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Wow, it's been awhile since I posted...I've been busy with another blog. I look forward to more regular posting here soon! In the meantime, I just received word that we received inclusion in a "top 50" list of dietitian blogs. I consider that a wonderful compliment, given the number of blogs out there focusing on nutrition. If you'd like to read and learn more about our colleagues, here is the link to the list: http://radiologytechnicianschools.net/top-50-dietician-blogs/ Read Full Story
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Hello everyone, Just wanted to share an article you may have seen on MS-NBC . The main ingredient in our sponsor's Omega-3 Brain Booster is the Ocean Nutrition product featured in this article. If you'd like to try it, you will receive a 10% discount on your first purchase if you click this link and use the coupon code "neuron" when you order. I was thrilled to see this article and to know we'd brought this information to all of you long before MS-NBC had even heard of it! Read Full Story
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This request comes from good friend Marsha Hudnall, up in beautiful Vermont. If you have a moment and some inclination take the survey and share with friends/colleagues/whatever. ********************************************************************************** We're trying to get as many responses to our survey as possible, and one way to do that is to get other blogs to mention it. Would you consider asking your readers to take the survey, or sending it to people you know? What creates the... Read Full Story
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Today, my post is devoted to a special project promoting registered dietitians. I am cohosting, with dietitian Renata Mangrum, the first-ever Registered Dietitian blogfest, aimed at showcasing to the Internet-surfing public the many things dietitians do and can do to help you with your quest for help. Listed below my entry is a list of links to other blogs written by other dietitians that you can visit to see the many things my friends and colleagues do within this profession. I started this... Read Full Story
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I am devoting this blog post to my friends who think I've gone fish oil overboard! I write and talk about fish oil so much, it seems, they've gotten the impression that maybe I've forgotten about all of the other things that determine health. One of my neighbors constantly teases me about the fact that I believe in and promote fish oil like the guy who uses Windex for everything in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding . Colleague Karen Siegel (Houston registered dietitian and licensed... Read Full Story
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I am a little behind on this post, it's been a busy week! I wanted to continue with part 2 of a series on why weight loss experts fail their clients. In my first post, just below this one, I described a study looking at brain changes that happen in the presence of depression. One finding was that the prefrontal cortex, important for memory retention and coordination of complex behaviors, was compromised. And what are dietitians notorious for doing? Handing over, in a one hour session, a... Read Full Story
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I have heard the following recommendations made by the American Heart Association repeatedly for years now. And I hear them parroted everywhere by well-intended medical experts who, it seems, did not stop to check the math on which the recommendations are based: Population Recommendation Patients without documented coronary heart disease (CHD) Eat a variety of (preferably fatty) fish at least twice a week. Include oils and foods rich in alpha-linolenic acid (flaxseed, canola and soybean oils... Read Full Story
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As a dietitian with somewhat of a reputation as having expertise in disordered eating/eating disorders, I have often found myself in the middle of debates about whether or not a structured "meal plan" approach or an "intuitive eating" approach is best. I don't really agree with either, alone, though I do think that restoring someone's ability to eat intuitively should be the ultimate goal. A recent research project helps me to define why I say that. Mood disorders are associated with changes... Read Full Story
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Anyone experiencing Alzheimer's disease firsthand probably has wondered if there is any extra "edge" they might obtain for their own risk from nutritional supplementation. A group of researchers recently reported that a combination supplement reduced the levels of already existing specific oxidative marker levels by 57% and prevented the reappearance of new molecules. The supplement used in this study contained the following compounds: alpha-lipoic acid, acetyl-l-carnitine... Read Full Story
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Risperidone (Risperdal) is a common antipsychotic medication that was recently investigated for its influence on omega-3 fatty acid metabolism. Rats were placed on two different diets, one containing alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and one that was ALA-deficient. Then both groups were administered a dose of risperidone. This research design was used because ALA can be converted to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and the purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of risperidone on this... Read Full Story
