The Truth About Grains
10 Facts You MUST Know About Grains Whole grains, like wheat, corn, and oats, have been touted for many years as healthy and nutritious, but over the past decade, grains have come under attack. Are whole grains healthy or not? If not, what makes them unhealthy? Looking back over history, grains were never a major […]
Time for a Change!
In 2015, the US Dietary Advisory Council withdrew its long-standing recommendation for a low cholesterol diet for Americans. This change is a huge step for dietary guidelines; for the past 50+ years, medical and dietary experts have issued recommendations and guidelines that encouraged low fat foods, little red meat and pork, and high intakes of […]
Does Cholesterol Cause Heart Attacks? Is fat bad for me?
For the past 50+ years, many agencies and experts have recommended a low fat, low cholesterol diet to manage diabetes, heart disease, and just overall good health. However, much of this advice began as one man, Ancel Keys, decided that fat “must” be the cause of heart attacks. More information on Keys’ influence can be […]
Diet? Energy Deficit? LCHF?
As many experts have claimed, energy deficits will contribute to weight loss, but historically, patients opt to discontinue the “diet” even after being somewhat successful. Maintaining a total lifestyle change is required to avoid re-gaining the weight or succumbing to some health condition, i.e. diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, etc. Dr. Eric Westman from Duke University has […]
Get Started – Add Fats: We aren’t taking foods away…. YET!
As nurses, one of our best attributes is helping people learn; we love to teach people how to take better care of themselves. Hospital nurses spend hours providing discharge education; home health nurses thrive on sharing that one little secret tip that gives homebound patients a brighter day. Clinic nurses have reams and reams of […]
