You’ve “Bean” Missing Out
Finding healthy foods that improve your diet, and that you enjoy is an essential part of looking and feeling great. A quick way to improve your diet that many people don’t know about is replacing some of your red meat consumption with legumes like beans. Beans are...
Improving Gut Health
Over the past few years, fermented drinks, such as Kombucha are claimed to improve gut health. However, there is a lack of human studies to back up these claims. A balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables helps build good bacteria and gut health. Gut health refers...
Reduce The Risk of Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis As You Age
Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis are problems that increase the risk of serious injuries as we age. Building your muscle strength and increasing your bone density can prevent sarcopenia and osteoporosis. Sarcopenia is the loss of...
Incorporate Healthy Fats in your Diet
Healthy fats are important to incorporate in your diet as they play several roles in the body. To name a few, healthy fats slow down digestion which helps with better absorbing nutrients, they are important for heart health and have also been associated with decreased...
Improving Wellbeing Around Menopause
Menopause is when a woman’s menstrual periods stop permanently. Menopause usually occurs around age 51, but other factors such as medications can influence when this starts. The years around menopause, called perimenopause or menopausal transition, is when women...
Stroke Prevention Through Diet
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked or there’s bleeding in the brain. It is among the leading causes of death in the United States. What causes a stroke? A blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is blocked by a clot...
Alcohol and Cancer
Alcohol can raise the risk of cancer, specifically cancers of the head and neck, esophagus, liver, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer. Alcohol is broken down in our bodies into acetaldehyde, which is a toxic chemical. Alcoholic beverages may also contain some...
How To Get More Veggies In Your Diet
One in ten Americans consume the recommended intake of vegetables on a daily basis. The daily recommendation for vegetable intake is 2 ½ - 3 cups daily. Getting in your vitamins and minerals through vegetables is important for greater nutrition, fiber, and antioxidant...
My Child Will Not Go to Therapy
Nutritional Therapy Services can be beneficial for people of all ages to develop healthy eating habits. Nutritional Therapists at Behavioral Nutrition are trained to help identify areas where your diet can be improved and new foods that can be introduced to make it...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Brain Health
Fats are often associated with a poor diet but have you ever heard that fat is needed for survival? Well, it’s true! Your body in general needs fat for energy and to support cell growth. Fat helps protect your organs, helps keep your body warm, helps absorb nutrients...
