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Category Archives: Exercise & Fitness
Gluten-Free Diets
By Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD Gluten-free seems to be the latest nutrition buzzword. Gluten is a protein in wheat, rye and barley that must be avoided by people with celiac disease, an inherited autoimmune disorder. Symptoms of celiac vary […] Read more »
Healthy, Vital, Active, Joyful
By Vonda Wright, MD Healthy, vital, active, joyful – these are not typically words associated with aging. And yet, an entire generation of healthy, vital, active and joyful people is changing the very paradigm of aging in this country. This […] Read more »
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Winter Nutrition: Fueling for Cold Weather Exercise
By Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD Whether you are a professional athlete or just like to exercise outdoors all year round, you want to pay careful attention to your diet during the cold months. Otherwise, lack of food and fluids […] Read more »
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Reasons to Be Cheerful!
By Vonda Wright, MD If knowledge is power, then 78 percent of people over 50 say they are empowered with the knowledge that exercise is the key to healthy aging. Yet fewer than 30 percent of all Americans invest a […] Read more »
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Exercise, Injury and Creatine
By Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD Each year, more than 5000 health professionals gather at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). At this year’s meeting in Denver (June 1-4, 2011), exercise physiologists, sports medicine doctors, […] Read more »
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2011 Sports Nutrition News from the American College of Sports Medicine
By Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is the world’s largest organization of sports medicine and exercise science professionals. At ACSM’s annual meeting in Denver, May 31-June 4, 2011, over 6,000 exercise scientists, sports […] Read more »
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When Athletes Struggle With Food Cravings and Sugar Addiction
By Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD “If I crave a candy bar, should I eat a candy bar?” That’s the title of one of my most popular blog posts. Clearly, food cravings and sugar addictions are a source of concern […] Read more »
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A Better Way to Watch TV
Watching TV and playing video games has long been named as one of the culprits for our national obesity crisis. Our sedentary lifestyle habits certainly deserve some of the blame and there is no shortage of advice on how to […] Read more »
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The Cost of Inactivity
By Carol Plotkin, MS, RD, CDN, ACSM From birth to old age, our bodies are continually changing. When we put off regular exercise, our bodies are not just frozen in motion, they’re fading. Physical activity stimulates most organs to work […] Read more »
