Kristen Lorenz, a registered dietitian with a private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, said convenience food operators have been adding healthier options like lettuce wraps and yogurt parfaits. Previously, the prepared food consisted of meat on a roller and pizza that looked “dry and wrinkly....
Being gassy can cause your abdomen to become “distended,” Dr. Boxer says, or puffed outward, which might leave you feeling self-conscious or uncomfortable in an intimate situation. Certain positions—like any involving direct pressure on your belly—could also worsen stomach pain or nausea, ...
it's released into the bloodstream and insulin helps shuttle it into cells where it can act as fuel. When there's too much glucose, cells store the sugar either as glycogen (in muscles or the liver) or as fat instead of burning it for energy, perMichigan Medicine...
explainsStephanie Hnatiuk, a registered dietitian who specializes in performance nutrition. “Water makes up the majority of our blood volume, which transports nutrients, oxygen, and chemical messengers around our body from one organ to another,” she...
heavy for me to open, I lost control over my moods, and slid deep into a chemical depression. Nothing and no one mattered to me but lying in a dark room, away from the rest of the world. With the coming of spring in Michigan, I was slipping deeper into my own polar vortex winter...
Mohiba Tareen is a board certified Dermatologist and the founder of Tareen Dermatology located in Roseville, Maplewood and Faribault, Minnesota. Dr. Tareen completed medical school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society...
And then, I’ve worked at the University of Michigan, the National Strength & Conditioning Association’s headquarters. I spent about four years there as an assistant. And they work a lot in the education side. But I worked in the Performance Center as well. So I had my hands in both ...
Mohiba Tareen is a board certified Dermatologist and the founder of Tareen Dermatology located in Roseville, Maplewood and Faribault, Minnesota. Dr. Tareen completed medical school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society...
A dietitian explains how your nutritional needs change over time. Plus: expert insights on evolving dietary requirements by age group.
And although eating a plant-based "meat" is healthier than red meat in many ways, it can be higher in sodium than beef, says dietitian Jen Bruning. (One Beyond Burger patty has 380 milligrams of sodium according to the company website; for comparison, Wegmans 80/20 ground beef patt...