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20 Mar , 2025

Nutrition Fridays: Food and Neck pain.

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How Your Diet May Influence Neck Health Neck discomfort is a common issue that can stem from various causes, including muscle strain, poor posture, and certain health conditions. While medical treatments and physical therapy are standard approache...

16 Jun , 2023

Managing Leg Cramps

Carrie Dunn

charley horse, diet, leg cramps, stretches Orthopedics Articles, Pain Management Articles, Sports Medicine Articles

What is a Charley Horse? Also called a “Charley Horse,” are tight muscle contractions that are involuntary, painful, and can last between seconds and minutes. They can interrupt exercise, sleep, labor, and the activities of daily living. They can...

11 Feb , 2022

Nutrition Friday: Chronic Pain and Food

Carrie Dunn

Chronic Pain, diet, Inflammation, intermittent fasting, Lifestyle Nutrition Friday Articles, Pain Management Articles

Chronic Pain and Inflammation Chronic pain is defined as any pain that usually lasts longer than three months. It is often paired with emotional and psychological suffering, and especially targets people at risk, such as the elderly and uninsured....

8 May , 2019

How does “Added Sugar” Affect your Health? (It Ain’t So Sweet)

Noah Ginnett

added sugar, diet, Heart Disease, keto, keto diet, ketogenic diet Cardiology Articles

Added Sugar May be Sweet for Your Taste Buds, but it Isn’t Kind to Your Heart Nutritionists recommend limiting the amount of added sugar in your diet. This is for its known links to cavities, weight gain, and diabetes, as well as the accompanying...

3 May , 2019

Healthy Eating: The Proper Pick-me-up for Depression

Noah Ginnett

depression, diet, mediterranean diet Nutrition Friday Articles, Psychology Articles

Have you been feeling a little down lately? If so, chances are that you have also been eating poorly as a result. Unhealthy diets are a precursor to obesity, which could then lead to body-image issues, which could lead to depression, which could th...

29 Mar , 2019

Mediterranean Diet: What to Eat and What to Avoid

Noah Ginnett

diet, mediterranean diet, nutrition fridays, weight loss Nutrition Friday Articles

A diet based on the eating styles of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea has now become popular for its proven health benefits, as well as its touted potential for weight loss. Ranked as the #1 Best Diet Overall by U.S. News and World Report,...

8 Mar , 2019

OMAD: Intermittent Fasting’s New Extreme

Noah Ginnett

diet, dieting, IF, intermittent fasting, OMAD, one meal a day Nutrition Friday Articles

Several weeks ago we wrote a blog that put a spotlight on Intermittent Fasting (IF), a trending meal-timing plan that has begun to show great results in achieving weight-loss. Today, we would like to follow up on our previous article by going in-de...

18 Feb , 2019

Food Choices and Arthritis

Miranda Eastman

arthritis, diet, nutrition Nutrition Friday Articles, Rheumatology

For many years, doctors regarded arthritis as the type of disease where once you had it, you were stuck with it. However, recent suggests that your food choices may be able to not only reduce arthritis when present, but may be able to prevent it....

31 Aug , 2018

Taking Care with Heart Disease

Noah Ginnett

diet, Exercise, Heart Disease Cardiology Articles

Life-Saving Exercise and Diet Tips for People with Heart Disease A sensible exercise program and a healthy diet are essential to maintaining proper health, especially for those with heart disease. However, the types of physical activities you perf...

9 Feb , 2018

What’s All the Rage About the Keto Diet?

Kim McIntosh

diet, keto, keto diet, nutrition, nutrition fridays Nutrition Friday Articles, Weight Management Articles

What is the Ketogenic Diet? The Keto (key-toe) diet is a diet that many people have taken to but a lot haven’t heard of, understand, or even know how to pronounce (I was calling it the “kett-oh” diet for the longest). A basic description of wha...