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26 04, 2021

Cookbook Review: Low Carb Mediterranean

By Rosanne Rust|2024-01-10T05:38:43-05:00April 26th, 2021|Book Review, Family meals, Food Trends, Weight Management, Wellness|1 Comment

In her upcoming cookbook, The Low-Carb Mediterranean Cookbook: Quick and Easy High-Protein, Low-Sugar, Healthy-Fat Recipes for Lifelong Health, chef and registered dietitian Michelle Dudash offers delicious recipes to help you add healthy variety to your diet. Now, I'll be honest, I've never loved the term "clean eating" (and [...]

5 01, 2021

DASH Diet ranked #1 Best Heart Healthy Diet in 2021 Review

By Rosanne Rust|2023-06-10T11:29:26-04:00January 5th, 2021|DASH Diet/Wellness, Food Facts, Food Trends, Health Professionals, Healthy Aging, Heart Disease, Weight Management, Wellness|Comments Off on DASH Diet ranked #1 Best Heart Healthy Diet in 2021 Review

Each year, US News and World Report does an annual review of diets to determine which are the "Best Diets".  They enlist a panel of medical and nutrition experts to review popular diet plans and eating styles and come up with a “best” list. The Panel [...]

12 11, 2013

The Power of Plants.

By Rosanne Rust|2023-05-01T11:03:12-04:00November 12th, 2013|Heart Disease, Uncategorized, Weight Management|1 Comment

freedigitalphotos.net I recently returned from speaking at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference in Washington DC last week. I was inspired by this movement to get back to our prevention roots, by addressing the pillars of health - diet and exercise - and also facilitating lifestyle interventions (smoking [...]

26 03, 2013

Going Mediterranean?

By Rosanne Rust|2023-10-11T11:03:41-04:00March 26th, 2013|Heart Disease, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Going Mediterranean?

After the recent news report about the longitudinal study showing the positive effects of a Mediterranean Diet, you may be thinking about "going Mediterranean". While the term diet is used to describe the specific foods to include, you don't want to think about "going on" this or any [...]