Dishing Up Nutrition

This episode focuses on exploring how diet and lifestyle choices impact the development and management of type 2 diabetes.

Whether you or someone you love is having occasional nuisance headaches or debilitating migraines, those of us who experience these know how life disrupting they can be. As dietitians, our job is to help do the digging to figure out the root cause your symptoms are actually stemming from. In today’s show, we’ll cover possible causes for headaches and migraines, common food triggers you may want to avoid, solutions for if you feel a headache or migraine coming on, and what a brain-supporting diet might look like for those who want to be headache and migraine free.

Here at Nutritional Weight and Wellness, we often talk about healthy ways to lose weight. But what about when you need to gain weight in a healthy way? It's not just about eating more calories. 

Learn how to help manage your weight with diet, particularly in regards to Hashimoto's Disease - an autoimmune condition that damages the thyroid - and how important gut health is to maintaining a healthy weight with Britni in this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist. 

Americans undergo an average of nine surgical procedures in their lifetime, so today, we’re sharing tips and tools on how to eat real food and support your body for the best possible surgical recovery. If you haven’t had a surgical procedure yet, odds are that something will arise in the future, even if it’s just a minor procedure. Both of our co-hosts for this show have had major surgeries and know firsthand what the typical recommendations are that your surgeon and nursing staff tell you to do ahead of time to prepare. Tune in to hear what you can do with food and a few key supplements to help your body heal to reduce some of your post-surgery pain, swelling, risk of infection, and slower wound healing.

Here at Nutritional Weight and Wellness, we believe in eating real food. But what does that mean? Do you have to track your protein and calorie intake as extensively as other eating plans? 

Join Brandy as she navigates the finer details of this type of nutrition, and learn to understand how you are able to free your diet and free your mind by eating real food. 

To close out the month of February and American Heart Month, we have an episode on heart health. How many of you know that heart disease is likely lurking somewhere in the depths of your genetic code? Today, our dietitians want to shed some light on what real food can do to help mitigate some of that underlying risk. We’ll talk about how your lifestyle factors can make a difference in your health history, what foods to avoid, what some healthier food swaps might be, and the nutrients to include for a healthy heart AND healthy blood vessels.

Today's episode of Ask a Nutritionist is about the lesser-known world of selenium. Dietitian Leah Kleinschrodt reveals how this crucial little mineral powers your thyroid, boosts immunity, and much more. Discover the surprising sources of selenium and learn practical tips to take advantage of its health benefits. Tune in!

Are you at risk for bone thinning and osteoporosis? Fortunately, we’ve been able to help many clients make progress in strengthening their bone health with nutrition, key supplements, and lifestyle habits. Today, our dietitians will give you practical tips to incorporate into your life and will share a recent success story from one of our nutrition educators to put your worries at ease. You can support your bones with nutrition, even after an osteoporosis or osteopenia diagnosis, and we’ll show you how!

Today's episode is perfect for anyone looking to "sweeten" their diet with knowledge!  Join Monica as she explores the essential differences between raw and processed ("normal") honey, how each impacts health, and even looks into the truth about honey's suitability for infants and diabetics on this week's installment of Ask a Nutritionist!

There’s been a rise in mental health issues for teens over the past decade and parents are looking for ways to help their teens feel better. In this episode, our dietitians will discuss a couple reasons why teens might be experiencing anxiety and depression while offering ideas on things to do nutritionally to help support their mental health during challenging times. We’ll cover specific examples of how food can effect mood and what habits can create a more balanced baseline for the brain during times of growth and stress.