Health tips and advice
Slip into our quiet library for a while. Find a comfy chair, and read through a nutrition tip or two from nutritionist Vicki Koenig, MS, RD, CDN. Our Healthy Tips Library is always open, and we even allow eating and drinking. Just don’t stick your gum under the table.
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Calcium absorption and bone density
Calcium is important for bone health, yet most of us don’t get enough. Studies show that ...
Gluten intolerance
Imagine not being able to eat a major food ingredient that can be in most common foods. Food would become ...
Dairy and diabetics
One of the most common questions I get is, “Can I have Stonyfield Farm yogurt if I’m diabetic?” The answer is ...
Emotional eating
How we feel affects our food choices. And food affects how we feel. People eat out of ...
Fuel your day
When folks ask me what foods will boost, relax or heal, I say, “Body, mind and soul: food affects them all!” ...
High-fructose corn syrup
While health professionals and researchers debate whether high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is comparable to sugar ...
Why eat organic?
There’s evidence that many organic fruits and vegetables are more nutritious than their non-organic counterparts. Research has shown ...
Maintaining your weight
Do you lose and gain, lose and gain plus? One of the hardest things I help my clients do is lose weight, and then maintain the loss ...
Optimum protein levels
How much protein do we need? We need a minimum for growth and maintenance. Some studies suggest ...
Essential omega-3s
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential to normal growth and health and our bodies need them every day ...
