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How To Get As Much Protein as a Chicken Breast in a Plant-Based Meal
If you are plant-based, you likely have heard the question “How do you get your protein without meat or dairy?” As a plant-based dietitian, I have certainly had that question asked of me, many times. And if you're thinking about going plant-based chances are it'…
Why Drinking Too Much Coffee is More Dangerous For Women Than Men
While everyone focuses on the health benefits of coffee there may be even more positives to kicking your caffeine habit, especially if you're a woman. Coffee appears to affect women more than men, according to a doctor. Full disclosure: I decided to try giving up coffee four months ago, and have sin…
How to Eat to Help Lower Risk of Colon Cancer, From Experts
It used to be that colon cancer was an old person's disease. Sadly, more and more younger people are turning up with this cancer, the second most deadly in the US, according to the statistics that show that while risk increases with age, the rates of this cancer are skyrocke…
How to Eat to Reduce Plantar Fasciitis Pain, From a Doctor
When a runner gets heel pain, it can develop into full-blown plantar fasciitis, an inflammation of the ligament that runs along the bottom of your foot, connecting your Achilles tendon and your toes, and because it's so hard to treat, you'll do anything to make the pain subside a…
To Fight Inflammation and Help Recovery After Exercise, Just Add This Fruit
While intense exercise, like training for a marathon, or hitting it hard at the gym, is great for our overall health, it can take a toll on the muscles, joints, and ligaments, and cause injury. If you're feeling achy or beat up from overdoing it, you may not be eat…
New Study: Do These 3 Things Daily for Better Mental Health, According to an RD
The pandemic may be on the wane in the US, but our lingering mental health issues are still with us, and as many as 40 percent of American adults have struggled with their mental health in the past year, according to the CDC, including conditions like anxiety, depression, or substance abus…
How a Dietitian Wishes You’d Eat For Long-Term, Sustainable Healthy Results
The average adult will try an estimated 126 different diets in their lifetime, according to one poll. Yet nearly all of them fail. That's because even when a diet is successful in the short term, it's almost always impossible to stick with over the long term, so we give up.
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How to Do a Juice Cleanse the Healthy Way, From an RD
With the warm weather here to stay, you're probably looking o eat healthily and focus your meals around the fresh produce of the season. If you're also eager to kick start your summer weight loss or hit reset on your gut health, a juice cleanse may be the way to start. Resea…
Could You Be Lactose Intolerant and Not Know? How to Tell, From an RD
68 percent of the world's population is lactose intolerant. While this shocking statistic may not include you, your body still may experience adverse reactions after consuming dairy. One way to know if you're sensitive or allergic to dairy products is to …
Men and Women Stress Differently. Here’s How to Cope, from Experts
Got stress? Of course you do – you’re human, after all. Yet not all stress is created equally, and how you handle that stress may depend on your sex, as men and women have different ways of expressing and handling that stress. Below, experts weigh in on these differences and of…