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Tips for a Heart Healthy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re in a relationship, single, or celebrating your friends and family today, this holiday is typically associated with sugar, sugar, and more sugar. (Those discounts on candy the day after, am I right?) Unfortunately, research over the last few years indicates that added sugars can play a huge role in the…
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National Take the Stairs Day
Happy New Year and National Take the Stairs Day! Still need ideas for a New Year’s Resolution? How about taking the stairs more often? Using stairs has a myriad of benefits, including (but certainly not limited to): Burning more calories than using the elevator, escalator, or walking on a flat surface. If one of your…
Read MorePumpkin Oatmeal Cookies…REMIX
What is small yet filling, sweet yet healthier than most baked treats, moist in texture, pumpkin and spice flavored, and packed with nutrients this fall? These pumpkin oatmeal soft baked cookies! Made with chia seeds instead of eggs and maple syrup instead of table sugar, this recipe is super easy to make and boosted with…
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Ready, Set, Fuel: How to Fuel Your Performance with Sports Nutrition
Imagine your body as a race car… Your training as the engine… Your injury treatment as the tune ups… Your diet as the fuel… And you are the driver. If you start to view food as fuel, you have the ability to drive your athletic performance to the next level. Based on the quantity and quality of foods you consume,…
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MyPlate for Athletes
MyPlate for Athletes by Katie Davis MS, RD, CSSD, LDN www.RDKate.com As we all know, March is National Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme is “Shape Up Your Plate” in honor of the new MyPlate graphic released by the USDA as a replacement for the good old Food Guide Pyramid. This was a welcome change…
Read MoreA Historical Lesson on Health- Simplified
After almost a month, these personal promises can often become complicated with loop holes. The following encouragement comes from Dr. George W. Calver’s simple commandments for health.
Read MoreTips for Working Towards a Healthier You in 2012
Seeing as the holiday season came and went…
Read MoreThere's an App for That
In the mobile era where smart phones abound, technology can be used to harness health in the modern age by encouraging clients to become more aware of and accountable to themselves.
Read MoreA Critical Connector & Common Culprit of Pain
Which of the bodily tissues will remain connected from head to toe if all other structures are removed?
Read MoreMeatless Athletes
Plant-based diets are a healthy dietary approach for most people, including athletes. There are more and more athletes who have embraced the meat-less approach and thrive on vegetarian and vegan diets. However, many are concerned about meeting their protein needs.
Read MoreCircuit Training Works
Circuit training works! Research has shown that circuit training can improve cardiovascular and muscular endurance, build strength, tone muscles and increase an individual’s metabolic rate, which all promote a healthier weight.
Read MoreThe New ACSM Exercise Guidelines: What RDs Should Know
By: Katie Murtha MS, RD On June 28th, 2011 the American College of Sports Medicine issued new recommendations on the quality and quantity of exercise for adults. While there are many similarities, there are a few new recommendations. No matter in what area you currently practice, I’m sure many of you are often asked questions about exercise because it’s…
Read MoreExercise intensity makes a difference
Persons who performed moderate to intense exercise regularly, were 40% less likely to experience a stroke as compared to those who did not exercise at all.
Read MoreFamily Fitness
Nutrition and physical activity can be a family affair.
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