If you’re a BBQ aficionado, likely this past weekend marked the start of your grilling season. But as there can be some downsides to eating grilled food, practicing BBQ smarts is a wise idea. And one way is to spice it up. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, University of […]
It’s the time of year to celebrate the Mediterranean Diet. While the diet may be centuries old, it was the Boston-based think tank Oldways who reclaimed it and put it back on the map and onto the dinner plates of North Americans. As a dietitian, I was familiar with the research of Ancel Keys, the […]
While it may be smart for us to follow safe sun practices and use sunscreen, we can still reap the vitamin D benefits of sun exposure. Just eat vitamin D mushrooms. Mushrooms, like humans, produce vitamin D when they are exposed to ultraviolet light of a certain intensity. They are the only naturally occurring plant-based […]
Fatty fish such as salmon are one of the only foods that naturally contain significant amounts of vitamin D with a 3-ounce (cooked) serving supplying a whopping 450 IU. l Here’s a simple, yet so flavor-packed way to boost your vitamin D totals while getting in your heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids. The leftovers are […]
In my post Vitamin D- the new superstar , I pointed to the potential far reaching consequences of low vitamin D levels in the blood. While many have been widely promoted, the links between this nutrient and the development of type 2 diabetes have not been getting much attention. And considering we may be heading […]
Finally after a long winter, the sun’s rays feel oh so good. On some days, they actually feel warm on our skin. In spite of how good it feels, at this time of year in northern climates, it still does not translate into vitamin D production. Here’s why: vitamin D is produced by the body […]
The Mediterranean is hot, hot, hot. No I’m not referring to the weather but to the eating pattern. The Med Diet has been making headlines around the world all week. No doubt you have heard about the major study published this week in the new England Journal of Medicine which showed that subjects at high […]
Lose the wheat – it’s as simple as that or so William Davis, MD, author of Wheat Belly, would have you believe. But if you read any real critiques of the book, you’ll quickly find that removing wheat is just a tip of the iceberg. As I stated in my review, “While the book looks […]
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