Is Natural Flavor a Healthy Ingredient for You and Your Family?
Is Natural Flavor a Healthy Ingredient for You and Your Family? By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. If you want to take control of your health and the health of your family, you must become a Total Food Label Investigator. In the past, many dietitians and nutritionists were recommending patients and clients read the Basic Food Label […]
Does Your Gut Microbiome Control Your Health?
Does Your Gut Microbiome Control Your Health? By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. Did you know that your Gut Microbiome is the Control Center for your health? Used to be called digestion but now has a new name: Microbiome Bacteria and other microbes help to digest the food that you eat. Some of these microbes are associated […]
Thank you, Food Babe: Vani Hari
Thank you, Food Babe: Vani Hari By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. As a registered dietitian since 1973, I have always kept up with nutrition and wellness for my whole career. But when I started following the Food Babe, Vani Hari, I asked myself, why didn’t the American Dietetic Association now called the Academy of Nutrition and […]
These are a Few of My Favorite Things
These are a Few of My Favorite Things By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. I never make New Year’s Resolutions because…as soon as the New Year Resolutions come out of my mouth, I break them maybe I am traveling or going to grandkids basketball and soccer games! I decided to make a list of my favorite […]
The Lowdown on Ultra-Processed Foods
The Lowdown on Ultra-Processed Foods By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. In today’s world, many Americans are eating more ultra-processed and processed foods and not eating real foods that contain adequate amounts of dietary fiber and other nutrients. 75% of Americans are overweight with 45% of children being labeled as overweight. 20% of kids are labeled as […]
Leading the Charge to Make America Healthy Again
Leading the Charge to Make America Healthy Again By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. As a registered dietitian, I specialized in wellness & prevention during my 50+ years as a nutrition and health educator. I have always tried to teach my patients, clients and readers the very top accepted health information from the federal government who was […]
Today’s Family Meal is Difficult to Schedule but Worth It!
Today’s Family Meal is Difficult to Schedule but Worth It! By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. When I was raising my three sons, who are now 45, 47, 49 years old the family meal was difficult because they were involved in sports, clubs, working and then there was their social life but as a registered dietitian I […]
The ABCs of Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine because of a sensitivity to gluten, which is found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats. This hereditary disorder interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food.
When persons with celiac disease eat foods containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small intestine.
Weight Loss the Easy Way…Take a Weekly Shot but…Just Some Food for Thought
Its no big secret how obesity has tripled in 60 years. How did we get here: poor diet with lots ultra processed foods, fast food eating, and sedentary lifestyles. Ultra processed foods make up about half of all the calories consumed. The Food Industry has created lots of high sugar, high salt, junk food with enticing ads.
Magnesium Keeps Your Body Running Smoothly
Recently a family member told me his health professional recommended he take a magnesium supplement daily. She told him to look for a magnesium supplement that contain at least 200 milligrams (mg). He’s 75 years old and is also on blood pressure medicine. He asked me about what foods were high in magnesium which prompted me to write this column about magnesium. As a nutritionist, I always recommend foods over supplements unless my client doesn’t eat the foods high in the nutrient needed, they have a medical condition where they don’t absorb the nutrient well may cause a magnesium deficiency. In fact, when I was working as a performance nutritionist, when an athlete suffered from muscle cramps, besides discussing hydration, potassium status, calcium status, I also talked about magnesium. Many of energy & muscle system reactions are magnesium dependent to work effectively.
