Dishing Up Nutrition

By Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.

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Learn the connection between what you eat and how you feel. Join us each week as licensed nutritionists and dietitians from Nutritional Weight & Wellness share practical, real-life solutions for healthier living through balanced nutrition. For over 25 years, we’ve helped thousands of clients and listeners discover how real food – animal protein, healthy fat, nutrient-dense carbohydrates – can increase energy, stabilize moods, jumpstart metabolism, eliminate cravings, restore digestion, balance hormones and so much more! For recipes, articles and more, visit us at weightandwellness.com

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Weight Loss Habits

06.05.2023

Many folks have found themselves carrying a few extra pounds after experiencing the stress of the pandemic, so if this is you, you’re not alone. In today’s show, we’ll cover why stress can have such an impact on the body, ...

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06.05.2023 Weight Loss Habits Many folks have found themselves carrying a few extra pounds after experiencing the stress of the pandemic, so if this is you, you’re not alone. In today’s show, we’ll cover why stress can have such an impact on the body, ...
06.01.2023 All About Cheese - Ask a Nutritionist Cheese. Is it good or bad? Should it be full fat or low fat? How much is okay? Tune into this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist with Leah to get all those answers and more.
05.29.2023 The After Effects of Covid When a virus is new, especially a global pandemic virus, it’s hard to know what to expect when it comes to longer term effects and symptoms. The only way to know is to experience it, and we’re three years in, ...
05.25.2023 Are You Iron Deficient? - Ask a Nutritionist Iron plays a very important role in our bodies. From DNA synthesis to carrying oxygen all over the body. So what happens when you aren't getting enough iron? Tune in to this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist with Britni ...
05.22.2023 The Forever Diet From the research and our experience in clinic, we know a highly restrictive diet is not a long-term weight management plan. In today’s show, we’ll be discussing why those diets haven’t worked in the past and how there IS a ...
05.18.2023 Digestive Changes As We Age - Ask a Nutritionist Have you ever wondered why you can't eat the same way you did when you were a kid? Is it just because you're getting older? There's a handful of different things it could be. Tune in to this week's episode ...
05.15.2023 Nutrition To Age Well What should you eat to maintain your muscles, bones, memory, cardiovascular health, skin and hair, and your energy? What are anti-aging foods? What are the foods you should avoid? The way we eat throughout our lifetime impacts how fast and ...
05.11.2023 Ask a Nutritionist - Breakfast Ideas Are you stuck in the American breakfast rut of eating sweet things in the morning? Looking for new healthier ideas for breakfast? Listen in to this week episode of ask a nutritionist with Britni as she discusses some new way ...
05.08.2023 Nutrition & Parkinson’s We’ve recently had many requests for a show on Parkinson’s disease, a progressive brain disorder that affects movement, balance, coordination, speech, mental changes, sleep problems, and memory issues. There is often both a genetic connection and an environmental connection involved ...
04.30.2023 Weight Loss Without Restriction Are you someone who is on a diet right now or been on a diet in the past in order to lose weight? Maybe you’ve been on a restrictive eating plan and felt like you were white knuckling it the ...
04.27.2023 How to Reframe Rewards - Ask a Nutritionist Clean plate gets dessert, right? From a very young age we are taught sweets, treats, and sugar are rewards for good behavior, so no wonder we think the same way as adults. If you're interested in reframing this mindset and ...
04.23.2023 Knee Replacement Prevention for Pain Free Knees It may surprise you to learn that dieticians and nutritionists can help clients prevent knee breakdown that requires knee replacement surgery, but your nutrition has a big impact on the health of your joints. If you want to prevent or ...
04.20.2023 Bursitis and Hearing Loss - Ask a Nutritionist When a word ends in itis, think inflammation. That inflammation often times is coming from or exacerbated by the food we eat. Our ear health is another aspect of our health that can benefit from better eating. Tune into this ...
04.17.2023 Slow Metabolism, Slow Weight Loss (We Have An Answer!) Have you tried countless diet programs without long term success? Maybe you lose a little weight at first but gain it right back and then some? Do you feel like you’re stuck with a slow metabolism? Well, in today’s show, ...
04.14.2023 All About Calcium - Ask a Nutritionist What calcium supplement should I take? Do I get enough calcium from my diet? Calcium is just for our bones, right? Tune in to this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist for all these answers and more as Britni goes ...
04.10.2023 How To Improve Lung Health It’s easy to take healthy lungs and a healthy respiratory system for granted when things are working correctly. Today, we’re going to offer you some things to think about when it comes to breathing and your lungs. We’ll talk about ...
04.06.2023 How Does Caffeine Affect the Body? - Ask a Nutritionist Did you know that caffeine is considered a drug? 85% of the US population consumes at least one caffeinated beverage a day. Just like any drug there are good and bad side effects. Listen in to this week's episode of ...
04.03.2023 What Do Your Cholesterol Numbers Mean? One of the blood tests our clients will often bring to us in nutrition consultations is a lipid panel with three or four different cholesterol numbers and they don’t really understand what they mean. Today, we want to empower you ...
03.30.2023 Insulin Resistant or Not? - Ask a Nutritionist Insulin is an important hormone made by the pancreas. It helps glucose get into cells all over your body. Insulin resistance is when your body can't process insulin properly and in turn has a hard time dealing with the glucose ...
03.27.2023 Strong Nails, Beautiful Hair, and Radiant Skin There is a lot of misinformation online and on social media about skin, hair, and nails. It seems like everyone is trying to sell something that will be the overnight fix or the magic cure. As dietitians, we want to ...
03.23.2023 Managing Dry Eyes - Ask a Nutritionist Tears are a critical component to keeping the surface of our eyes properly lubricated, clean, and healthy. So what happens if you don't produce enough tears? Dry eyes! Dry eye syndrome is a very common eye condition caused by insufficient ...
03.20.2023 Eating For Good Kidney Function In honor of March being National Kidney Month and the repeated requests we’ve received for this topic, today we will discuss foods to eat for good kidney function. One in seven American adults have chronic kidney disease, but many don’t ...
03.16.2023 All About Flour - Ask a Nutritionist Did you know that some flour is more nutritious than others? Did you know that wheat flour has many alternatives, like almond flour, coconut flour, tapioca flour and much more. Tune in to this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist ...
03.13.2023 Your Child’s Mental Health Starts In The Kitchen In this show we are going to tackle the topic of supporting the child in your life if they have emotional outbursts, mood swings, apathy, or problems focusing. Have you ever considered that their low moods, depression, anxiety, or issues ...
03.09.2023 Managing Cholesterol - Ask a Nutritionist What's LDL cholesterol? What about HDL cholesterol? They should both be low, right? Understanding cholesterol is an important factor to assessing health risks like developing heart disease or having a heart attack or stroke. On this week's episode of Ask ...
03.06.2023 Losing Those Winter Pounds As spring slowly approaches, many of us are starting to think about ways to shed the weight we’ve gained that perhaps started over the holidays and continued through winter. It’s so common to gain weight during the winter season. How ...
02.26.2023 Detox Your Kitchen When you hear the word ‘detox’ what comes to mind? Perhaps doing a juice cleanse, the master cleanse, a water fast, or some type of detox powder that is designed to flush toxins out of your body. But there is ...
02.23.2023 Is Popcorn Healthy - Ask a Nutritionist Have you ever reached for that bag of air popped popcorn thinking you're eating a healthy snack? Contrary to popular belief, it's not a healthy snack, it's actually a carb that ends up spiking your blood sugar. Tune into this ...
02.20.2023 How To Maintain Healthy Joints [REPLAY] Do you have joint pain or stiffness? Have you been diagnosed with arthritis? Some people have mild joint pain, but for many, it can make every day activities seem very challenging. Things like cleaning the house or going grocery shopping ...
02.16.2023 Magnesium - Ask a Nutritionist Citrate? Glycinate? Threonate? Magnesium comes in many different forms. It's an important mineral in many different bodily functions. Unfortunately most people don't get as much magnesium as they should. The good news is that magnesium is found in many foods ...
02.13.2023 What To Eat To Feel Better Emotionally According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression could be one of the top health concerns in the world by the year 2030. Our emotions and moods affect everything in life: our productivity and focus at our jobs or school, ...
02.09.2023 All About Sugar - Ask a Nutritionist Turns out sugar is in a lot of food. Do you know how much sugar is in your diet? How does sugar effect your glucose levels? Are you eating foods that turns into sugar in your body? Tune in to ...
02.06.2023 Prevention For UTIs With Diet Today our show is about urinary tract infections. What are they? How common are they? And what are some preventative measures with food and supplements that might help? We’ve worked with many clients who are in the middle of a ...
02.02.2023 How to Change Your Mindset - Ask a Nutritionist We bring about what we think about. Thats why it's so important to understand where we are mentally when it comes to improving our health. Listen in this week as Leah talks about ways our thoughts effects us along our ...
01.29.2023 Alcohol Is Not A Health Food Whether you participated in Dry January or not (refraining from drinking during January as a reset after the holidays), we are covering the difficult topic of alcohol and how it affects your health. Maybe you’ve heard that there are health ...
01.26.2023 How to Determine Food Triggers for Digestive Issues - Ask a Nutritionist The only thing less fun than digestive issues is tracking down what triggers the issue in the first place. Here are a couple of foods for you to think about today. Two of the most common triggers for digestive issues ...
01.23.2023 Avoid The Menopause Weight Gain Menopause officially starts when a woman has not had a period in her menstrual cycle for 12 months. This is a time where many women find it is easy to gain weight and difficult to lose it. It’s one of ...
01.19.2023 What Are The Benefits Of Bone Broth? - Ask a Nutritionist If you haven't heard of bone broth and its many benefits, get ready. Looking to get better sleep? Want to strengthen your skins elasticity? Need an easy source of protein? Try some bone broth. Listen in to this episode of ...
01.16.2023 Long Haulers Symptoms & Possible Solutions If you or someone you know had Covid and now have lingering fatigue, brain fog, sleep problems, muscle aches, depression, anxiety, or poor memory problems, you may be experiencing Long Covid or Long Hauler symptoms. The number of people who ...
01.12.2023 Can you share a thorough discussion on protein powders? - Ask a Nutritionist Welcome to our new mid week show, Ask A Nutritionist! In this short podcast, nutritionists will be answering questions received from Dishing Up Nutrition listeners. On todays episode Britni Goes into a thorough discussion all about protein powder. Whey, beef, ...
01.09.2023 Getting Back On Track Welcome to the first show and podcast of Dishing Up Nutrition for the New Year of 2023! Many of you are ready to get back on track with your food choices, your exercise, your sleep, and stress management. But are ...
01.02.2023 Consistency & Weight Loss Success: How Two NWW Clients Lost 50lbs Eating Real Food [REPLAY] If you’ve been with us for one episode or hundreds of episodes, you know our message is a simple one: Eat Real Food for Better Health. It is a simple message that gets amazing results. Can it really be that ...
12.26.2022 Break Free Of Your Sugar Addiction In our show today, we are going to talk about a substance that many of our listeners have a love/hate relationship with. If you’ve tried to give up sugar in the past by white-knuckling it for awhile only to find ...
12.19.2022 Maintain Your Strength During Cancer Treatment Getting a diagnosis of cancer is life changing and many thoughts go through your mind. Today we have a special show for you because our co-hosts have over 25 years of experience each in the field of nutrition and they ...
12.12.2022 Support Your Immune Function For The Holidays With the gatherings with families, friends, and coworkers in the midst of the Covid, flu, and RSV viruses, what can you do to keep from getting sick? Ask yourself: are you eating enough real food each day to have all ...
12.05.2022 How Can The Holidays Sabotage Your Weight Loss? We are well into the holiday season and are attending parties, family get-togethers, and even work celebrations. With all the festivities from now until New Years, we are certainly faced with more food challenges. Many of our clients are asking, ...
11.28.2022 How To Maintain Healthy Joints Do you have joint pain or stiffness? Have you been diagnosed with arthritis? Some people have mild joint pain, but for many, it can make every day activities seem very challenging. Things like cleaning the house or going grocery shopping ...
11.20.2022 Heartburn Prevention Plan Today we want to help you make the connection between what you are eating and acid reflux. At least 1/3 of people taking heartburn medication still have a burning sensation in their throat and chest, so if this is you, ...
11.14.2022 Food Connection to Migraines Do you or someone you love experience regular migraines? We know how debilitating they can be! We’ve helped many clients become detectives to figure out what is triggering these migraines and, in today’s show, we’ll offer you some potential food ...
11.07.2022 Healthy Fats For Epilepsy Management The average adult brain weighs about 3 pounds and is made up of at least 60% fat. For many of us, diet has an impact on brain function and today we’ll share research about how healthy fats are used for ...

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