by Chelsea McKinney | Oct 27, 2021 | Medical Nutrition, Weight Management
People often express concerns about sugar cravings and how to eliminate them to achieve healthier eating habits. Diets high in sugar have been shown to contribute to chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and more. To make the healthiest diet choices, we...
by Kelly Myers | Oct 13, 2021 | Nutrition for Kids
Healthy Halloween Tips! Ready or not, Halloween will be here soon! There are few holidays that kids look forward to as much as Halloween. Understandably, many parents feel conflicted about how to handle the increase in sugar load. As the parent, you can be actively...
by Kelly Myers | Oct 12, 2021 | Meal Planning
Remember the days when we didn’t have cell phones to direct us from point A to point B? It wasn’t too long ago that we had to print out instructions to guide us on a road trip. If we missed our exit, we had to break out the actual road map. Did anyone else have...
by Dylan Lowry | Aug 28, 2021 | Medical Nutrition
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are three of the essential amino acids that cannot be made by our bodies and must be obtained through diet or supplementation. The three BCAAs are leucine, isoleucine and valine. “Branched-chain” refers to their chemical structure,...
by Gina Gilchrist | Aug 12, 2021 | Nutrition for Kids
Toddlers grow at a slower rate than infants. Although normal growth differs from child to child, they grow on average 2.5 inches and gain 4-5 pounds each year. Because of this slowed growth, they might experience a reduction in their appetite and could suddenly refuse...
