A Healthier You, One Step at a Time

Category: Functional foods

  • Energy Bars- how do you choose?

    https://www.facebook.com/jans.nutritioncorner/posts/2562289270743882
  • Is a2 milk a better alternative?

    https://www.facebook.com/jan.stephens.90/posts/10164252994255177
  • Is coconut healthy? A dietitian non-bias breakdown

    https://www.theloop.ca/is-coconut-really-the-best-oil-to-cook-with

    Is coconut healthy? A dietitian non-bias breakdown: coconut
    Coconut – a non-bias report by a dietitian

    As a dietitian, most of my clients are concerned about their cholesterol and heart disease, and are advised to avoid foods high in saturated fat, as per St. Paul’s healthy heart clinic.  Coconut is very high in saturated fat albeit short chain, the literature has yet to support the benefits of coconut for heart disease. Coconut is very flavourful and can be included in your diet, this video will help guide you as to the best sources.

     

    Nishta Saxena, RD has presented a non-bias view of the merits of coconut.  Click on the link above to watch her videa on the morning show with CTV.

  • Turkey Bone Broth

    What to do with the turkey carcass after Christmas Day?

    A recent webinar “Ancient Medicine meets new research” by Pamela Schoendeld emphasized the importance of collagen in our diets for improving strength, of bones and joint cartilage, gut health, also helps to reduce inflammation and possibly bone breakdown and muscle loss with aging.  Probably one of the best sources is from bone broth, a gummy gelatin, can cook with vegetables, onions and herbs!

    Will try this yummy bone broth that I made in my instapot over 3 hours, I plan to freeze it and incorporate it into my soups, rice or chicken dishes!

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  • Brazil Nuts

    https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/seed-and-nut/brazil-nuts.html

    I was eating some mixed nuts tonight and found two brazil nuts in my 1/4 c or small handful which I try to restrict myself to for weight control.  Why do we eat brazil nuts I thought and decided to google them.

    Check out this site, seems like they have lots of benefits due to their high selenium content,  anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, good for the skin, helps lower cholesterol, reduces cancer risk… baldness;  j

    Just make sure that you don’t over-indulge!Brazil Nuts: brazilnutinfo 1

    https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/seed-and-nut/brazil-nuts.html

  • Caffeine

    Caffeine: espresso 1
    So I was researching whether coffee was linked strongly with reflux disease and my sources have told me that it is the 7th most common complaint from patients who are experiencing reflux but the actual evidence in the literature is mixed, it is still not known whether it is the caffeine or other products in the coffee that cause the discomfort.
    Simultaneously I saw this recent well written article on the risk of having acrylamide in your coffee and decided to share it with you. Thanks to my colleague Andy, the RD.
    Coffee can cause cancer