by Ashley Roth | Nov 6, 2015 | Ashley, Diet
As long as I can remember, I’ve loved cooking. I have so many great memories with my family: being in the kitchen making chili in wintertime with my mom, my dad teaching me how to cook a traditional corned beef with cabbage, my step mom showing me how to fry chicken...
by drfred | Sep 30, 2015 | Diet, Weight Loss
This post is a continuation of “The Mood Food Connection” Part 1: Emotional Eating. It’s a very common behavior. Many people snack when they’re feeling anxious, depressed, lonely, angry or just bored. Or they eat as part of a celebration or social event. We...
by drfred | Sep 29, 2015 | Diet, Weight Loss
What do you call it when your feelings affect what, when and how you eat? In healthcare circles, we refer to this very common phenomenon as “emotional eating.” Over time, it can become a very destructive pattern that leads to poor nutrition and unhealthy weight gain....
by drfred | Aug 31, 2015 | Children, Diet, Nutrition
It’s a fact—school lunches are getting healthier. New nutritional standards for school lunches are raising the bar and more Americans are seeing the difference. A national poll by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation recently found that: 86% of Americans support the...
by drfred | Aug 24, 2015 | Children, Diet
The government has focused a great deal of time, money and energy on improving children’s diets, with a particular emphasis on the school lunch menu. A much-needed 2012 overhaul of nutritional standards has been phased in over the past few years as part of the effort....
by drfred | Aug 16, 2015 | Chiropractic, Diet, Exercise, Posture, Uncategorized
Behind many of the debates about healthcare in the US—its availability and cost as well as its effectiveness—is an important phenomenon. The demands being placed on healthcare providers are growing and changing (at least in large part) because of the way we live our...