Gluten Free Recipes Needed
Posted by Rachel in Diet & Nutrition, Diseases & Conditions on 21. Dec, 2010 | 0 Comments
Celi-ACTS, Knoxville’s local Celiac Disease support group, is accepting recipes for a new gluten free cookbook to be published soon. Celiac Disease, or gluten intolerance, is a genetic autoimmune disease that is estimated to affect 1 of every 133 people in the U.S. Research indicates there are approximately 2.5 million people with celiac disease in [...]
Special Shopping Carts for Healthy Living?
Posted by Healthy Living Expo in Diet & Nutrition on 15. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Researchers from New Mexico State University are testing “social psychology” cues to try and help consumers make better decisions while shopping. The experiment consisted of marking a line with yellow duct tape across the width of shopping carts, and placeing a sign on the cart asking shoppers to place fruit and vegetables in front of [...]
26 Calorie-Free Ways to Reward Yourself
Posted by Rachel in Diet & Nutrition, Fitness & Exercise on 17. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
If you’re working toward developing healthy habits or working toward fitness goals it’s important to reward yourself from time-to-time to keep your motivation levels high. For many of us “reward” = food, starting in childhood. While an occasional indulgence won’t derail your efforts, why set yourself back when there are so many no-calorie treats that [...]
Fighting Distracted Eating
Posted by Rachel in Diet & Nutrition, featured on 14. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
This weekend I learned just how much distraction and habit play into my eating and weight issues. I’m a busy mom, wife, business owner, friend, sister, baby-sitter and more. Multi-tasking is my life. I know I’m not unique in this but a take a certain pride – most days – in the amount of things [...]
Get Fit TN
Posted by Healthy Living Expo in Diet & Nutrition, Events on 14. May, 2010 | 0 Comments
Help for healthy living comes from all sorts of places. In Tennessee we have a great resource in GetFitTN.com. GetFitTN is a statewide awareness program developed by Governor Phil Bredesen to address the rising epidemic of Type 2 diabetes and risk factors that lead to diabetes, like obesity. This initiative is aimed at educating both [...]
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