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Different flavoured meal replacement shakes on the background of hay and sackcloth.
Shakeology. Does It Work For Weight Loss?

  Long before I became a licensed nutrition professional, I was exposed to various weight...

Shakeology. Does It Work For Weight Loss?
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Dry berberis heap on the desk
Berberine. A Supplement Worth Considering?

Dried barberry (berberis) – a source of berberine   There are thousands of supplements (a.k.a....

Berberine. A Supplement Worth Considering?
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Young asian woman jogging at the park - by Doug Cook RD
Can Thrive Patch Help You Lose Weight?

  The Thrive Patch is a weight loss product that you apply to your skin....

Can Thrive Patch Help You Lose Weight?
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Layout of wide selection of wholesome healthy foods on white
Weight Loss Is About Diet Quality, Not Quantity

  If you, or someone you know, has ever tried to lose weight, chances are...

Weight Loss Is About Diet Quality, Not Quantity
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Woman with diabetes testing her blood sugar
Blood Sugar Creeping Up? Get Better Control. Part 1

  Blood sugar is literally that: the sugar in your blood. Your blood contains all...

Blood Sugar Creeping Up? Get Better Control. Part 1
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Green tea extract supplements and bottle on a clay brown plate
Do Green Tea Supplements Help With Weight Loss And Sports

  Green tea extracts are promoted for both weight loss and sports performance.   But,...

Do Green Tea Supplements Help With Weight Loss And Sports Performance?
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Ketogenic low carbs diet concept. Healthy eating and dieting with salmon fish, avocado, eggs and nuts. Top view
Is Keto Good for Athletes? Part 1

  The keto health craze is here!   And if you’re wondering whether you should...

Is Keto Good for Athletes? Part 1
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Plato - fasting quote
Intermittent Fasting. Not Just For Weight Loss

  If you want to lose fat, improve metabolism, and experience other health benefits all...

Intermittent Fasting. Not Just For Weight Loss
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Are Food Tracker Apps the Devil They’re Made Out To

(DougCookRD.com) Diet and fitness apps are plentiful indeed. Many people are using them to track...

Are Food Tracker Apps the Devil They’re Made Out To Be?
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pouring water in a glass collection isolated
Waterlogged. 8 Glasses Of Water Per Day Debunked.

  It’s time I bust this one wide open.   Of all the nutritional myths...

Waterlogged. 8 Glasses Of Water Per Day Debunked.
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I needed a little get away last week. It was a lon I needed a little get away last week. It was a long weekend in Ontario so a friend and I headed off to Philadelphia ⁣ ⁣ A short, 1 hour flight from Toronto. Saw all the usual suspects including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall ⁣ ⁣ A real highlight was the Mutter Museum, a collection of preserved medical 'mishaps' ⁣ ⁣ We also went to several galleries , and museums but the real highlight for me was the Eastern State Penitentiary - amazing history, a very cool design and the audio tour was fascinating ⁣ ⁣ This gorgeous salad was also memorable too. Roasted beet and pear salad with smoked honey, pea tendrils, orange segments and pecans
𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯⁣ ⁣ I'm totally stoked to launch my podcast, this coming Tuesday, 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵! ⁣ ⁣ I've been secretly thinking about doing one for 2 years ⁣ ⁣ This is all about my love to explore & talk about all things nutrition and health WITHOUT the constraints of dogmatic dietetic education & training ⁣ ⁣ No motherhood statements here folks ⁣ ⁣ That's right, no topic is off-limits and yes, feathers will be ruffled ⁣ ⁣ This show will be for anyone, health professional or not, who has a general curiosity, a healthy dose of skepticism and a rebellious nature - like me 😀 ⁣ ⁣ I'll be talking to thought leaders, health professionals, researchers, journalists and more as I offer you, the listener rich, thought-provoking conversations ⁣ ⁣ Be sure to check back on Tuesday, podcast link will be in my bio!
You know fish is good for you because it’s loade You know fish is good for you because it’s loaded the omega 3 fats EPA and DHA⁣ ⁣ But not everyone likes fish⁣ ⁣ Luckily there’s another option; omega 3 enriched eggs!!⁣ ⁣ You can easily get more of the omega 3 fats that your body is craving by simply swapping out your regular eggs with omega 3 eggs⁣ ⁣ Use them any way you would use regular eggs; scramble them, make hard boiled eggs for snacks, make omelets, frittatas, or poach them. Use them to make omega 3-rich egg salad sandwiches⁣ ⁣ Getting the omega 3 into eggs is easy. Hens are fed diets with added ground flax seeds. They convert the omega 3 fat alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) in the flax into eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)⁣ ⁣ But there’s also another way; adding fish oil the hens’ diets as well, produces eggs with even more EPA and DHA!⁣ ⁣ This is good news because most Canadians are not getting the recommended daily intake of 250-500 mg of EPA+DHA ⁣ ⁣ Two Naturegg Omega 3 eggs by @burnbraefarms have 180 mg DHA + EPA, while two Naturegg Omega PLUS eggs have even more; 300 mg of DHA+EPA⁣ ⁣ What might surprise people is that eggs have a low carbon footprint for food that delivers perfect protein. In fact, eggs are classified with soy and nuts and other plant proteins as low in Green House Gas Emissions by the World Resources Institute, 2018
It's true ⁣ ⁣ Especially the further away you It's true ⁣ ⁣ Especially the further away you are from the equator ⁣ ⁣ Where I am, in Canada, it's only possible to make vitamin D from the sun for at most 5 to 6 months of the year and only under ideal conditions ⁣ ⁣ As a rule of thumb, you can only produce vitamin D from the sun when the UV𝗕 index is 3 or greater ⁣ ⁣ So, you can't make it in the winter and you can't make it at 7 am if you're out walking the dog ⁣ ⁣ Why? ⁣ ⁣ Cuz, as I just said, the UV-B index has to be high enough as it's the UV-B rays that make vitamin D ⁣ ⁣ Another way to figure out the optimal time of day for vitamin D production is; if your shadow is "shorter" than you are tall, the sun is high enough in the sky ⁣ ⁣ Even in the summer, many of us work indoors, wear long pants, longer sleeve shirts, or don't get outside at lunch ⁣ ⁣ The other reason vitamin D is the most common deficiency is that there aren't any reliable food sources of vitamin D to maintain blood levels to where they should be ⁣ ⁣ I doubt people are gonna eat several eggs, cans of sardines and salmon, and a liter of milk EVERY day to get their vitamin D ⁣ ⁣ So, eat well, get those eggs, fish with bones, some safe sun (burning is bad) and take a vitamin D supplement ⁣ ⁣ Everyone wants to know "how much?", the correct answer? What ever amount is needed to get you to the ideal level (80-100 nmol/L or 32-40 ng/L) ⁣ ⁣ There's a lot of variation which is why testing is best
For me, beef stew is an easy breezy meal to make, For me, beef stew is an easy breezy meal to make, especially with a slow cooker ⁣ ⁣ I keep it simple with some onions, carrots, celery, sometimes diced tomatoes, and not much else ⁣ ⁣ I don't like canned or frozen peas myself, and the purists will hate that I sometime throw in bell peppers, red, yellow or orange of course, green wouldn't work ⁣ ⁣ I don't add potatoes anymore now that I'm on the lower carb side of life but am still getting some with the carrots and all the healthy beta & alpha carotene ⁣ ⁣ My pressure cooker and slow cooker still work so I haven't jumped on the Instapost bandwagon, I mean, then what? Put the other appliances out to pasture? ⁣ ⁣ Beef is such a great source of iron, B12, zinc, protein, potassium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium and magnesium ⁣ ⁣ Any secret ingredients out there for making beef stew that I should know about? 🤔 ⁣ ⁣ Lemme know in the comments !
A healthy liver can metabolize 8 to 10 grams of al A healthy liver can metabolize 8 to 10 grams of alcohol in about an hour ⁣ ⁣ How alcohol is that? ⁣ ⁣ - 341 ml / 12 oz bottle of beer, cooler or cider with 5% alcohol- 142 ml / 5 oz of wine- 43 ml / 1.5 oz spirits with 40% alcohol ⁣ ⁣ For some, liver function can be less than ideal, even if their liver enzyme tests are normal which only shows acute inflammation or damage ⁣ ⁣ Liver function can be affected by insulin resistance (pre-diabetes, diabetes), being overweight or obese, nutrient deficiencies, especially choline, and even seemingly benign go-to remedies like acetaminophen ⁣ ⁣ A drink per hour detoxification rule is just a guideline; it's not something you can set a drinking schedule to ⁣ ⁣ If you drink at dinner and in the hours afterwards, the drinking doesn't stop when you take that last sip ⁣ ⁣ The alcohol that's in your system, moving down your digestive tract and sitting in your stomach waiting for its turn will continue to be absorbed into your bloodstream waiting to be detoxified ⁣ ⁣ Breaking down a lot of alcohol while you're sleeping can interfere with deep sleep AND interfere with the release of growth hormone that happens in the early hours affecting muscle protein repair and synthesis ⁣ ⁣ Does that mean we should all switch to day drinking? 😆 That I don't know but you might do better by limiting your drinking later at night ⁣ ⁣ Happy aging!
Every since I discovered how to make the perfect h Every since I discovered how to make the perfect hard boiled egg, I've been making them regularly ⁣ ⁣ They are not only a perfect protein, but hard boiled eggs are super convenient to have in the fridge to crack open as a snack, and by snack I mean 3 at a time with salt ⁣ ⁣ Or, they're a go-to for me to top my epic salads with for lunch, again, at least 3 at a time ⁣ ⁣ That gives me 18 g of protein, lots of vitamin B 12, and over 400 mg of my good friend, albeit under-appreciated by most, choline ⁣ ⁣ These babies happen to be omega 3 enriched where the chickens were fed ground flaxseeds and fish oil fortified feed ⁣ ⁣ Three eggs gives me lots of omega 3 fats: 225 mg DHA, 45 mg EPA & 930 mg ALA ⁣ ⁣ Nutritious and delicious
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Again with the Brussels sprouts ⁣ ⁣ I love the Again with the Brussels sprouts ⁣ ⁣ I love them and all cruciferous (brassica) vegetables ⁣ ⁣ Many will want to jump on and tell me how bad they are because they have goitrogens and will ruin everyone's thyroid health ⁣ ⁣ It's true, goitrogenic foods can interfere with the body's ability to absorb iodine under certain conditions but there's hardly a pandemic ⁣ ⁣ If people are at risk of thyroid disorders, have active thyroid issues, are making goitrogenic foods staples their of breakfast, lunch and dinner ⁣ ⁣ Or worse, eating heaps of raw kale salads or guzzling loads of 'green smoothies' made with kale, broccoli etc AND not getting enough iodine, then ya, I'll give the ANTI-crucifer camp that one ⁣ ⁣ But including a variety of them, like cabbage, kale, broccoli, turnip, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, daikon, radish etc in reasonable amounts is healthy - the bulk of the evidence supports this ⁣ ⁣ Anyone else a Brussels sprouts lover?
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