Tag: nutrient dense
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Blogpost: What is Your Purpose for Eating Out?
When I was growing up, my family would go out to dinner occasionally on Saturday night. I can recall about three or four restaurant choices. We got dressed up and were joined by my parents friends. It was a time that I learned to sit in a chair and learn appropriate behaviors. There were few…
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Podcast Episode 186-If you believe in what you are doing, there is not a wall that is too hard to climb
Welcome and thank you for listening. This episode is about obstacles to eating plant based and how you might deal with them. When people are just learning what a whole foods plant based diet is, they are often tripped up by hidden ingredients. We have been so removed from our food sources that some people…
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Podcast: How to Prevent a Heart Attack
Welcome and thank you for listening. I have been a practicing cardiologist for over 25 years. I am still surprised when I hear people say that they did not expect they or their family members would have a heart attack. They did not see it coming despite all the warning signs. Many people have said…
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Blogpost: Soy Misconceptions
I recently spent the day at a local health fair promoting the benefits of plant based nutrition. Soy was brought up more than once as a reason for not being plant based. Apparently, there must be a rule somewhere that makes soy a mandatory ingredient in a vegan diet. I have not been able to…
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Podcast: Episode 183: What you say, what you mean, and what you hear
Welcome and Thank you for listening. Sometimes you feel very comfortable being plant based and then someone raises a question that causes you to stumble. While pondering the answer, you are thinking of more questions. Sometimes we sort out what we are thinking best by talking. It is a way to get our own heads…
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Blogpost: Breast Cancer Prevention
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Pink labels on products line the shelves. The focus in on early detection and donating to find a cure. One in 8 women will develop breast cancer over the course of a lifetime. There will be an estimated 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 63,960 cases of…