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By Emily Ackerberg, Dietetic Intern
Have you ever considered that your food could be the reason you feel depressed, forgetful, or just in an overall funky headspace? If you haven’t, read on! Being deficient in a few very common nutrients can have an incredible impact on our mood and brain function. We are here to ...
National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Larkin Community Hospital's dietetic interns join this excellent campaign and organized an event at main campus in South Miami. The campaign focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
We are on our second week of National Nutrition Month®, and for this week’s bulletin we want to focus on three specific functional foods and how we can incorporate them in our diets.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy products, fish, nuts and seeds are the foundation of Lebanese cuisine. Lebanese dishes, including hummus, are made from fresh ingredients that are naturally low unhealthy fats.
By: Nina Talamas, Dietetic Intern
As one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, coffee consumption is second only to water. In spite of this popularity, coffee and its effects on our health are hotly debated in the worlds of medicine and nutrition. Current research has been slowly answering the questions we have concerning ...
By Su-Nui Escobar, MS, RDN
There is no doubt; eating sugar can make us feel happy as the reward center in our brain lights up in a similar way as it does when consuming cocaine or opiates. Not surprisingly, we now have research showing the addictive properties of sugar. For example, a study conducted at ...
Remember your parents telling you how important it is to eat breakfast and how it is the "most important" meal of the day? Well, there's definitely some truth in that!
Breakfast has the power to jump-start your metabolism while decreasing cravings throughout the day. Breakfast is so important ...
A power house of nutrients, kale is one of dietitian’s favorite vegetables. This recipe is a great way to introduce kale to friends and family as the sweetness of the raisins and the crunchiness of the almonds make it very palatable. This recipe is a great way to ...
I am not the rare person who jumps out of bed early in the morning into my tennis shoes to go out for a run by myself. I tried a couple of times to take my dog with me, but he refuses to ...
Salmon is a great source of vitamin D, especially if it is wild. Just 6oz of salmon contains 800 IU of Vitamin D, which is a far greater amount than most other food sources. Additional ingredients in this recipe such as garlic fight against bacterial and viral ...