Think about it: We each only have one body, and we all only have one planet, which is heating up fast.
Life is not a dress rehearsal!
Dieting doesn’t keep weight off long term. In fact Yo-Yo dieting (losing and re-gaining weight over time repeatedly) is extremely detrimental to physical and mental health.
Learn to find balance: take care of yourself and the environment that sustains our lives.
There’s been rampant marketing campaigns by elderberry supplement manufacturers that it can protect against both the flu and the novel coronavirus. Yet, based on current research and direction from the National Institutes of Health, there just isn’t enough information to demonstrate that elderberry is helpful for preventing or treating cold and flu. What’s worse, taking elderberry has the potential to be harmful if you have COVID-19. The synergistic effect of the total nutrients in whole foods are the most bioavailable to the body. Read on!
As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I am not a perfect eater, I don’t want to be a perfect eater, nor do I believe anyone else should strive to be. But, eating nutritious food for good health, is very important to me. Good nutrition can’t necessarily cure cancer nor multiple sclerosis, but research does demonstrate that eating well contributes to improved physical and mental health. With this personal and professional mission over the decades, I’ve come to recognize that beyond my knowledge and practice of nutrition, both Mindful Eating and Intuitive Eating are essential to eating well and overall health.
Takeaways for healthier eating, a healthier you in 2020 and beyond:
A hearty new take on an old classic that’s full of flavor and comes together quickly. Beyond the nutrient-rich tomatoes, cauliflower is also full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, while the beans boost the fiber and provide quality protein. Really good leftover! As the soup warms at the end, make up a grilled cheese with arugula or spinach and Dijon mustard on rustic whole grain bread—a complete meal.
Kale is often considered as a fall and winter vegetable, yet early-mid summer kale is a bit more tender and mild, and makes for a really good, nutrition-packed pesto. Lemon brightens the flavor; walnuts add their own taste as well as a nice texture. A food processor brings this pesto together quickly for pasta, pizza, salads, and more. Freezes well for later use.
What’s really in your olive oil bottle?…
Olives are stone fruits, like cherries and plums. Real, extra virgin olive oil is the fresh-squeezed juice from pressed olives—seasonal, perishable, and never better than the first few weeks it was made. It’s best to choose bottled oil in dark glass or other containers that protect against light degradation, and buy a quantity you’ll use up in a relatively short period of time. Read about brands that have made false claims along with recommendations for pure, good extra virgin olive oils…
As Vitamin D is naturally present in very few foods, added to others, and can be hard to get safely in adequate amounts from the sun, it’s one nutrient that I tend to recommend as a supplement, and one that’s the focus of ongoing nutrition research. Consider how much vitamin D you may get on a daily basis—read on about amounts in food sources, recommendations and what mushrooms have to do with it!
