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How Your Blood Sugar Impacts How You Feel and How to Stabilize It

Blood sugar spikes and drops can result in a slew of less than ideal symptoms. If you’re wondering whether or not your blood sugar levels are balanced, keep reading! Do you find yourself craving more sugary or starchy foods? Are you feeling lethargic or experiencing brain fog, headaches, dizziness, or hunger more often than you’d…

Are There Side Effects to Binge Eating or Overeating?

Learn the possible side effects of binge eating and overeating, as well as the first step you can take to break the habit.  Maybe you had a rough day, or you’re simply feeling a little bored, so you reach for some food. Before you know it, you’re feeling uncomfortably full and asking yourself why you…

How To Build a Balanced Plate

Learn the basic formula you need to build a balanced plate with ease in a sustainable, consistent way to optimize your health and wellness. We start hearing at a very young age that a balanced diet is key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We even hear this from doctors and other health practitioners alike. But…

How to Use the Mindful Eating Hunger Scale

Have trouble determining what hunger and fullness feel like? Keep reading to learn how to use the Mindful Eating Hunger Scale to determine your hunger cues. It sounds so simple, right? Eat when you’re hungry and stop eating when you’re full. But in reality, this oftentimes can be a lot easier said than done. There…

What to Eat to Stop Undereating

Are you frequently undereating and looking to kick the habit? Keep reading to learn what to eat so you can stop. Not eating enough food can be the result of a multitude of different factors. Commonly, we see it happen when individuals are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or more emotional than usual. These are often the…

How to Use the Mindful Eating Hunger Scale

Have trouble determining what hunger and fullness feel like? Keep reading to learn how to use the Mindful Eating Hunger Scale to determine your hunger cues. It sounds so simple, right? Eat when you’re hungry and stop eating when you’re full. But in reality, this oftentimes can be a lot easier said than done. There…

What to Eat to Stop Undereating

Are you frequently undereating and looking to kick the habit? Keep reading to learn what to eat so you can stop. Not eating enough food can be the result of a multitude of different factors. Commonly, we see it happen when individuals are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or more emotional than usual. These are often the…

The 11 Biggest GLP-1 Myths, Busted by Expert Dietitians

If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you might have seen conflicting claims about GLP-1 weight loss medications. One post says they’ll completely kill your appetite. Another warns about scary side effects. Someone else declares losing weight this way is “cheating.” With all the noise out there, it’s tough to know what’s actually…

Stewed Apples with Warming Spices

A simple recipe to make stewed apples without added sugar and with warming spices. Growing up in a Midwest family, we went all-out for Sunday morning breakfast. It always included my dad’s stewed apples, pancakes, bacon, scrambled eggs with cheese, and muffins. Now I’m bringing back those stewed apples NS style! I promise this is…

Why is a Balanced Diet Important?

Eating a balanced diet significantly impacts not only your physical health but also your mental health and relationship with food.  We hear it all the time, right? From friends and health practitioners alike. “Everyone must eat a balanced diet! A balanced diet is the best way to reach your balanced weight and optimize your health!”…

Minty Spring Pea Dip

This Minty Spring Pea Dip is a fun variation on classic hummus you have to try if you love traditional hummus. If you’re looking for a quick, simple, delicious, and light dip to make on the weekends, this is a great one to add to your spring rotation. Peas, like many fruits and vegetables, are…

How to Stop Grazing and Snacking All Day (Without Feeling Restricted)

If you’ve ever wondered, “Why do I keep snacking all day, even when I’m not hungry?”—you’re not alone. Many people are stuck in the “grazing” cycle: nibbling throughout the day, feeling out of control around snacks, and never truly satisfied. As a registered dietitian specializing in mindful eating, I’ve seen this challenge come up again…

Strawberries and Cream Baked Donuts

These baked, whole-grain donuts include fresh strawberries, a drizzle of icing, and sweet-tart dehydrated strawberry dust. When finished, they’ll look and taste every bit as good as those donuts in the pastry case. Active time: 15 minutes Total time: 1 hour Strawberries and Cream Baked Donuts Ingredients 1 cup (130g) whole-wheat pastry flour 1/4 cup…

You might not need eight hours of rest

With so much to do heading into the busy holiday season, is anyone really getting enough sleep? Most sleep experts advise that adults get seven to nine hours of sleep per night for good health and emotional well-being, although that recommendation changes as you get older. Studies warn that sleeping less than seven hours a…

What to know about melatonin use and heart failure

Long-term use of melatonin supplements may be linked with a higher risk of heart failure, according to new research — but does that mean people taking it as a sleep aid should stop using it now? In a review of electronic medical records, thousands of adults who had chronic insomnia and took melatonin for a…

Clocks ‘fell back’ this weekend, but you didn’t prepare. Here’s what to do now

No, I did not prepare for the end of Daylight Saving Time this past weekend, when most US states set clocks back an hour. Sunrise and sunset now come an hour earlier, despite my protestations. Experts advised planning for this change two weeks ago by shifting your sleeping schedule a bit each night. That did…