CARDIOLOGY, PRIMARY CARE AND NUTRITION

Tag: food is medicine

  • Podcast: Summertime Fun with Addie Majnaric, RDN

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening!.  Summertime fun is here along with BBQs and picnics.  What is a plant based person to do?  How can you possible have fun or even survive?   Addie Majnaric, RDN joins me today to discuss our upcoming Zoom Nutrition Conference June 16, 2021 where we will address those things and…

  • Podcast: Sometimes You Just Have to Play

    Welcome! and thank you for listening.  I just got back from Houston, Texas where we celebrated Addie Majnaric, RDN and the Diva aka my Mother’s birthdays.  We celebrated by playing.  We ran, went to TopGolf, and to the University of Houston’s football training facility.  A family that play’s together stays healthy together.   The world…

  • Podcast: There are So Many Things You Can Do

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  We are learning more everyday about the role of microbes in health and wellness.  We continue to learn more about metabolism in health and in illness.  Yet somehow, it never gets past the journals.  It never gets implemented or promoted in peoples lives.  Not all published research is accurate,…

  • Blogpost: Can we go back to calling candy bars candy bars instead of energy bars?

    I enjoy doing endurance events such as marathons and triathlons.  Often, they have “goody bags” that contain energy bars and gels.  The first thing I do is flip them over and check out the ingredients.  I skip to the last highlighted line first because that is where they must list the food allergens such as dairy,…

  • Podcast: How Surviving a Marathon is a lot like Surviving the Holiday Season Plant Based

    Welcome and Thank you for listening. I finished the marathon but it did not go as I had wished. I probably should have seen it coming and adjusted accordingly, but it was the last marathon of the year, and I wanted to make sure I gave it my all. Unfortunately, my all occurred at about…

  • Blogpost: That One Second Decision

    Everything was going great. You had your morning oatmeal with flaxseed and blueberries and did your morning walk.  You pull into Starbucks to order a tall black coffee and in a split second before the barrister takes your order you change to a venti Christmas Ginger Latte with whipped cream.  You drink it and in…

  • Blogpost: Uncle Bob Walked 4 Miles a Day

    I am saddened to say that my much loved and respected Uncle Bob passed away this week at age 87. He died in Greene County, Pennsylvania, in the town he was born. He had his first heart attack on his 50th birthday which is July 4th and very fitting for this patriotic veteran of the…

  • Podcast: Let Me Help You Navigate the Holiday Season and Stay Healthy

    Welcome and Thank you for listening. By this time you have finished your Thanksgiving dinner. How did you fare? Did you stay plant based or did you decide to “enjoy” the holiday and partake in all of the traditional Thanksgiving foods. Perhaps you skipped the turkey but did not worry about how the side dishes…

  • Blogpost: How Does Your Nutrition Plan Hold Up on Thanksgiving?

    By this time most people have their Thanksgiving dining plans finalized.  We all grew up with our own traditions and memories.   I hope you are surrounded by friends and family and are enjoying happiness and good health.   Interestingly,  most people in our practice said they would be dining  out or going to another…

  • Podcast: Navigating Thanksgiving with Addie Dulaney Majnaric, RDN

    Welcome and Thank you for listening. Next week is Thanksgiving and chances are you will be asked to cook or eat food that is not plant based. It may be a vegetable that is prepared with dairy or meat or oil. You may be asked why you do not want to eat turkey or other…