by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 18, 2021 | Nutrition and Health
Do you have low magnesium? It is a common condition but shows up more readily in certain populations. Read on to see if you are at risk for low magnesium and what you can do about it. (Post Contains Affiliate Links). What Can Cause Low Magnesium: While this deficiency...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 5, 2021 | Nutrition and Health
Recipes High in Iron and Vitamin C – Who is at Risk of Iron Deficiency? There are at least seven (7) groups of people at risk for Iron Deficiency anemia. I previously talked about the importance of protein as well as the importance of iron in your child’s...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | May 29, 2021 | Nutrition and Health
I’ve been hearing a lot about turmeric and curcumin the past few months. However, as a Registered Dietitian, I hold to a professional code of ethics standard. This requires that I be cautious when recommending supplements used for medicinal purposes. As a...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | May 28, 2021 | Getting Kids Moving, Homeschooling and Lifeschooling
Keep Up Dance Lessons at Home Did the pandemic derail your or your child’s dance participation? Take heart! While nothing can replace professional in-studio sessions, you can devise a studio for your home that will take the edge off until the pandemic is a distant...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | May 24, 2021 | Cooking Tips, Homeschooling and Lifeschooling
5 Easy Homeschool Lunches for Kids Under normal circumstances, your kids would be eating lunch at school, either a sandwich packed by you or a school-bought lunch. However, the past year of the pandemic required many schools to close, which means that parents...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | May 22, 2021 | Homeschooling and Lifeschooling
Does your child hate school? Mine does. Part of the reason for this is that he has a rough time with the writing process. He also has had an extremely difficult time learning his math facts, and spelling is a nightmare. We have tried so many things! Some have worked,...
by Jennifer Elias | May 19, 2021 | Cooking Tips, Nutrition and Health
While kids want great taste, you want to give them the vitamins, minerals and fiber their growing bodies need. Serve watermelon and you can both be happy. Have some fun, and enjoy the “healthiest snack ever.” This is a juicy, fun way to take your vitamins!...
by Jennifer Elias | May 5, 2021 | Nutrition and Health
Need tips for eating right? Do you feel that you are at your ideal weight, or are you striving to reach your weight goal? Is it simply a matter of burning more calories than you take in? The answer, I suggest, is no! Overall body health improvement as well as weight...
by Jennifer Elias | Apr 28, 2021 | Nutrition and Health
Many of us make health-related resolutions, such as to lose weight, stop smoking or join the neighborhood health club. While it is common to set high goals, experts say that setting smaller goals could do more for our health. Take small steps to improve your health...
by Jennifer Elias | Apr 20, 2021 | Nutrition and Health
We all know by now that we should be eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. But knowing and doing are two different things, aren’t they? Sometimes it is just not easy to get them all in there. We are constantly tempted to fill up on...
