The Unconventional Dietitian Blog
Personal stories and tips about food, health and wellness.
How Food Affects Blood Sugar
When you have problems handling blood sugar the area of focus always lands on diet and exercise. With good reason, you have the direct ability to be able to change these areas. Increasing your exercise and limiting carbohydrates are a place to start. Many people...
Supplements for Blood Sugar Control
In this day, having a chronic condition such as diabetes usually means taking medications. While there are many different types of medications there are also supplements for blood sugar control that work as well as medicine. The benefit of using supplements is the...
Types of stress and how to deal with it
Stress - you can't live a good life with too much of it, and very few of us live without it. At least to some extent stress is all around - carrying the financial load of the family, caring for an elderly parent, a sick child, or taking on a burden in the workplace....
Getting Into A Daily Routine
You know how it goes - you return from vacation, your house guests leave, the holidays are over, or you get overwhelmed with a project - and the daily routine you've worked so hard to put together comes crumbling down around you. Your brain likes routine. Having a...
Breakfast Burrito Bowl
Since breakfast is the most important meal of the day, we might as well make it one that we really enjoy! For me, any food that has a Mexican flare excites me. In fact, my husband often says if he didn't know any better he would think I'm part Mexican. This Breakfast...
Balanced Breakfast Ideas
When it comes to start the day, we are often looking for something quick and easy. While the ol' cliche rings true, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, having a plan for this influential meal makes the morning (and quite frankly the day) run just a little...
The Process of Changing Habits
Changing habits is hard - even with the best intentions. When it comes to changing your eating habits it is even harder. You have been formulating your eating style since the day you were born with many things influence your eating habits. The taste of food. The...
Going Beyond the Avocado: Avocado Oil
Contrary to popular belief, fat is essential to the health and proper function of the body. Say what?! I know, it's shocking, but stay with me. The fats found in foods we love from plants and animals are known as dietary fats. Dietary fat is a macronutrient that...
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