Healthy Alternatives For Sunscreens
Healthy Alternatives for Sunscreens By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. For years I have said there were lots of additives in sunscreens that may be unhealthy and one of these days we will find out the sunscreens have called lots of health issues for our children once the strategy was pushed to put sunscreen on daily all […]
Get More Bang for Your Buck: Make Sure Your Supplement Has Been Tested!
Get More Bang for Your Buck: Make Sure Your Supplement Has Been Tested! By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. How to Tell if Your Supplement Has the RIGHT Amount When I used to publish my health magazines, Kentuckiana HealthFitness and Kentuckiana Healthy Woman, did my weekly radio show, Health News You Can Use and had a private […]
Who Should Take Nutritional Supplements?
Who Should Take Nutritional Supplements? By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. As a dietitian, I have recommended taking a multivitamin/mineral pill to many of my clients and readers because of either their poor food choices or their medical condition. In fact, when I was diagnosed with osteoporosis due to my family history, I began taking a calcium […]
The ABC’s of Lyme Disease
The ABC’s of Lyme Disease By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. It’s getting warm outside and many of us will be getting outdoors: walking, hiking, playing golf, playing pickleball and enjoying the outdoors but one thing to be aware of are the ticks that might be carrying a bacteria that could cause you to get Lyme Disease. […]
Best Time to Take Nutritional Supplements
Best Time to Take Nutritional Supplements By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. As a dietitian I have recommended nutritional supplements for many people based on their dietary habits and their need based on their medical history. It occurred to me, many of my clients and readers might be taking these supplements at the wrong time and […]
President Trump’s Executive Order on Glyphosate: When Activism Collides with Common Sense: Part 2
President Trump’s Executive Order on Glyphosate: When Activism Collides with Common Sense: Part 2 By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. The US Agriculture Community across the US depends on Glyphosate for many crops like corn, soybeans and wheat. 90-95% of the glyphosate used by US farmers comes from China. President Trump’s Executive Order is about increasing the […]
What is Killing Your Immune System…And Keeping You Unhealthy? Part 2.
What is Killing Your Immune System…And Keeping You Unhealthy? Part 2. By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. Many everyday factors can weaken or suppress the immune system, making the body less able to fight infections and chronic disease. Think of it as many small stressors piling up on the body. Here are some of the biggest ones. […]
The Perfect Storm of Events Create a Cascade of Long-Term Health Issues
The Perfect Storm of Events Create a Cascade of Long-Term Health Issues By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. The Make America Healthy Again Narrative: America did not become chronically ill overnight. Our current health crisis is the result of many pressures hitting the human body at the same time. For decades we have slowly moved away from […]
Translating the ‘Added Sugar’ Guidelines in the 2025-2030 MAHA US Dietary Guidelines to a Plateful of Real Food
Translating the ‘Added Sugar’ Guidelines in the 2025-2030 MAHA US Dietary Guidelines to a Plateful of Real Food Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. Under the new MAHA 2025–2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the recommendation on added sugar has shifted compared with previous editions because research has concluded sugar has been the major culprit that […]
Small Changes Make a Big Difference
Small Changes Make a Big Difference By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. The 2025-2020 US Dietary Guidelines by the Trump HHS, there was a big uproar about of EAT REAL FOOD motto. Moving from an ultra-processed food culture to a Eat Real Food culture might be hard at first but many families could start by Making […]