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New Year's Resolutions Nobody Makes, But ...

December 30, 2014

January 1 is just around the corner — a new year, a clean slate. Time to start making your New Year's resolutions. But this time, ...

tags: depression , diet , exercise , goals , health , new year's resolutions , nutrition , obesity , screen time , sleep , wellness

How To Stay Healthy Over The Holidays If You Have...

December 18, 2014

The holidays are filled with parties, food, and drinks galore. If you have a chronic condition like diabetes, obesity, or high blood pressure...

tags: celebration , diet , exercise , health , healthy eating , holiday , nutrition , portion control , sleep , wellness

Surprising Risk Factors For Diabetes: Your...

November 25, 2014

Obesity and type 2 diabetes in children has been on the rise. You might be surprised to find that school policies can put kids at risk for obesity...

tags: children's health , diabetes , diet , exercise , healthy eating , kids , kids health , nutrition , obesity , parenting , pediatrics , peds

Managing Your Diabetes: Carbohydrates

August 20, 2014

Nutrition is a very important key to living a happy and healthy life with diabetes. But, we know you might have some questions about how the ...

tags: carbohydrates , carbs , diabetes , diet , exercise , fiber , health , healthy eating , nutrition , starch , sugar , wellness

Gestational Diabetes: What Every Woman Needs...

July 2, 2014

Gestational diabetes is one of the most common medical complications, occurring in nearly 200,000 US pregnancies each year. Gestational Diabetes...

tags: diabetes , diet , first trimester , gestational diabetes , healthy eating , motherhood , obesity , pregnancy , pregnant , second trimester , third trimester

7 Sleep Tips for the Week Before the GT Relay

July 1, 2014

Getting ready to run the Grand Teton Relay? Finding it hard to fit all that running preparation into your regular work/family schedules? Well...

tags: cramps , diet , grand teton relay , health , restless leg syndrome , running , sleep

Carb-Loading — A Runner's Best Friend

July 1, 2014

Running in the shadows of the Tetons, one of the most beautiful locations in the nation for the annual Grand Teton Relay, you will experience...

tags: carb loading , carbohydrates , diet , grand teton relay , health , hydration , nutrition , running , sports

10 Non-Dairy High Calcium Foods that May Surprise...

June 26, 2014

Calcium”we all know that it's important for keeping our bones strong, and that drinking milk is a good way to get it.

tags: calcium , diet , health , healthy eating , heart disease , high blood pressure , nutrition , osteoporosis , wellness

Is Your Spouse Sabotaging Your Weight Loss?

June 17, 2014

The wedding was beautiful and so was the honeymoon. Notice the past tense: was. You've been married for a while now and it's time to face...

tags: diet , goals , health , lose weight , nutrition , weight loss , wellness

Gaining Weight: Do Men and Women Gain and...

June 4, 2014

Ladies, does it ever feel like you have to slave away on a treadmill just to lose 5 pounds, but your husband or brother can just mention dropping...

tags: diet , exercise , health , lose weight , metabolism , nutrition , weight gain , weight loss , wellness

How Close Are We to Finding a Cure for Cancer?

May 15, 2014

Cancer. No matter what kind it is or what stage it's at, the diagnosis can be terrifying. A lot of the fear comes from the fact that while...

tags: breast cancer , cancer , cancer prevention , cancer screening , diet , exercise , family history , health , nutrition , wellness

Going Green: The What, Why and How of a ...

April 8, 2014

Lots of places are going green lately. But have you considered switching your diet to green?

tags: diabetes , diet , health , healthy eating , nutrition , type 2 diabetes , wellness

What is the Best Diet for You?

January 21, 2014

Has there ever been a time when there wasn't the “latest, greatest diet craze”? It seems like there are always so many diet ...

tags: diet , dietician , eating healthy , health , nutrition , registered dietician , wellness

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