Healthy Holiday Sweets to be Festive and Fit
With the holiday season just around the corner, a delightful array of treats will be on display alongside the festive lights. While it’s tempting to dive into every sweet treat that comes your way, you can still satisfy your sweet tooth without derailing your health goals. Explore Alternatives Consider lowering sugar content by using artificial […]
Healthy eating habits help us live longer
Healthy eating habits matter. Food dominates our lives, a necessity that directly fuels our health, even our vitality and independence as we get older. The choices we make can improve arthritis, create resilience instead of broken bones if we fall, help us fight off sickness and even live longer lives… or tip the scale in […]
Healthy living made easier: 3 painless ways to reduce meal portion sizes
As we discover more and more about the link between diet and wellness, it’s becoming obvious that healthy living starts with the foods we consume. What we eat, how often we eat and how much we eat are the foundation of good health, fueling our ability to remain vital and active during retirement. It’s essential. […]
What is Mindful Eating?
Theresa (Tracy) Garrett Registered Dietitian Nutritionist & Certified Diabetes Educator Our fast-paced world bombards us with distractions, which can make it difficult to focus on one thing at a time, like eating. “Mindful eating,” aims to refocus our attention on the experience of eating and enjoying our food. Most of us don’t pay enough attention […]
Healthy Eating Can Be Tasty
Check out these top diets It seems everyone has a new diet to try, and chances are that they’re more fad than fantastic. But research shows that some diets actually can give you the health benefits you need while also being pretty tasty. Check out three diets that health experts recommend. DASH DASH (Dietary Approaches […]
Pass the Turmeric, Please
Theresa (Tracy) Garrett Registered Dietitian Nutritionist & Certified Diabetes Educator (As seen in the Sun City Independent and Surprise Today) I’ve been reading about turmeric and its healing properties. What can you tell me about it? The ancient spice turmeric is enjoying a golden moment in nutrition circles these days and for good reason. The […]
Fighting Back with Food
Breast cancers are attributed to being overweight and obesity Cancer-fighting foods Broccoli Canola oil Cauliflower Citrus fruit Fish, high in omega-3 fatty acids Flaxseed oil Low-fat yogurt Salmon/tuna Tomatoes Walnuts Whole grains/beans Foods to avoid Butter Cheeses made with whole milk Fatty meats Fried foods Lard Palm and/or coconut oil Processed foods Shortening Whole milk […]
Eating Well at Holiday Parties
Healthy Holiday Eating Tips The holiday season just wouldn’t be quite as delightful without some special, baked goodies using recipes that have often been handed-down from mom, grandma and even great-grandma. But with just a few tasty tweaks, these yummy treats can become healthier. Here’s how: Instead of butter, use equal parts cinnamon-flavored no-sugar-added applesauce. […]
Healthy Weight 101
Understanding factors that can affect your weight is critical to your overall health We asked our Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing expert – Rhonda Zonoozi, exercise physiologist and certified health coach – to offer advice for successful weight-loss or weight maintenance in 2016. Here’s what she had to say: Besides the obvious – […]
Latest Dietary Guidelines Provide Food for Thought
(As seen in the Surprise Independent) The public lambastes the U.S. government a lot these days for poking its nose into areas where many people may feel it doesn’t belong. Thus, with the recent release of the government’s 2015- 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, we might think, “You mean the government is telling us […]
