The holidays are here, bringing with them presents, parties…and pies. And potatoes and yams and cookies and cocktails; ‘tis the season to indulge. We talked to Brittany Craig, clinical dietitian at Mount Sinai Downtown, Union Square, about how to enjoy the bounty without going totally overboard. What are the healthiest choices among all the traditional holiday foods?
Are nuts good or bad for you? What if I answered yes to both? Nuts vary in types and varieties with some of what we think of as nuts are not really nuts. Technically, a nut is the internal seed part of a fruit. That may throw many of you but not all fruits are
[News 3] — Can food cut the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease? Medical expert Dr. Ryan Light said there is a diet that can have a huge impact. Is there a link between dementia and diet? Dr. Light: Certain foods have been shown to reduce your risk of developing dementia. The MIND diet
Part of the battle of healthy eating is finding good-for-you foods that you actually like to eat. And when you do, your instinct may be to latch on to them. After all, having a go-to list of healthy food makes everything easier, from meal planning to grocery shopping. But, as they say, variety is the
Deanna Lavanty was hungry all the time. She started to feel this way after cutting out fat in her diet. In order to supplement her lack of nutrition, she found herself eating up to nine bowls of cereal per day. Pair this with quinoa, fruits, vegetables and lean, dry-cooked protein, and she thought she was
America is the most obese nation on earth, except perhaps for some of the Polynesian islands. Consequently, many people are trying to go on diets, exercise and eat healthier. As we get older, we’re told to watch what we eat and how much we eat. We have to worry about heart health, diabetes, strokes, cancers,
Obesity in the United States is at epidemic portions. Childhood obesity is also on the rise and a large part of it is directly due to the abundance of fast foods, processed foods, sugary drinks and a more sedentary lifestyle than several decades ago. When I was younger, it was before the days of computers,
I’m a type 2 diabetic with high blood pressure. For about 3 years, I didn’t take any of my medications and I didn’t watch my diet or weight. I didn’t check my blood glucose levels nor did I monitor my blood pressure. In early July 2016, I wasn’t feeling right most of the day and
One of the scariest words anyone can hear from a doctor is ‘cancer’. I’ve heard from several people that once the doctor said cancer, they don’t recall hearing the doctor say anything else. One person told me it was like getting hit in the head with a hammer and hit in the chest with bat
In the past, we have taken a look at liver cleansing and colon cleansing. Many people swear to the benefits of cleansing and others warn of the dangers. Some doctors say that toxins can build up in the liver and that using a cleansing can help to detox the liver and allow it to function
