Registration now open for educational conference focused on research, eating disorders trends and emerging treatment best practices Outstanding opportunities for professional development and intensive exploration of the latest in research and innovative eating disorders treatments are highlights of the 5th Annual Eating Recovery Center Foundation Eating Disorders Conference, to be held in Denver, Colo., August […]
Managing your child’s diabetes with good nutrition
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. To help raise awareness of diabetes, Sarah Yandall, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, Department of Endocrinology at DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan provides the following Q and A to help manage your child’s diabetes with good nutrition. Managing your child’s diabetes with good nutrition 1. […]
Back to School/Back to Frantic? Here’s help in the kitchen… Six Ways to Get Kids to Try New Food
For most parents, finding ways to encourage their picky eaters to try and enjoy new foods is a top priority. In fact, a recent survey showed more than 68 percent of registered dietitians who counsel new parents frequently receive questions about getting finicky eaters to eat at mealtime. And now, faced with a new school […]
Should prayer practitioners get paid as much as doctors for faith healing?
Interestingly, why is the government considering requiring insurers to cover prayer treatments but not treatments by unlicensed nutritionists that are not registered dietitians? Since you don’t need a license in California to call yourself a nutritionist (but not a dietitian) anyone can print up business cards and "treat" clients by recommending special diets, natural foods, […]
How chocolate is used for healing in the past and present
History of Chocolate Timeline The beginning of chocolate is the cacao tree, known by ethnobotanists as "theobroma cacao." According to the article, "Introduction: Chocolate’s History at a Glance," chocolate in its raw state grows in a pod like a pea, but on trees 40-60 feet tall. Cacao is native to the tropics of America. Ancient Mayans […]
Does what you eat in the morning influence how you’ll do on a school or work exam?
Thousands of students from first grade through graduate school take exams ranging from quizzes to college entrance and state licensing assessments, but few know what’s best to eat in order to ace the test. According to an October 18, 2009 press release, "Eat to excel on exam day," from the Dietitians Association of Australia, healthy eating […]