Dance Your Way to a Better Body Jan 01 10:52pm Are you one of the millions who've gotten hooked on ABC's hit show "Dancing with the Stars?" In this show, celebrities enter a multi-week dance competition and train with professional dancers to compete in a dance competition. Many... Read more

Red Meat and Breast Cancer Dec 31 06:46am Since one in eight of the women who read this blog will develop breast cancer, I have decided to write about the recent news about the link between red meat and breast cancer. A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has found that... Read more

Should You Starve a Fever and Feed a Cold? Dec 26 08:29pm As we head into the cold season, friends, family, and co-workers will likely offer their tried-and-true remedies for warding off an impending cold. But how many of these home-grown remedies actually work? To prevent or treat a cold during the winter... Read more

The Drive to be Thin Dec 24 12:41am For those of us who celebrated Thanksgiving with a family feast or have begun this season of overindulgence, dieting has been thrown to the winds for what remains of this year. We've resigned ourselves to the fact that our diet will resume in... Read more

Tips to Cut Fat and Calories During the Holidays Dec 21 06:42pm This week in our hospital cafeteria, our nutrition students created a holiday celebration that featured menus from around the world. As I sampled the many unusual specialties, I was struck by what they all had in common: lots of fat and calories. No... Read more

Keep Moving During the Holidays Dec 20 03:20am Often, the stress of holiday activities leads us to neglect our need for daily exercise. It seems that as our food intake at holiday parties increases, our time at the gym declines. Balancing calories in with calories out is easier said than done... Read more

Avoid Putting on the Holiday Pounds Dec 15 06:33pm Have you heard those reports that say you are likely to gain as much as 10 pounds during the holiday season? This doesn't have to happen to you. Let's do the math and review some holiday weight control tips. One pound of fat is about 3,500... Read more

The Scoop on Slow Churned Ice Cream Dec 12 12:00pm Have you ever tried one of those new, "better" ice cream products or substitutes and been disappointed with your selection? Over the years, from low-carb to low-fat, there have been many ice cream impersonators. Now we also have products... Read more

End of a Childhood Ritual Dec 08 04:30am One of my fondest childhood memories is licking the bowl clean of batter when my grandmother or mother baked cookies and cakes. As far as I was concerned, the best part of any baked dessert was the raw batter before it was placed in the oven. Today,... Read more

Making Lactose Intolerance Tolerable Dec 06 12:49am Do you or someone you know frequently complain of stomach upset, flatulence, and diarrhea after eating?  You may be suffering from a condition known as lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance - not to be confused with a milk allergy - is a... Read more