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What does your refrigerator say about you? by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD
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What does your refrigerator say about you? by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Thought for Food We all know the saying about “Food for Thought” which means anything that provides mental stimulus. But how many of us really think about our food? Not only that, but how many of us think about how our food is reflective of our personalities, our successes and failures or better yet, our…

Best foods for skin…Drink THIS!!
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Best foods for skin…Drink THIS!!

Drink up to protect your body from the inside out, literally We all know that antioxidants are critical for fending off those ubiquitous free radicals that damage skin cells and cause premature aging and disease. However topical creams and serums laced with such nutrients as vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, polyphenols and other bioactive compounds, merely…

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There’s more than one way to get your vitamin A by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

How’s your diet, A (eh)? A guy walks into a doctor’s office with a carrot in his ear and a piece of celery up his nose. The doctor told him he wasn’t eating right. Badum- bum Last week we looked at vitamin A’s uses and food sources. Although toxicity used to be rare, with the…

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Orange you glad I didn’t say banana by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Ode to Orange I love the color orange so much that I bought a pair of orange boots. But when I was a child I hated the fact that my hair was orange and the kids used to call me “carrot top.” As an adult and a Dietitian, I cherish the idea of being compared…

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Finding middle ground by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

And the winner is…Now that the election is over and we have a new president perhaps we can once again focus on ourselves. As much as we want a leader to save our economy, provide affordable healthcare and protect our soil, ultimately we have to take some personal responsibility, especially for our health. Since you…

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Survival of the sweetest by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Eat Like an Adult I was born with a sweet tooth, and it never fell out. Perhaps you too suffer from the same affliction. We are not alone. Nearly 99 percent of all humans have a sweet tooth. What happened to the other one percent? I think they attached a string from that sweet tooth…