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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Listener Q&A: Water weight,...

05.31.2023

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?

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

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.
10.12.2022 Which supplements can lower your cholesterol without drugs? Sometimes, our bodies just need a little help.
10.05.2022 The FDA’s new definition of healthy This week, I have an update to a story that I started covering way back in 2016.
09.28.2022 Which protein sources are the most filling? Does egg protein get you any further than the same amount of protein from dairy, soy, nuts, wheat, or beef?
09.21.2022 Do sweetened breakfast cereals lead to obesity? Sweetened cereals are aggressively fortified. But do the benefits outweigh the potential risks?
09.14.2022 Are there nutritional benefits to chewing more? Can chewing more help you lose weight?
09.07.2022 Here’s how artificial sweeteners change your microbiome Will artificial sweeteners help you lose weight?
08.31.2022 Your food questions, answered Let's tackle some of the great listener questions we've received recently.
08.24.2022 Should you match your diet to your blood type? A popular diet claims that you need to eat right for your blood type. What’s the evidence?
08.17.2022 Are dairy and fruit a bad combination? Does dairy block antioxidants in fruit?
08.10.2022 How do vitamin-fortified foods fit into a healthy diet? How does the nutritional value of dehydrated fruits and veggies compare to the produce in its more natural form?
08.03.2022 Prunes: How many are too many? Research shows that eating prunes every day has multiple benefits. But is it too much sugar?
07.27.2022 Can you lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? The answer depends on whether you are primarily interested in changing your body weight or your body composition, which are not the same thing.
07.20.2022 Are some calories more fattening than others? Is weight loss an issue of food quality or quantity?
07.13.2022 Stop trying to micromanage your nutrients Nutrition Diva wades in to settle a marital squabble about how to take your calcium.
07.06.2022 This is your brain on blueberries Can daily blueberry consumption actually improve your brain health?
06.29.2022 The class action suit against Beyond Burger, explained If you've had trouble making sense of the news coverage around the class action suit against Beyond Meat, you're not alone.
06.22.2022 Test your summer nutrition smarts Test your summer nutrition savvy with this true/false quiz.

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

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

Download our free app to listen on your phone

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

Listener Q&A: Water weight, stress eating, and more

Are almonds to blame for the water crisis in the Southwest?

Prediabetes: Is it really a lifestyle disease?

How to lower high triglycerides

Does low thyroid function help you live longer?

Does a varied diet shorten your life?

Can vitamin K2 prevent osteoporosis?

Potty Talk with Tamara Duker Freuman

Is almond milk inflammatory? And more listener questions

Do you need a continuous glucose monitor?

Beyond FODMAPS with Beth Rosen, RD

Does drinking water with meals impair digestion?

What’s all this about erythritol and blood clots?

Are saturated fats from plants healthier?

What really works to clean fresh produce?

Is lean protein really better for you?

We’re losing the sodium wars—but potassium could help turn the tide

New research on risks and benefits of drinking alcohol

Nutrient dense vs energy dense and why it matters

Heavy metals in chocolate: how worried should you be?

Are keto-friendly products a healthy way to increase fiber?

Are we eating too much protein? Or not enough?

New Year’s resolutions for health educators, influencers, and media

Cocoa vs cacao: which is healthier?

Nutrition tips for night shift workers

The pros and cons of the Carnivore Diet

Should you be taking digestive enzymes?

Is it safe to keep eating these foods?

How does coconut oil affect cholesterol?

Can micro-livestock feed the world?

Can we trust industry funded research?

Can your diet reverse hair loss?

Is it better to space out your sugar intake?

Which supplements can lower your cholesterol without drugs?

The FDA’s new definition of healthy

Which protein sources are the most filling?

Do sweetened breakfast cereals lead to obesity?

Are there nutritional benefits to chewing more?

Here’s how artificial sweeteners change your microbiome

Your food questions, answered

Should you match your diet to your blood type?

Are dairy and fruit a bad combination?

How do vitamin-fortified foods fit into a healthy diet?

Prunes: How many are too many?

Can you lose fat and gain muscle at the same time?

Are some calories more fattening than others?

Stop trying to micromanage your nutrients

This is your brain on blueberries

The class action suit against Beyond Burger, explained

Test your summer nutrition smarts

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