by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Nov 24, 2024 | Food Allergies and Special Diets, Getting Kids Moving, Nutrition and Health
How to Manage Childhood Diabetes Diabetes is an inherited or acquired chronic disease pertaining to the inability of the body to metabolize carbohydrates. There are two main types of Diabetes: Type 1, known as insulin-dependent Diabetes, and Type 2, also known as...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Nov 17, 2024 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
Control your Sugar Level: The Best Bread for People with Diabetes Eating balanced and organic food is one of the best ways to keep your diabetes in control naturally. If you are new to diabetes, people might advise you against having bread because bread is high in...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Oct 4, 2024 | Blog Posts, Food Allergies and Special Diets, Nutrition and Health
FDA Approved Weight Loss Medications – Do They Work? The latest numbers show that 73 percent of adults in the U.S. are experiencing overweight or obesity and almost half are trying to lose weight (1,2). Losing weight and keeping it off are no easy tasks. Making...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Oct 1, 2024 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
Okay, so, let's get real. No matter how healthy we want to eat, no matter how much we want our kids to eat the perfect diet, no matter how much we want to avoid processed food, real life exhausts us sometimes. Even the natural born chefs among us don't always feel...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Oct 1, 2024 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
What attracts kids to Fast Food? I recently received an email from a subscriber. She wanted advice regarding her 17-year-old son. Her son was raised on a healthy diet since birth, but now only wants to eat at fast food restaurants. This is a concern that I believe...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Sep 29, 2024 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
I have a picky son who absolutely loves Alfredo Sauce. But traditional Alfredo Sauce is through the roof with fat, saturated fat, and calories. Since he eats so much cheese, I've been concerned about his heart health. Children today are so much less active than they...
