Dishing Up Nutrition

 If you or someone you love has fatty liver concerns, this show is for you! Listen in as two registered dietitians discuss a fatty liver diagnosis and how nutrition can hinder or support your liver. Walk away with some things you can do proactively to support your organs and your body’s functions with real food.

There are many different benefits to nuts and seeds. Most can be incorporated into a healthy real food diet. But not all nuts or seeds are created equally. Tune into this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist with Britni to learn all about the health benefits of different nuts and seeds.

With all the endless nutrition advice in the media these days, we have a highly requested topic to dive into today. Over the next hour we will be discussing our top asked-about nutrition myths. These are questions we discuss with clients each and every day in clinic and we want to shed some light on a few of our most asked-about nutrition myths so that you can start putting into practice the things that will really benefit your health.

What happens to the vitamins in a vegetable when you cook it? Are they destroyed? Where do they go? Tune into this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist with Leah to get all these answers and more.

Bone thinning is a serious health risk and, as you move up in age ranges, your percentage for developing osteopenia or osteoporosis goes up too. In today’s show, we’ll discuss what can lead to bone thinning, what bone-building foods to add into your prevention plan, the side effects of some medications, and what to look for in a calcium supplement if you choose to use one.

Cortisol helps regulates our body's stress response. It also helps regulate blood sugar, blood pressure, metabolism, and reduces inflammation. But what happens when cortisol is too high or too low? Tune into this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist with Britni to find out cortisol's connection to weight.

Women are forced with changing hormone levels their whole lives from puberty to pregnancy to perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause. At each of these stages, nutrition makes a difference. Today we’ll take a look at the perimenopause part of the cycle and share tips on how to balance hormones, how to reduce anxiety, and how to increase your quality of life if you feel like the shift in hormones has left you feeling cranky, anxious, tired, or not feeling like yourself.

Today we have a very special show planned for you: we have invited Dr Mary Newport, author of Clearly Keto, to share her knowledge about the use of a high fat/low carb diet to help not only her husband, but thousands of others for the management of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. For well over a decade, Dr Mary Newport has played an instrumental role in advancing the field of nutritional neuroscience by expanding the role of the ketogenic diet. Listen in to learn what you can do to prevent dementia and to support your brain as you age.

What are branch chain amino acids and do only serious athlete need them? Does adding fruit to your protein smoothie change how your intestines absorb nutrients? Tune into this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist with Teresa to find out all these answers and more.

Chances are you've heard some of the many potential health benefits of apple cider vinegar. It's good for your digestion, it's the secret to weight loss, it helps heart burn. Are all these true? Tune in to this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist with Brandy to learn all about how to use apple cider vinegar.