips were wise. In fact, I’d say they were decidedly dumb.…

August 26, 2020 • Tim Carman

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The art of letting go of excess weight

And the same goes for letting go of excess fat weight. In fact, this process of dropping weight is a…

August 26, 2020 • Ashley Lucas — Staff reporter

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Fad diets: Let’s talk about paleo

First let’s talk about the global $192 billion dollar weight-loss industry that not just survives, but thrives by marketing to…

August 19, 2020 • Fran Sutherlin — Staff reporter

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Nourishing yourself and your community

We don’t often dive more deeply into the finer points of nutrition, such as how many nutrients are lost if…

August 5, 2020 • Nicola Dehlinger — Staff reporter

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Maybe it’s low testosterone?

This isn’t ideal as testosterone is a key hormone in keeping both men AND women at optimal health with high…

July 29, 2020 • Ashley Lucas — Staff reporter

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Six ways to cut back on salt – and keep the flavor – when cooking at home

Reducing sodium in your recipes isn’t an impossible endeavor … if you think about it strategically.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post The best…

July 26, 2020 • Becky Krystal

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Don’t sell short the healing power of healthful food

The people I see in my nutrition practice experience a wide range of undesirable symptoms that prevent them from enjoying…

July 22, 2020 • Fran Sutherlin — Staff reporter

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To B or not to (vitamin) B?

B vitamins are involved with many biochemical reactions in the body – especially the nervous system. They are crucial to…

July 8, 2020 • Nicola Dehlinger — Staff reporter