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Be Your Own Valentine: A Guide to Self-Love and Self-Care

Continue to celebrate Valentine's Day by showering yourself with love and care. Make each day all about nurturing your relationship with yourself. How do you love yourself? It’s time to count the ways. February is Heart Health Awareness Month and we are continuing our...

Heartstrong: Navigating Your Path To Cardiovascular Wellness

February is Heart Health Awareness Month and we’re here to help you take care of your ticker. Considering all of the factors that affect our health, we hope you find these strategies and tips useful and doable. In the United States, heart disease is a leading cause of...

Mental Health and Nutrition: How to Recognize the Impact on Eating Habits

As a Registered Dietitian, I've witnessed firsthand the profound impact that our mental health has on our eating habits and vice versa. It's a connection that can't be ignored, yet many healthcare providers may miss the subtle signs that patients hide or deny. The...
10 Vegetarian Protein Sources…and How to Eat Them

10 Vegetarian Protein Sources…and How to Eat Them

A recent market study found that American meat consumption has decreased 19% since 2004.1 Perhaps that's because reducing intake of meat has been shown to lower cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and some cancers.2 If...

Lettuce Turnip the Beet: Veggies (and More) for Heart Health

Lettuce Turnip the Beet: Veggies (and More) for Heart Health

Did you know February was American Heart Health Month and March is National Nutrition Month? With cardiovascular disease continuing to be the leading cause of death in the U.S., it’s important to continue spreading awareness and staying mindful of the steps we can...

4-Week Fast Track: Taking Off the Pressure

4-Week Fast Track: Taking Off the Pressure

Join us for our next 4-Week Fast Track program: Taking Off the Pressure. From 1/31/18 - 2/21/18, we will host a private Facebook group* and launch a weekly live video (which will be archived on the group wall) to help you take the pressure off your blood vessels,...

Worth Your Salt

Worth Your Salt

I recently divulged on social media that my blood pressure (BP) had been consistently quite high, to the point where I thought I'd either soon be hospitalized or have to start taking meds. While I'm not opposed to conventional pharmaceutical methods to manage a...

Think Outside the Cereal Box

When it comes to the first meal of the day, it seems the easiest go-to food, especially if you've inadvertently smacked the snooze button one too many times, is cereal or a muffin...unless you're one of those people who skips breakfast altogether (in which case,...