Diabetes is on the rise. According to the World Health Organization, 422 million adults have diabetes and 3.7 million deaths are due to diabetes and high blood glucose. That’s 1 person in 11 that have diabetes, globally!1
It’s Vegetarian Awareness Month—the perfect time to give plant-based eating a try. After all, what do you have to lose, besides perhaps a few pounds and a few points off your blood cholesterol level.
Growing up in a Persian household, you would never find a living room coffee table topped with magazines and TV remotes. Instead, the coffee table was the home of bowls of pistachios, mixed nuts and dried fruit...
As a dietitian, I tend to have a very “food first” philosophy. I feel that if we eat better and focus more on the quality of the foods we are putting in our body then we shouldn’t feel the need to take multiple dietary supplements.
Pistachios may have you thinking green, because this little green nut packs a powerful punch of nutrition benefits. Research suggests the many attributes of pistachios—full of essential nutrients, antioxidants, dietary fiber, protein, and healthy fats—work together to promote good health, reduce the risk of nutrition-related disease, and support an active lifestyle1.
Admit it. You get grumpy when you are hungry too! Imagine being a metabolic machine that uses carbohydrate faster than your minivan goes through a tank of gas. No wonder kids throw fits!
For me Father's Day has always been about being active with my family. Whether we are building a new sandbox or going for a hike as we have in Father's days previously it is all about spending quality, engaging, and active time together.
It was a bright sunny morning, with a little nip in the air when I sat down to visit with Farm Bureau’s 2018 Agriculturalist of the Year, Brian Watte, back in mid-April.
March is National Nutrition Month®, and this year’s theme is “Go Further with Food.” This concept really resides with Sarah Galicki, registered dietitian and medical weight management coordinator at the Center for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch.
When it comes to heart and health and pistachio nutrition, there is scientific research that suggests pistachio nutrition supports a strong heart and healthy blood vessels.
