Kristin is a Registered Dietitian and wellness manager for the Cleveland Clinic’s Lifestyle 180 program. Besides working with individual patients, she supports projects of community- and workplace wellness.
Seven Ways to Be a Healthier Shopper
When you read a nutrition label, what do you look for first? Most Americans answer “calories.” Calories are important, but what if you turned around two labels without knowledge of the products and realized that, per serving, each had only 100 calories. Both seem pretty harmless. But consider that 18 large strawberries and 11 small gummy bears each have about 100 calories. The strawberries are full of fiber, potassium, folate and vitamin C – nutrients that will enhance your health. The gummy bears are full of sugar, and, other than a few gel stabilizers, nothing else. Although both have 100 calories, the quality of those calories isn’t even comparable. Understanding the 100-calorie example and adapting a few other rules may be all you need to be savvy grocery store shopper.
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Five Foods That Can Make You More Attractive
They say that youth is often wasted on the young and that we can’t appreciate great skin and a fast metabolism until we get older, both of which eventually move in a direction we wish they didn’t. So, in the wide world of nutritional benefits, it doesn’t hurt to add some foods to enhance our beauty as well, right? In addition to the expensive skin creams, treatments and potions, food can make a huge difference on your complexion, hair and nails. In this article, I want to share five foods that you should include in your “eating pretty” diet!
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The Real Weight Loss Battle: Keeping It Off
You did it! You lost the weight and now you’re looking and feeling like a million bucks. Unfortunately, you may soon learn that losing the weight, though difficult, may end up being a much more attainable task compared to the uphill battle that now awaits you in the quest for keeping it off. Although recent studies have demonstrated that we are getting better at keeping weight off, the statistics are still against you and the chances of you putting the weight back on are high. How can you win the battle against regaining your weight when so many others have failed? It won’t be easy, but with hard work – and a few tactics you may not have thought of – you may just beat the odds.
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Ten Tips to Host a Healthy Dinner Party
I’ve always loved entertaining in my home. The opportunity to have friends, family and food all coming together on a Saturday evening excites me. Lately, however, I’ve noticed that people appear to be more concerned about their health and what foods they choose to put into their mouth – so much so that people are actually intrigued to find out what healthy foods I will serve. If your goal is to provide healthy food at your next dinner party and still have your guests come back, consider these tips.
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Is Your Neighborhood Making You Fat?
Most individuals know that the key to good health is a combination of good nutrition, regular physical activity, stress management and genetics. Nutrition and regular physical activity, however, can take a backseat when your environment is one in which healthy foods are almost impossible to find.
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