Lisa Andrews 7/18/23 Lisa Andrews 7/18/23

Chronic Stress Could Mean Constant Cravings

If you find yourself hunting for candy when you’ve had a stressful day, you’re not alone. Comfort food is a common go-to when we’re under pressure. Unfortunately, the combination of stress and high-calorie comfort food alters the brain and can lead you to eat too much. It may also increase cravings for sweet, highly palatable foods, which could lead to weight gain…

Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, CPT 6/4/23 Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, CPT 6/4/23

So Many Burgers – Which One to Choose?

Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, CPT 6/4/23 Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, CPT 6/4/23

Functional Ingredient Spotlight: Green Coffee Extract

Unroasted #coffee beans contain higher amounts of chlorogenic acid (CGA) — the #phytochemical in coffee that provides many of the health benefits — than roasted coffee.

Studies using CGA have found that it decreases fasting blood sugar, insulin levels, triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol as well as reducing body weight and decreasing body fat.

So let’s talk about green coffee extract, a popular #functionalingredient…

Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 6/4/23 Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 6/4/23

Protect Your Brain Now. Hypertension in your 30s means worse brain health later

If you’ve got high blood pressure as a young adult, don’t wait to get it under control. A new UC Davis study finds that individuals in their 30s with hypertension have worse brain health in their mid-70s.

Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 6/4/23 Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 6/4/23

Earlier Meals Mean Better Blood Sugar Control

Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, CPT 6/4/23 Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, CPT 6/4/23

Choose More Blue Foods for Improved Health

The blue foods include fish, crustaceans (crabs, shrimp, krill, prawns, lobster), octopus, squid, mollusks (clams, cockles, sea snails, mussels, scallops), aquatic plants like water spinach or watercress, seaweed, and other aquatic animals such as sea cucumbers, sharks, and eels. There are over 2500 different types of blue foods that contain important nutrients for optimum health.

Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 5/7/23 Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 5/7/23

Defeating Depression Through Diet

Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 5/7/23 Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 5/7/23

Mediterranean Diet for Better Mental Health

Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, CPT 5/7/23 Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, CPT 5/7/23

Functional Ingredient Spotlight: Turmeric

According to a market analysis report, #functionalingredients are expected to grow by 6.4% annually over the next seven years.

#Turmeric is one of the most popular functional ingredients, so let’s talk about it in more detail…

Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 5/7/23 Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 5/7/23

Ultra-processed Food and Mental Health

Judy Doherty 5/7/23 Judy Doherty 5/7/23

Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers

Judy Doherty 5/7/23 Judy Doherty 5/7/23

Summer Farro Salad

Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 5/6/23 Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD 5/6/23

Healthy Gets a Reboot

Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, CPT 4/7/23 Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, CPT 4/7/23

Functional Ingredient Spotlight: Collagen

We choose what we eat for a variety of reasons: taste, convenience, cost, and #health concerns. Food manufacturers capitalize on consumers’ desire for healthy foods by adding ingredients that are marketed to help protect our #immune system, improve #mood, and increase #energy levels. One of the ways they do this is through #functionalingredients like #collagen…