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- Smoothies: Are You Friend or Foe? - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2014 from Danielle VenHuizenI feel like I've been recommending smoothies a lot recently, and the interesting thing is that I tend to get one of two responses when the word "smoothie" is brought up in discussion. I either get enthusiastic approval or a general look of disgust. There is no in-between. I must confess that ...
Views: 937 - Strategies to Deal With Picky Eaters of Any Age - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2015 from Danielle VenHuizenDo you have picky eaters? I'm not just asking the mothers of young children here. Even adolescents can be picky eaters. Or rather, stubborn eaters. Children can easily get set in their ways, so to speak, and reluctant to branch out in their food choices. For many parents, this can be the number ...
Views: 898 - The Artificial Coloring of our Holidays - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2016 from Danielle VenHuizenIt’s that time of year again! Colorful confections are hitting the store shelves, and likely your kids, like mine, are begging to purchase those colorful sugar bombs every time you walk into the store. It’s such a constant battle that I try every way possible not to take my little critters ...
Views: 814 - The Horrors of Halloween Candy - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2015 from Danielle VenHuizenIt's that time of year again that I've come to dread: Halloween. It's not so much that I mind the ghoulish decorations or creepy costumes. It's mostly the colorful wrapped confections that put me on edge. All month long, for 31 exhausting days, I'm bombarded by two normally very sweet little ...
Views: 915 - The LEAP Diet: The Ultimate Food Sensitivity Diet Plan - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2014 from Danielle VenHuizenFood sensitivities seem to be on the rise. Whether the symptoms are finally being recognized or the incidence in truly on the rise, more and more people are determining they have one or more food sensitivities. I deal with food sensitivities every week in my practice. It's impossible to ignore ...
Views: 1105 - Three Messages for National Nutrition Month - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2016 from Danielle VenHuizenHappy National Nutrition Month! Yes, that time of the year is here again. Naturally it seems appropriate to write on the topic, so earlier this week I sat down and thought about what “National Nutrition Month” means to me. There are many nutrition themes that will be discussed this month, ...
Views: 940 - Turmeric: Nature’s Wonder Drug….. or Not? - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2017 from Danielle VenHuizenUnless you’ve been living underground, you have likely heard an overwhelming amount of information related to turmeric this past year. Somewhere along the way it was awarded super-spice status and now can be found almost anywhere you look, from supplements, to grocery store products, to even ...
Views: 753 - What Is an Integrative Dietitian? - by Submitted on May 16, 2015 from Danielle VenHuizenThere are many of us nutrition professionals now aligning ourselves with Integrative Medicine. I consider myself in this group. Maybe you are asking yourself what exactly this is and most importantly, does it really matter? First of all, let me distinguish between the types of "nutritionists" ...
Views: 872 - What is Functional and Integrative Medicine? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2017 from Danielle VenHuizenThere are many of us nutrition professionals now aligning ourselves with Integrative Medicine. I consider myself in this group. Maybe you are asking yourself what exactly this is and most importantly, does it really matter? To answer that question, let’s first address the area of conventional ...
Views: 862 - What is Pre-Diabetes? - by Submitted on May 10, 2017 from Danielle VenHuizenMost of us have heard plenty about Type 2 Diabetes. It is a serious condition causing abnormal elevations in blood glucose levels. Type 2 Diabetes now affects over 29 million Americans and is costing the healthcare system over $300 billion annually. The cause of Type 2 Diabetes is ...
Views: 1063 - What is Pre-Diabetes? - by Submitted on May 10, 2017 from Danielle VenHuizenMost of us have heard plenty about Type 2 Diabetes. It is a serious condition causing abnormal elevations in blood glucose levels. Type 2 Diabetes now affects over 29 million Americans and is costing the healthcare system over $300 billion annually. The cause of Type 2 Diabetes is ...
Views: 1258 - Why Is Dairy Inflammatory? - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2016 from Danielle VenHuizenIf you've read about dairy at all on the internet, no doubt you will read in countless blogs and articles about how dairy is one of the top 10 inflammatory foods. It's ALWAYS on the list. But why is that? What is it inherently about dairy that makes it so inflammatory. The particular proteins? ...
Views: 1200 - Why You Should Eliminate This Popular Food From Your Breakfast Repertoire - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2014 from Danielle VenHuizenWhy is it that for breakfast in America, we always need to start off with something sweet? Now, by no means am I bashing this trend in its entirety but take a trip down the breakfast aisle these days and it seems you might as well be in the dessert section. Frosted Mini Wheats, Pop Tarts, ...
Views: 840 - Zero Calorie Sweeteners: No Bueno Say the Experts - by Submitted on May 08, 2018 from Danielle VenHuizenOnce again non-nutritive or “artificial” sweeteners are making the news. New evidence shows that there are negative biochemical changes in the body in response to these low-cal sugar replacers. 1 We already know that sugar has detrimental effects on our blood sugar, insulin and waistline. It ...
Views: 770 - ‘Tis the Time for Mindful Eating: Danielle’s 5 Key Tips to Surviving the Holiday Food Deluge - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2017 from Danielle VenHuizenOh yeah, here they come again, the holidays! It’s funny because it is a time we all look forward to and yet there is still this dread …. the dread of weeks of overeating and the unavoidable weight gain. For many it’s quite predictable. In fact, the average American gains 7-10 pounds during the ...
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