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23 01, 2015

7 Tips to The Path of Least Resistance

By Rosanne Rust|2015-01-23T09:35:08-05:00January 23rd, 2015|Heart Disease, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on 7 Tips to The Path of Least Resistance

How can you be sure you will be successful this year with diet and exercise? Make it easier. As mammals, humans are drawn to the path of least resistance. The more steps, the more difficult, the less likely that you'll make the best choice. Have you ever noticed [...]

18 12, 2014

Snack Girl to the Rescue: A Book Review

By Rosanne Rust|2023-02-17T13:12:56-05:00December 18th, 2014|Book Review, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Snack Girl to the Rescue: A Book Review

Last October, I had the opportunity to meet Lisa Cain, aka, Snack Girl. She and I exchanged books to review. Snack Girl to the Rescue is a book that provides 100 recipes under 400 calories. For middle aged women, such as myself, a 400 calorie/meal goal is a reasonable [...]

10 12, 2014

Easy Diet Tips that Don’t Come in a Pill

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:39:49-04:00December 10th, 2014|Easy Cooking, Food Facts, Heart Disease, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Easy Diet Tips that Don’t Come in a Pill

 Did you know that the DASH Diet is powerful medicine? Using the DASH Diet to guide your eating choices can help you manage weight, lower blood pressure, control diabetes, and stay healthy in general. Rather than wait until the New Year, start improving your diet now. If you have [...]

26 11, 2014

The Holidays Are Marching In – Maintain a Healthy Diet

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:39:49-04:00November 26th, 2014|Food Facts, Heart Disease, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on The Holidays Are Marching In – Maintain a Healthy Diet

Well I don't know about you, but the holiday season seems to have arrived at warp speed again this year. It doesn't help that retail and grocery stores had the winter decorations up on Halloween day. Some also say that having a late Thanksgiving has an affect, since [...]

28 07, 2014

Considering All Options for a Better Approach to Weight Management

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:39:32-04:00July 28th, 2014|Heart Disease, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Considering All Options for a Better Approach to Weight Management

The journal Obesity recently published an expert panel report reviewing what could be the most effective obesity treatment guidelines. The panel's report intends to settle some of the arguments among health care providers in terms of what exactly is the best evidence-based approach to weight management. freedigitalphotos.net [...]

7 01, 2014

Resolution? Fact-Check and Give up Fad Diet Approaches

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:39:13-04:00January 7th, 2014|Food Facts, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Resolution? Fact-Check and Give up Fad Diet Approaches

In a perfect world, everyone could eat what they want and live forever. But really, who wants to live forever? How about just learning to enjoy all foods, and limit portions of high calorie, high fat, high sugar, high sodium ones? It continues to amaze me how humans [...]

30 12, 2013

Making Changes that Stick in 2014

By Rosanne Rust|2013-12-30T10:50:52-05:00December 30th, 2013|Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Making Changes that Stick in 2014

freedigitalphotos.net I'm sure you want to be well this coming year. Preventing disease is one of the best strategies for maintaining health. Of course you only have so much control, but you can try to alter some factors in your diet and lifestyle. “Wellness” can be [...]

20 12, 2013

Keeping Food in Perspective during Special Occasions

By Rosanne Rust|2019-08-20T16:08:24-04:00December 20th, 2013|Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Keeping Food in Perspective during Special Occasions

Vacations. Holidays. These special times will come and go, and often revolve around a lot of eating and drinking. It's simple to say "take the focus off food" or "don't use food as a reward or to handle stress" but the fact is, indulgence happens sometimes. Some of [...]

26 11, 2013

5 Simple Tips for Handling the Holidays, Sans Stress, but with Joy

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:38:54-04:00November 26th, 2013|Food Facts, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on 5 Simple Tips for Handling the Holidays, Sans Stress, but with Joy

Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday season in a big way. I think some of us may be shocked, when we realize on the third day after Thanksgiving - it's December! Just the thought of it may even be stressing you out right now. As they say, "Stay Calm, [...]

23 10, 2013

Habits over Food

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:38:47-04:00October 23rd, 2013|Food Facts, Uncategorized, Weight Management|1 Comment

I'm home from the annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE©) of the American Dietetic Association. I had a few business commitments during the conference, so had to miss a few sessions that I would have loved to have made, but I did get to attend some [...]