Lifestyle as Medicine

Making Changes: Define Your True Reason for Health

August 5, 2019 0 comments

Making Healthy Changes: Define Your True Reason for Health How My Love for Nutrition was Born Making long-term changes is hard. Knowing what to do to be healthy isn’t the biggest challenge that we face. It’s knowing how to do it – consistently – that’s the challenge. And knowing how to do it must first [...]

Differences Between Flax, Chia, and Hemp Seeds

July 20, 2019 2 comments

CARE Member Question: "I have a question about chia, hemp, and flax seeds. What are the unique differences between these and what are the benefits ( pros and cons ) of each?" Answer: The main difference between flax, chia, and hemp seeds are the ratio of minerals, fatty acids, fiber, and phytonutrients that they contain. The [...]

CARE Recipe: Vegan Coconut Berry Smoothie (Simple. Beautiful. Nutrient-rich)

July 1, 2019 1 comment

What does it mean to use Food as Medicine? Food as Medicine means that each food that you eat has a purpose. That purpose is to be an essential tool for your cells on projects like screening for cancer and repairing DNA. Nutrients are the tools that your cells need to complete projects. Projects like screening for cancer, [...]

Ladies: How Much Weight Did You Gain Between Ages 20-30?

June 2, 2019 0 comments

photo: blogs.luc.edu | Ladies: How Much Weight Did You Gain Between Ages 20-30? Every 2 lbs Gained Increases Your Risk of Heart Disease by 3%

The Benefits of Flaxseed, Dose, and Usage

May 10, 2018 4 comments

The Benefits of Flaxseed Hormone Regulation, Digestive Health, Strengthen Immunity, Regulate Detoxification and Inflammation What Flaxseeds Contain and What Conditions They Affect Flaxseeds are the #1 dietary source of a compound called lignans and a rich source of polyphenols Lignans act as 1) phytoestrogens which help regulate estrogen levels in our bodies (important for hormone-related [...]

Kudzu Root: Why It’s Worth the Search

May 2, 2018 2 comments

Kudzu Root (also spelled Kuzu) Why It's Worth the Search Kudzu is food thickener and offers an unprocessed alternative to cornstarch Kudzu is a source of therapeutic isoflavones - a phytonutrient with anti-cancer, hormone regulations, and cardio-protective properties Kudzu is used in traditional Asian medicine to heal the digestive tract (and to discourage alcohol consumption) [...]

CARE Snack: Turmeric Milk (If You Like Chai, Try This)

January 8, 2018 0 comments

Photography and content by Jacqui Gabel, CARE Nutrition Intern Turmeric Milk If You Like Chai, Try This You’ve probably heard of turmeric and all of its amazing therapeutic properties, most notably to help manage inflammation. But have you found a way to incorporate this spice into your diet more regularly? This is a valuable role [...]

Lemon Water: What’s True (and not so true)

March 11, 2017 0 comments

Lemon Water: What's True and not so true... I love being asked by CARE members to dissect nutrition tidbits that they find on social media. Lemon water is one of those such tidbits that circulate every few years and is back in full swing. When asked to dissect general lists of benefits for lemon water, [...]

Why We (temporarily) Feel Worse When Eating Healthy

April 7, 2016 32 comments

In the spirit of CARE, let’s start this conversation by having you envision a single cell in your body. Cells look a lot like a pin cushion. The surface of cells aren’t smooth at all, but rather, are full of individual receptors (the pins). These receptors are critical to influencing how that cell behaves. [...]

Decreased Added Sugar = Decreased A1C!

March 2, 2016 0 comments

Decreased Added Sugar = Decreased A1C! Written by Guest Author: Deirdre Diggins, NBC Nightly News Story Participant The catalyst to working with Teri for me was the nutritional questions I had around my son’s type 1 diabetes diagnosis. I was searching for someone to help me figure out what were the best foods for […]

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