The Nutrition Diva's Quick and Dirty Tips for Eating Well and Feeling Fabulous

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Nutrition Diva Monica Reinagel serves up simple, painless ways to upgrade your eating habits. Before you know it, you'll be eating healthier and feeling more fabulous!

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A provocative new study on ...

09.20.2023

I’ve argued in the past that “processed” is really too broad a brush to apply. We really need to take into consideration what the purpose of the processing is before we demonize a food as being too processed.

The Nutrition Diva's Quick and Dirty Tips for Eating Well and Feeling Fabulous episodes:

09.20.2023 A provocative new study on ultra-processed foods I’ve argued in the past that “processed” is really too broad a brush to apply. We really need to take into consideration what the purpose of the processing is before we demonize a food as being too processed.
09.13.2023 How to get calcium into your bones (and out of your arteries) High-dose calcium supplements have been linked to heart risks. Are calcium-fortified foods any better?
09.06.2023 What the heck is mindful(ish) eating? More from Food, We Need To Talk.
08.30.2023 Your diet isn’t as healthy as you think Ready for the reality check?
08.23.2023 Creatine: not just for muscleheads? Creatine is one of the few topics I haven’t covered over the course of the last 15 years.
08.16.2023 NAFLD is now MAFLD The common condition known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is being renamed. Here’s why.
08.09.2023 Surprising study results undermine confidence in the MIND diet We needed further research—ideally, controlled trials—to validate the MIND diet's effectiveness. And now the wait is over.
08.02.2023 Tapping into the many benefits of resistant starches With all of these potential benefits, I bet you’re ready to find out how to include more resistant starch in your diet.
07.26.2023 Are we depleting the soil of crucial nutrients? Today’s topic is one that I covered over ten years ago—the claim that today’s fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they were in previous generations, due to nutrient depletion of the soil they are grown in.
07.21.2023 Celebrating 15 years of Nutrition Diva A special bonus conversation between three long-time podcasters at Quick and Dirty Tips.
07.19.2023 Is nutrition a fake (or failed) science? I wondered whether I might run out of things to talk about after 50 or 100 episodes. I needn’t have worried.
07.12.2023 Food, we need to talk An interview with Juna Gjata and Dr. Eddie Phillips, co-hosts of the hit podcast Food, We Need to Talk.
07.05.2023 Farm-raised vs wild-caught fish When you get to the fish counter, you've got some decisions to make.
06.28.2023 What is berberine and who should be taking it? What research we have on berberine is primarily in the context of managing elevated blood sugar levels. And the results have been promising.
06.21.2023 Phytoestrogens in soy: Did we have the story wrong? Soy contains compounds that are very similar to human estrogen. Some see that as a bonus, other warn against. What’s the science say?
06.14.2023 What does the new WHO recommendation on artificial sweeteners mean for you? We’ve spent the last 70 or so years searching for a sweetener that had no calories, no impact on blood sugar, no other ill effects—effectively, no consequences.
06.07.2023 Just how dangerous is brown rice? Let’s get a reality check on the nutritional attributes of brown rice.
05.31.2023 Listener Q&A: Water weight, stress eating, and more Would a hypothetical consequence that might play out years or decades in the future be more compelling than whatever actual consequences are playing out right now?
05.24.2023 Are almonds to blame for the water crisis in the Southwest? Why are almond farmers the ones in the crosshairs here?
05.17.2023 Prediabetes: Is it really a lifestyle disease? Registered Dietitian Jill Weisenberger joins me to talk about prediabetes: how it’s diagnosed, what that means for your health, and what you can do to reverse the condition.
05.10.2023 How to lower high triglycerides Both cholesterol and triglyceride levels can be affected by your diet and lifestyle—and lifestyle modification is always the first step, before pharmaceutical interventions.
05.03.2023 Does low thyroid function help you live longer? A listener wrote to ask about some surprising dietary advice she came across in Dan Beutner’s Blue Zones Kitchen.
04.26.2023 Does a varied diet shorten your life? The idea that diverse diets place stress on the immune system is new to me.
04.19.2023 Can vitamin K2 prevent osteoporosis? For those without any complicating factors, what’s the case for high-dose K2 supplementation?
04.12.2023 Potty Talk with Tamara Duker Freuman Registered Dietitian and author of the new book Regular talks about taming unruly bowels and achieving inner peace.
04.05.2023 Is almond milk inflammatory? And more listener questions I have gotten a whole slew of interesting questions from listeners, many of them in response to recent episodes. So I’m dedicating today’s show to clearing out my inbox!
03.29.2023 Do you need a continuous glucose monitor? One of the big new trends in wellness is people using continuous glucose monitors (or CGMs) as a tool for weight loss, athletic performance, or general health optimization (aka bio-hacking).
03.22.2023 Beyond FODMAPS with Beth Rosen, RD Is a low FODMAP diet a good way to manage IBS?
03.15.2023 Does drinking water with meals impair digestion? As long as we’re on the subject, let me tackle a couple of other internet myths and misunderstandings about water.
03.08.2023 What’s all this about erythritol and blood clots? When researchers found this unexpected association between erythritol levels in the blood and increased risk of cardiovascular events, they decided to dig a little deeper.
03.01.2023 Are saturated fats from plants healthier? Not everyone agrees that saturated fat is a problem.
02.22.2023 What really works to clean fresh produce? Is cold tap water all you need to clean vegetables?
02.15.2023 Is lean protein really better for you? Today we’re poking holes in the oft-repeated advice to consume lean sources of protein.
02.08.2023 We’re losing the sodium wars—but potassium could help turn the tide Asking people to focus on what you want them to eat more of is often more effective than having them focus on what you want them to eat less of.
02.01.2023 New research on risks and benefits of drinking alcohol Let's clear up some common misconceptions about alcoholic beverages and review some new research on the risks and benefits of regular consumption.
01.25.2023 Nutrient dense vs energy dense and why it matters These two terms describe completely different aspects of food.
01.18.2023 Heavy metals in chocolate: how worried should you be? Is even a single ounce of dark chocolate too much to have on a daily basis?
01.11.2023 Are keto-friendly products a healthy way to increase fiber? In order to create low-carb candy and bread, manufacturers replace sugar with artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols. As a result, a lot of keto-friendly foods are quite high in fiber.
01.04.2023 Are we eating too much protein? Or not enough? Cathy writes: “Twenty years ago we were told that we were eating too much protein. And now the advice is to eat more protein, especially for middle-aged women. What changed in that time?”
12.28.2022 New Year’s resolutions for health educators, influencers, and media I’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on how we in the health media communicate about the topics, trends, and research that we cover—and why it matters.
12.21.2022 Cocoa vs cacao: which is healthier? The health benefits attributed to chocolate stem mostly from compounds known as cocoa flavanols—antioxidants that are unique and specific to the cacao bean.
12.14.2022 Nutrition tips for night shift workers I frequently get emails from listeners who do shift work, asking for strategies to help mitigate these negative effects. So, a recent study testing the effects of time-restricted eating on shift workers got my attention.
12.07.2022 The pros and cons of the Carnivore Diet Paul Saladino, the guy promoting the Carnivore Diet, actually thinks that most humans would be healthier if they adopted a plant-free diet on a permanent basis.
11.30.2022 Should you be taking digestive enzymes? Could we all benefit from some extra enzymes?
11.23.2022 Is it safe to keep eating these foods? I heard from two different listeners who had heard scary stories about people ending up in the hospital after eating certain foods that we generally think of as good for us.
11.16.2022 How does coconut oil affect cholesterol? You would think that this question would have been settled by now. But there’s not as much research as you might expect.
11.09.2022 Can micro-livestock feed the world? Taking in more protein than is strictly necessary to meet your minimum biological needs has several potential advantages. But there's a problem.
11.02.2022 Can we trust industry funded research? The food and nutrition industry is in a tizzy over a report from The Washington Post.
10.26.2022 Can your diet reverse hair loss? Hair loss—especially when it's sudden or at a young age—can be a sign of certain medical conditions or nutrient deficiencies.
10.19.2022 Is it better to space out your sugar intake? Two listener questions about sugar and protein.

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