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Pesto Edamame Salad

Pesto Edamame Salad 8 Ingredients | 6 Serving | 15 minutes Nutrition Facts/serving: 340 calories; 21g fat; 7g saturated fat; 8g monounsaturated fat; 3g polyunsaturated fat; 20g carbohydrates; 6g f.... read more

Sep 01, 2024 6:23am

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Katherine's Favorite Immune Boosting Smoothie

Sep 01, 2024 5:54am

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Starting a new health habit? Tell yourself these 5 things

“I don’t need more discipline. I need more time.” It takes about 7-8 weeks to “learn a new taste. Sources like the National Kidney Foundation recommend giving yourself about 2 weeks to gradually adj.... read more

Jul 14, 2024 11:03am

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Mindfulness and Intentional Eating Practices

Many people wish to cultivate a more harmonious and fulfilling relationship with food, ultimately leading to a better quality of life. Exploring gratitude, mindfulness, flexibility, and intentiona.... read more

Jul 10, 2024 7:32am

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These are the three drinks you should replace this summer

Every year, North Texas weather climbs well above 100 degrees during the summer months. What a person chooses to drink during this time can make the difference between enduring the heat or being well .... read more

Jun 09, 2024 10:09am

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Caffeine: How much is "too much"?

Caffeine is one of the most widely used stimulants in the world. It is a naturally occurring substance in plants (not just coffee beans) and depending upon the source, some estimates indicate that Ame.... read more

Feb 26, 2024 6:56pm

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Diet Trends in 2024: What's hot and what's not

The New Year is just around the corner and with it comes an onslaught of new supplements, diet books and plans, coffees, teas and "plans" promising everything from weight loss to anti-aging to disea.... read more

Dec 14, 2023 1:10pm

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Making the Most of Your Medication Regimen

An opinion piece written by Katherine Tom MS, RDN, LD, CDCES What is semaglutide? Its a popular drug that belongs to a class of medications that are called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists .... read more

Sep 09, 2023 6:52am

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Why You Don't Have To Track Calories to Reach Your Nutrition Goals

Its been long referenced in the nutrition space that we are a part of to encourage clients and patients to track their calories particularly when the end goal is weight management. In fact in 2008 a.... read more

Aug 07, 2023 6:31am

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Skyr: Homemade Instant Pot Version

6 HOURS | 8 SERVINGS | HIGH PROTEIN, LOW-FAT, LOW CARB *homemade skyr nutrition facts vary 120-160 calories/5oz. serving <10g carb and ~17g protein/serving INGREDIENTS 1 gallon skim cow's mil.... read more

Aug 01, 2023 6:19am

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