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

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Join Monica Reinagel, author of "Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet," as she serves up simple, painless ways to upgrade your eating habits. Sorting through conflicting information and busting popular myths, Monica takes the stress out of eating so you can enjoy food, instead of fighting it. Before you know it, you'll be eating healthier and feeling more fabulous!

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01.25.2022

The category of plant-based meats continues to expand, with a growing number of chicken alternatives. What are the made out of any how do they stack up nutritionally? Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Check out all ...

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01.25.2022 How Does Plant-Based Chicken Compare to Real Chicken? The category of plant-based meats continues to expand, with a growing number of chicken alternatives. What are the made out of any how do they stack up nutritionally? Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Check out all ...
01.18.2022 Can Nutrition Heal Your Thryoid? A controversial diet called the Auto-Immune Protocol is purported to help with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and other auto-immune conditions. Clinical Nutritionist Sunny Brigham joins Nutrition Diva to discuss the role of nutrition in supporting a healthy thyroid. Read the companion article ...
01.11.2022 Do Food Dyes Cause Hyperactivity? Are artificial food dyes really safe? What's the link between food dyes and ADHD? Nutrition Diva looks into the facts behind food dyes. Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips ...
01.04.2022 Proof That Healthy Habits Turn Back the Biological Clock We all hope that eating better and getting some exercise will keep us healthier for longer, but now a new study shows exactly how much good habits can slow the biological aging process. Read the companion article on Quick and ...
12.28.2021 Let's Talk Nutrition New Year's Resolutions To celebrate the new year, Nutrition Diva host Monica Reinagel joins a panel of Quick and Dirty Tips experts to discuss New Year's Resolutions and what you need to know about nutrition goal-setting in 2022. You'll hear from: me, Monica ...
12.21.2021 Should You Use Artificial Sweeteners When You’re Pregnant? A new study finds that using artificial sweeteners during pregnancy is linked to higher BMIs for the kids. But does this have anything to do with the sweeteners? Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Check out all ...
12.14.2021 553 - Enjoy the Holidays without Wrecking Your Diet The holidays are a time for indulgence. Here are three strategies that can help you enjoy holiday eating without throwing all your healthy habits under the bus. TRANSCRIPT & LINKS: Read the transcript: https://quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/healthy-eating/healthy-holiday-eating \| Check out all the Quick ...
12.07.2021 The Bright Line: Diet or Disordered Eating? Bright Line Eating claims that you can achieve permanent weight loss by following four simple rules. What's the science to support this approach? Is Bright Line Eating right for you? Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Check ...
11.30.2021 Will Fermented Vegetables Increase Your Cancer Risk? Fermented vegetables like kimchi offer the nutritional benefits of veggies plus a probiotic bonus. But some research suggests that they increase the risk of stomach cancer. Should you include fermented vegetables in your diet? Read the companion article on Quick ...
11.23.2021 How Does Fake Meat Affect Your Microbiome? New plant-based meat alternatives look, cook, and taste more like actual meat than ever before. But are these highly processed foods really better for you? And what's the environmental impact of all that processing? Read the companion article on Quick ...
11.16.2021 5 Ways to Save Yourself from Overeating this Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is not a day to diet, but with a few tricks up your sleeve, you can avoid ending up as stuffed as the turkey. Nutrition Diva explains. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the ...
11.09.2021 Should We Settle for Fat but Fit? A new study argues that getting fit is more important than losing weight. But must it be one or the other? Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe ...
11.02.2021 Can the Food Compass Point You in the Right Direction? A new scoring system called the Food Compass attempts to crunch every plus and minus of a food into a single number. Will navigating by the Food Compass result in a healthier diet? Read the companion article on Quick and ...
10.26.2021 Eggs and Oat Bran: The Cholesterol-Fiber Paradox If cholesterol from food doesn't affect blood cholesterol levels, why does eating soluble fiber reduce cholesterol? Nutrition Diva explains this apparent paradox. Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. ...
10.19.2021 Nutrition Diva's Rules for Snacking You'll find lots of healthier snack options on the shelf. But how healthy are they really? Can a processed snack food ever really be considered healthy? Nutrition Diva breaks it down in her rules for snacking. Read the companion article ...
10.13.2021 Can Zynamite Help You Build Muscle? There's a new patented ingredient on the market—Zynamite—that promises to boost cognitive function and athletic performance. The Nutrition Diva looks into how it works. Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Check out all the Quick and Dirty ...
10.05.2021 Do you need a continuous glucose monitor? Continuous glucose monitors were developed to help people with diabetes manage their blood sugar. But could they also help people optimize their health, athletic performance, or weight loss? The Nutrition Diva looks into the science. Read the companion article on ...
09.28.2021 Why Do We Know So Little About This Essential Nutrient? What is choline, and why do we know so little about this essential nutrient? The Nutrition Diva walks through the latest research on choline, who needs it the most, and what foods you can get it from. Read the companion ...
09.21.2021 534 - How Getting Sleep Can Reduce Food Cravings (Reissue) There's a connection between sleep and hunger. Getting better quality sleep may help with appetite, cravings, and ultimately, weight loss. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/sleep-and-hunger Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW NUTRITION DIVA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/ ...
09.14.2021 What is Vitamin U? Vitamin U isn't a true vitamin, but this compound found in cabbages may still have health benefits. Nutrition Diva explains what vitamin U is, what it does, and how to get it. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick ...
09.07.2021 How Fitness Trackers Sabotage Weight Loss Many people use diet and activity trackers to log their food intake and exercise. But it seems to be backfiring. Nutrition Diva explains this paradox.
08.31.2021 Is Watermelon Seed Flour Good for You? Watermelon seed flour is a new arrival on the health food scene. You'll find recipes for using it on Paleo diet blogs. But how does it compare to other flours? Nutrition Diva investigates.
08.24.2021 Midlife Weight Gain: Don't Blame Your Metabolism New research suggests that a slowing metabolism is not to blame for midlife weight gain. So what is? Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the newsletter for more diet and nutrition tips. ...
08.17.2021 How Fiber Builds Stronger Bones Prebiotics can already boost digestive, metabolic, and immune health. Nutrition Diva breaks down how they can also help strengthen bones and prevent bone loss. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the newsletter ...
08.10.2021 The Truth About Pandemic Weight Gain According to media reports, weight gain during the pandemic averaged 25 to 30 pounds. But how reliable are these reports? And why does it matter? Nutrition Diva examines the data. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty ...
08.03.2021 How to Get Your Partner to Eat Healthy Dr. Rachel Vanderbilt of the Relationship Doctor podcast explains why partners aren't always supportive of our efforts to eat healthier -- and what to do about it. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe ...
07.27.2021 What's the Healthiest Kind of Rice? Short-grain vs. long-grain vs. basmati vs. brown rice. What are the nutritional differences between all the different types of rice? Nutrition Diva explains. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the newsletter for ...
07.20.2021 Superfood Alert: What's a Pili Nut? The pili nut is the latest aspirant to superfood glory. What's in this exotic nut and how does it compare to other nuts? Nutrition Diva digs in. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe ...
07.13.2021 Foraging for Fun and Nutrition Walking is great exercise, but it can also be an opportunity to gather nutritious foods. Nutrition Diva talks with foraging expert John Kallas about wild foods that you can find even in urban neighborhoods. Read the transcript. Check out all ...
07.06.2021 Do Adaptogens Protect You From Stress? Adaptogens are plant-based ingredients that are said to protect against the harmful effects of excessive stress. But do they really do anything or is it all in our heads? Nutrition Diva explains. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick ...
06.29.2021 Nutrition Around the World: Filipino Cuisine Registered dietitian-to-be Levin Dotimas talks to Nutrition Diva about the nutritional and cultural aspects of Filipino cuisine. The fourth in our series on Nutrition Around the World! Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe ...
06.22.2021 Is Leaky Gut a Legitimate Diagnosis? Registered dietitian and digestive health specialist Tamara Duker Freuman joins Nutrition Diva to sort through the facts and fictions surrounding intestinal permeability, also known as leaky gut syndrome. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/leaky-gut-syndrome-legitimate Check out all the Quick and Dirty ...
06.15.2021 Is Eating Local Really More Sustainable? Proponents of eating local often claim that it is a more sustainable way of eating. But is it really? Nutrition Diva reviews new research that attempts to quantify the benefits of local food systems. Read the transcript. Check out all ...
06.08.2021 Is Homogenized Milk Bad for You? How does the homogenization process affect the health properties of milk? Is unhomogenized milk better for you? Nutrition Diva gets to the bottom of the glass. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to ...
06.01.2021 Healthier Junk Food? What if we could make our favorite snacks and sweets healthier? Wouldn’t it be great if we could eat the foods we love without the consequences? Two new ingredients seem to offer exactly that. Nutrition Diva investigates. Read the transcript. ...
05.25.2021 Nutrition Around the World: Japanese Cuisine Registered dietitian Miho Hatanaka joins the Nutrition Diva to talk about Japanese food, culture, and nutrition. The third in an ongoing series on nutrition around the world. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe ...
05.18.2021 Is Coffee Good or Bad for You? Does caffeine have any negative effects? Is caffeine actually good for you? How much caffeine should you have in a day? Nutrition Diva tells all. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the ...
05.11.2021 Can Natural Sunscreens Protect Your Skin? Several plant oils and nutritional supplements have been promoted as natural sunscreens. How much skin protection do they provide? What are the safest and most effective sunscreen ingredients? Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. ...
05.04.2021 What Are Postbiotics? Postbiotics refers to the metabolic byproducts of those probiotic bacteria, which seem to be responsible for many of the beneficial effects of probiotics. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the newsletter for ...
04.27.2021 Your Diet and Dopamine (According to Neuroscience) Can you raise your dopamine levels with diet? Do low dopamine levels cause cravings? Will dopamine fasting help you kick food addiction? Monica talks with neuroscientist Darya Rose about the complex connections between mood, food, and your brain. Read the ...
04.20.2021 Why Weight Loss Is Harder for Some than Others For some people, faulty hunger signals make weight loss especially difficult. Treating appetite dysregulation could be a game-changer in the fight against obesity. So why is it so under-utilized? Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips ...
04.13.2021 What the Heck is Seitan? Is It Healthy? What is seitan, and what's it made of? How do you use it? Is it good for you? Find out whether meat substitute one to try or one to skip? Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty ...
04.06.2021 Busted: 2 Persistent Myths About Eating and Your Metabolism Does eating more frequently boost your metabolism or cause you to burn more calories? Will going too long between meals cause you to go into starvation mode? Nutrition Diva has the facts on these widely held metabolism myths. Read the ...
03.30.2021 Nutrition Around the World: Colombian Cuisine In the latest installment of our series on global cuisine, dietitian Sandra Arévalo joins me to talk about the nutritional aspects of traditional Colombian diets. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the ...
03.23.2021 Why You Need More (Not Less) Phytic Acid in Your Diet Phytic acid is often referred to as an "anti-nutrient" because it can block the absorption of minerals from foods. But phytic acid also has many positive effects on health. Nutrition Diva weighs the pros and cons. Read the transcript. Check ...
03.16.2021 Is Your Calorie Counter Lying to You? (Reissue) Whether it's the number of calories on the Nutrition Facts label or the readout on your Fitbit, chances are those calories counts are wildly inaccurate. So, what's the point of paying attention to calories? Nutrition Diva explains. Read the transcript. ...
03.09.2021 611 - 3 Ways the Pandemic Helped us Eat Better There's no doubt pandemic restrictions have affected our eating habits in ways both good and bad. We've all heard enough about the "quarantine 15," so let's take a look at the upsides of pandemic eating. Read the transcript. Check out ...
03.02.2021 610 - Nutritional Supplements You Don't Need (And Some You Do) Nutritional supplements are a $122 billion dollar industry and the majority of adults take at least one. Yet most research shows them to be of little benefit. Nurition Diva offers some guidelines for deciding which supplements are actually worth it. ...
02.23.2021 609 - Why 'Nothing' Matters in Nutrition Research We tend to pay more attention to research studies when they find something that works. But we learn just as much from what doesn't work. Greg Lopez of Examine.com joins me to explain how to understand null results and why ...
02.16.2021 608 - Do Produce-Saver Products Really Keep Food Fresh Longer? A variety of products claim to keep produce fresh longer by absorbing ethylene gas. Preventing food waste is important, but do these products really work? Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the ...

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