Healthy Eating
Sugar Substitutes: Challenging the Myths
Lately we’ve been hearing sugar substitutes, also called nonnutritive or artificial sweeteners, may promote weight gain and may cause diabetes or make it worse. This could be one of those confusing good-for-you, bad-for-you, nutrition stories. The safety of artificial sweeteners is a decades old debate. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for evaluating
Live Long & Eat Good Fats
Our team of Registered Dietitians at Idaho Nutrition Associates sees clients for many different reasons, but heart disease is certainly at the top of the list. Despite amazing advances in our understanding of prevention and treatment, heart disease continues to affect nearly half of all American adults and remains the leading cause of death in
An Apple A Day…
I’m rather passionate about apples, but I confess to not owning an apple tree. My passion gets as far as the grocery store where picking apples is happily relegated to a lovely display of the most popular apple choices full of good nutrition. Gala recently surpassed Red Delicious as the most popular apple. I’m personally
The Eyes Have It
We work hard to keep our physical health in tip top shape, but do you think about your eye health as part of your physical health? Having routine appointments with your optometrist, at least annually, is a lot about making sure our glasses strength is appropriate for vision and that frames match the latest fashion,
A Red Pepper and Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease
Growing up I had a cherished aunt who lived as an artist in the south of France. I loved her work. She had fascinating objects in her still life arrangements that repeated themselves throughout her paintings. One of those objects was a vibrant red pepper. I have one of her paintings that includes, you guessed
Healthy Hearts For Women
I know it’s only January, but I’m eager to start thinking about how February celebrates heart health and how important it is to renew and restart our effort to strengthen our own heart health. February is the month dearest to my heart. Valentine’s Day reminds me of heart felt love, but most of all February
The Gift
There is a gift waiting for you to unwrap and discover. “Please share with others” it says. You can’t use it up. The gift increases in size and value the more you use it. Your gift is gratitude. You were born with it. Our brain is hardwired for gratitude, but it may need a little
The Feast Of Seven Fishes
Growing up I don’t exactly remember what we ate on Christmas Eve, but I do remember the glorious turkey dinner on Christmas Day. It wasn’t until I married a man, who was half Italian, that I discovered new food traditions and decided it was just fine having lasagna for Christmas dinner. My mother-in-law, who was