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Easy Meal Ideas for Aging Parents from a Dietitian
Are you a caregiver to an aging parent or a loved one? Do you struggle to get your loved one to eat well and be strong enough to stay in their home? Are you flat-out exhausted trying to plan meals for both your family and your aging loved one? Read on for easy meal ideas for aging parents from a Dietitian.
5 Ways a Dietitian Can Help You This Month
March is Nutrition Month! A Dietitian's favourite time of year! This March, I would like to share 5 ways a dietitian can help you this month.
Reading Food Labels After a Heart Attack
Caring for someone after they have had a heart attack can be equally as stressful. Particularly so, if you are trying to navigate the new diagnosis, along with treatment plans that include multiple new medications, as well as changes to diet.
How to Improve Your Heart Health in Three Simple Steps
There are many ways to help your heart age well. In this article, I will review how to improve your heart health in three simple steps.
Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
According to the Landmark Study, in 2020, 15 people were newly diagnosed with dementia every hour in Canada. By 2050, this number is supposed to triple. In this article, I discuss ways you can reduce your risk of Alzheimer's Disease.
How to Improve the Nutritional Value in Recipes
Has your doctor asked you to eat differently, maybe to eat less salt or more protein? Have you thought to yourself, "How exactly do I change my recipes to do that?" In this blog post, I will give suggestions on how to improve the nutritional value in recipes you are already using.
A Dietitian's Perspective on Frailty
Your doctor may mention frailty to you or the person that you care for, and you may be wondering what this actually means. In this article, I will give a Dietitian's perspective on frailty.
Three Reasons to See a Dietitian in 2023
The old saying, "New Year, New You" seems to have people wanting to improve or change things about themselves as soon as the clock strikes midnight on December 31st each year. You see a surge of people in gyms, trying out diets, and trying to curb old habits. Why not try seeing a Dietitian in 2023? Dietitians can help you navigate the ever-changing evidence base of nutrition. They can help you make the best choice of foods to take care of your health as you age. This article reviews my top three reasons to see a Dietitian in 2023.
Four Nutrients Of Concern For People Over 50
Our need for nutrition changes are we age. In this article, I will review my top five nutrients of concern for people over 50, and how to make sure you get them in your day.