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Are You Being Tricked By Your Halloween Treats?

Are you wondering about how you should feel about the sugar rush that’s inevitable with Halloween? Should your kids be allowed to eat ALL of the candy they get? Will your kids be happy if you limit the treats they get? Are sugar and food dyes really bad? If you are like most parents, these questions may arise each year. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends a maximum of 6 teaspoons or 25 grams for women and 9 teaspoons or 38 grams for men [...]

Eating for the Holiday Season

Alex Wilkins2023-12-19T07:43:35-05:00November 22nd, 2017|Categories: General Information, Nutrition Articles, Wellness Articles, Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Human nutrition, Diet in diabetes, Excipients, Diets, Nutrition, health, food, holiday, eating clean, sugar, Applied sciences, Food science, Self care, Healthy diet, Dietary fiber, Whole grain, Carbohydrate, Articles, Carbohydrates|

One undeniable element of the upcoming holiday season is sugar! It seems every family, work or social event around the holidays offers an array of sugary treats and beverages that threaten to de-rail even the most conscientious eater. How can you prep for, make it through and recover from the holiday season without going into sugar overload? Here are some tips to get through: 1. Determine why it is important to you to avoid excess sugar Our gut is host [...]