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Jump-start your Metabolism for the New Year
In our impatient society we live in, we want our coffee ready in minutes, our photos developed in less than an hour and grocery shopping to be as easy as the click of a button. So naturally, we all...
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Drinking for your Health (Spoiler: It’s Water)
Have you made a New Year’s resolution to drink more water? A healthy level of water in your body helps keep your temperature normal, lubricates and cushions your joints, protects your spinal cord and...
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This New Year, Try a “Non-resolution”
It’s January, so that means maybe you are thinking about a new year with a clean slate. And to help make this clean slate, a New Year’s resolution. Just like I love to celebrate “Christmas in July”...
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Something to Chew Recap: Best of 2017
We had a great year discussing healthy habits, trying new recipes and making commitments to live well. As the year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment and recap the “greatest hits” of...
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Stay Healthy Inside and Out this Winter with these Tips
During these winter months, we often want to sit down in our stretchy clothes by the fire with something warm and comforting. And in small chunks, this is perfectly acceptable. However, vegging out too...
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside—Tips for Eating Right during the Winter Months
During the cold and dreary winter months, food can almost feel a bit lacking as we crave the summer’s bountiful abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. But lucky for all of us, there are plenty of...
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Party (Mindfully) On!
I want you to party in style this holiday season, but we have to remember, not to party party! If we go overboard—and many people feel that the holidays are an excuse to do so—we can easily wreak havoc...
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Why is World Diabetes Day Important?
November 14th was World Diabetes Day. To acknowledge this, it is important to understand why there is a day dedicated to diabetes awareness. The burden of diabetes has quadrupled over the past decades;...
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Are you ready for “Ask a Dietitian: Holiday Hibernation” next week?
Ready or not…the last “Doctor is In” seminar is on Nov. 1. In this presentation, registered dietitians Amanda Figge and Megan Klemm will talk eating right throughout the holidays—and getting through...
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Enjoy Halloween Treats—Avoid Sugary Tricks
From vampire bats to Kit Kats®, Halloween is a long-standing tradition celebrated with tricks and treats. In fact, it’s one of my favorite holidays. I have always found humor in dressing up in...
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What do you know about your sugar?
I recently attended the American Association of Diabetes Educators conference in Indianapolis. How great and refreshing it was to be with 3,000 other diabetes educators from across the U.S. At this...
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How to Read the FDA’s New Food Label
If you are a label reader, you may have noticed some changes to food labels recently. In 2016, the FDA announced the food label would get a makeover—with the hopes that this new label will make it...
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Tips & Tricks Towards Healthier Self-Esteem
How can low self-esteem affect your life? Many people feel bad about themselves from time to time. These feelings of low self-esteem are triggered by outside events or comments as well as by internal...
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M&M’s are Football Fields
M&M’s are football fields. To understand what this means, let’s take an imaginary trip to your local high school football field and play a game. On the way, stop and buy a small bag of plain...
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Back-to-School Lunches: Tips & Tricks
As a follow-up to my school breakfast post, I want to share my strategies for healthy school lunches. As I said, we are not morning people. There is not much time to get everything ready and everyone...
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Help Your Kids Eat Right
August is Kids Eat Right Month—what a great time to help kids learn about nutrition and better food choices! As a dietitian mom, you would think my kids are poster children. They definitely are not,...
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Back-to-school Breakfasts: Tips & Tricks
Back to school they go! On top of shopping for school supplies, arranging schedules, and all that goes in to preparing our kids for the new school year, it can be challenging to put together quick,...
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Should you be counting your calories?
The other day I was with a patient and she said, “Megan I’m frustrated with you”. That took me aback for a minute; I felt our sessions had been going well and she was working towards her goals. She...
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It’s okay to indulge — sometimes
I do not have a perfect diet nor do I want to. Perfection does not allow for holidays, birthdays, monumental celebrations or simply a normal Wednesday gone awry. A flawless diet does not exist...
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8 Habits of Happy People
We are all looking for more, chasing something, wanting something—a promotion, a new car, a bigger house or relationship. This drive lends to the beliefs that “When I get a promotion, then my life will...
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