By Sara Shipley, Nutrition and Dietetics Student What will they come up next? A few months ago, AeroShot was released in the US(NY and Boston markets) from Breathable Foods. This product is an inhalable form of energy. It looks like a small bullet casing, silver and yellow- this powerful little shot packs a punch. It …
If you could make one change to your diet that made you feel a thousand times better every day what would it be? For those suffering from food allergies, the answer lies in cutting those foods out of their diet. Symptoms of food allergies range from life threatening anaphylactic shock to itching of the mouth, …
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Just a few weeks ago I had an athlete ask me if he should start eating chocolate for better recovery. If you’ve read the media reports you have probably heard a number of potentially great things about chocolate: One of the fatty acids in chocolate, stearic acid, does not raise cholesterol levels Cocoa and chocolate …
By Sara Shipley, nutrition student, University of Central Oklahoma February is National Heart Month. With heart disease as the leading cause of death in the US and the leading killer of women, an increased awareness of this disease is important. The American Heart Association encourages awareness through their GO RED campaign and promotes a heart …
By: Sara Shipley, University of Central Oklahoma nutrition student I have recently been working with a young woman who has decided to take up a vegetarian diet, for personal reasons. Interestingly, when we came to the topic of dairy, she waivered, but had decided to drink almond milk because she had heard so many controversial …
By Sara Shipley, RD-to be, Nutrition Student at the University of Central Oklahoma Yes, it’s that time again and the thought has probably crossed your mind as 2011 comes to a close. The annual New Year’s resolution. And, according to many popular media sources, losing weight tops many people’s resolution list. Yet our nation is …