Nutrition
Eat it or avoid it – Common Triggers for IBS
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If you experience IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) you know that flare-ups are no fun. Learning more about the foods that you should avoid can help you manage your IBS and cut back on flare ups.
Eat Healthy on a Budget – Affordable Week Grocery Lists
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Many families are concerned about the rising cost of food and looking for a way to cut back on expenses. People are also concerned about providing healthy nutritious food for their family. The good news is that eating healthy and sticking to your budget is possible. With a little planning, some tasty recipes, and meal…
Healthy New Year’s Eve
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Thanksgiving is over and many of us may have eaten too much pie and stuffing. Instead of giving up on our health goals, try making simple swaps to keep you feeling your best for the rest of the year. You’ll be ahead of the game once the New Year starts! By Carmelita Lombera, Clinical Nutritionist,…
Eat this, Not that
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So easy for all of us to get started with our New Years’ goals and begin to lose steam about a month in, but there’s no time for that! I wanted to create an easy to follow “Eat this not that” guide that you can use to develop some new meal/snack ideas or to use…
Easy, quick, and inexpensive meals
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Easy, quick, and inexpensive. I often find myself trying to recall and suggest to patients different go-to-recipes I use in my kitchen. So to make things easier, I made a list of 5 of my favorite recipes. By no means are these “award-winning” recipes you will find on “Iron Chef” or “Chopped,” but they are…
Supplement of The Week — GI Advanced Probiotic
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River Bend GI Advanced Probiotic is a must for anyone trying to maintain the integrity of their gut flora. Composed of a special freeze-dried strain of 10 billion non-GMO Saccharomyces boulardii isolated from Litchi fruits. Who Benefits? An easily irritable gut: Most likely due to years of damage to your gut lining and in…
Grocery shopping on a budget
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Most often than not, we are on a budget. Eating healthier is commonly thought of being expensive. Refined carbohydrates like breads, pastas, and rices are generally cheaper than nutrient-dense vegetables, meats, nuts, and fruit. Same goes for organic, grass-fed, or pasture-raised products, the price tag may be daunting. So in that instant, a $7 meal…
Eating out made simple
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In a rush? Stressed? Exhausted? We often turn to fast food for a quick bite. While you should try to keep eating at fast food restaurants to a minimum. Here are some common Guidelines to follow: If getting a sandwich, skip the bread and make a salad If getting a burger, skip the bun for a…