Breaking Down Nutrition for Medical Professionals

Breaking Down Nutrition for Medical Professionals episodes:

• 04.04.2019

  Celery Juice: Cure-all, Celebrity Crap or Sound Science

  I just decided to Google celery juice and in .53 seconds there were 60,300,00 results.    Most of the information on celery juice is pseudo science but the public for the most part doesn’t know this and believes and lives by...

  
• 03.21.2019

  Top Strategies for Vegans and Vegetarians to Prevent Nutrition Pitfalls

  As a clinician, what regular clinical testing or screening is appropriate for vegans and vegetarians? Are supplements needed? Are they healthful for patients of all ages? What about the pitfalls, say nutrient shortages? How should you evaluate patients’ diets if...

  
• 01.24.2019

  Is Religion Taboo in Nutrition Care?

  Is religion taboo in nutrition care? As health professionals sometimes we think we need to know everything about every religion before we can include it. The beauty of working with people is that we’re all people. You have feelings, experiences, beliefs…you...

  
• 01.10.2019

  7 Nutrition Questions You’ll Be Asked in 2019

  Happy new year! I’m looking forward to a good year with you and  a lot of interesting nutrition questions and conversation.  With the start of each new year comes a bevy of nutrition, diet and food trends. Some evidence-based, many just...

  
• 12.11.2018

  Culinary Nutrition: From the Clinic to the Kitchen

  Do you want to bring your medical nutrition therapy to life? You teach evidence-based nutrition and you’re good at it right? But do your clients and patients need more? Are they struggling to make the connection between the science in...

  
• 02.08.2018

  How Weight Affects Your Fertility and Pregnancy

  Podcast. What’s new in 2018 I hope your new year is off to a really good start. This year you’ll see some changes in the Breaking Down Nutrition for Medical Professionals podcast. We work to evolve with your suggestions each year....

  
• 11.16.2017

  Your Culinary Nutrition Kitchen

  Are you trying to take care of your health and make smarter food choices? Cooking shows, companies that deliver fresh ingredients to your home, grocery stores with selections of tasty-looking ready-to-eat meals are booming. We want our food to taste...

  
• 11.07.2017

  Binge Eating Disorder in Bariatric Surgery

  Did you know that on average, 30% of patients at bariatric surgery centers have binge eating disorder or BED? The trifecta of binge eating, obesity and bariatric surgery creates a complex multifactorial health situation. Joining me on the podcast is registered dietitian...

  
• 11.02.2017

  Will Binge Eating Disorder Affect Your Bariatric Surgery?

  PODCAST. Are you considering bariatric surgery? Do you think you may have binge eating disorder? The trifecta of an eating disorder, obesity and bariatric surgery creates a complex health situation. Joining me on the podcast is Karen Beerbower, a registered dietitian nutritionist who’s...

  
• 10.24.2017

  Over 50: Best Diet, Protein, Sugar and Exercise

  Are some of your patients over 50 and want real answers to the best diet, protein, supplements, statins or menopause? There’s so much hype and so many products that promise to STOP the aging process which …really…we know you can’t do....

  
• 10.19.2017

  Over 50: Five Top Food and Fitness Tips

  PODCAST. Are you over 50 and want real answers to the best diet, protein, supplements, statins or menopause? There is so much hype and so many products that promise to STOP the aging process which, really, we know you can’t do....

  
• 10.05.2017

  3 Diet Tips to Protect Your Eyes

  PODCAST. Can what you eat affect your eyes, particularly the risk for age-related macular degeneration or what’s called AMD? Several nutritional factors may influence the development and progression of AMD. Let’s talk about three things you can do from a diet...

  
• 09.26.2017

  Tea: 5 Best Health Benefits for Patients

  Are your patients asking “should I drink tea?” “What about the caffeine?” “Will it dehydrate me?” Let’s look at the best, documented health benefits. Joining me today on the podcast is Neva Cochran, a Dallas Texas registered dietitian nutritionist who is a...

  
• 09.21.2017

  5 Surprising Health Benefits of Tea

  PODCAST. Are you wondering if you should drink tea? Is it really as good for you as people say? What about the caffeine? Will it dehydrate you? There’s so much information. What do you believe? Let’s talk about five surprising benefits...

  
• 09.12.2017

  The Ketogenic Diet: Pros and Cons

  How many times a day are you asked about the ketogenic diet? What do you tell your patients? Does the keto diet really work for weight loss? What about for neurological disorders and cancer? Joining me on the podcast via Skype from...

  
• 08.01.2017

  Kombucha Tea: Junk Science or Safe to Drink?

  PODCAST. For a long time, kombucha tea has been popular as an alternative therapy and old gut remedy. Consumers think it will help them live a healthier life. According to a report by MarketsandMarkets, sales of kombucha are expected to grow...

  
• 07.27.2017

  Kombucha Tea: OK to Drink or Boot from Your Diet?

  PODCAST. Kombucha tea whose alias is mushroom tea or Russian tea is a trendy drink to replace soda as a way to cut back on sugar. Kombu…what? Pronounced kawm-boo-chah, this tea has been around for centuries and is now mainstream. But...

  
• 07.18.2017

  Is Stevia Safe for Patients?

  PODCAST. Are you picky about the way you drink coffee or tea? Then you already know that sweeteners are not all the same. Jessica emailed and asked me to do a podcast on stevia so that’s our focus today. 100 to 300 times...

  
• 07.13.2017

  Is it OK to use Stevia?

  PODCAST. Did you know those yellow, burgundy and bronze mums that are so beautiful each fall have a cousin over in the sweetener aisle? It’s a sugar substitute called stevia. Jessica emailed and asked me to do a podcast on stevia so...

  
• 06.20.2017

  Bariatric Surgery and Emotional Eating

  I hope you enjoy this episode, Bariatric Surgery and Emotional Eating, and if it’s not an area you need information, would you please share it with your colleagues who would benefit? Allow me a moment to tell you how grateful I...

  
• 04.25.2017

  Big Changes in Infant Peanut Allergy Guidelines

  PODCAST. Have you heard the news? A major change has been issued in the guidelines addressing the prevention of peanut allergies. A recent landmark trial called The Leap Study plus other emerging data led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...

  
• 04.11.2017

  Get Familiar with FODMAPs, part 2

  PODCAST. If your patients are on a low FODMAP diet, should they follow it indefinitely? Is it restrictive? Do home fries, walnuts and strawberries sound restrictive? In part 1 of Get Familiar with FODMAPs we reviewed FODMAPs, how they trigger GI...

  
• 03.28.2017

  Get Familiar with FODMAPs, part 1

  PODCAST. How do FODMAPs trigger GI symptoms? Which of your patients might benefit from the low FODMAP diet? My podcast guest is registered dietitian nutritionist, digestive health expert and Best of Boston dietitian Kate Scarlata. She’s known for her work in...

  
• 02.28.2017

  Omega-3s: Computers, Dry Eyes and Memory-Enhancement, part 1

  PODCAST. From tablets and smartphones to personal computers, video games and TVs, the average patient spends almost half a day staring at a screen. Yes, you read that correctly…10 hours, 39 minutes a day and growing. One result of this screen...

  
• 01.31.2017

  Diabetes Treatment: Should Cinnamon be in the Mix?

  PODCAST. Are your patients with type 2 diabetes asking about cinnamon or taking it? Have you had this happen? They have prediabetes but don’t want to take a drug. Weight loss is top of mind to us but here’s the...

  
• 01.15.2017

  Fish, Mercury and Pregnancy: What to Tell Patients

  PODCAST. Is methylmercury a concern? Have your pregnant patients asked about eating fish and the dangers of mercury? Which fish should they avoid? According to the Food and Drug Administration analysis reported in Nutrition Journal on fetal neurodevelopment from eating commercial fish,...

  
• 12.06.2016

  Holiday De-Stress: 5 Steps to Take Right Now

  PODCAST. Do patients just keep coming without a breather? No time to catch up on notes? In addition to patients, maybe you’re going through a hard time or some you love has been diagnosed with a tough medical issue. Add...