HRMC starts patient ambassador program
Helena Regional Medical Center’s (HRMC) dietary department is doing new things. The cafeteria has been remodeled and has now started a patient ambassador program.
Vegan diet may help diabetic patients
Nutritionist Susan Levin has challenged Southern cooking diva Paula Deen to change her diet to improve her health. Last week Deen confirmed rumors that she had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Levin and other nutritionists and doctors at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine want Deen to join their 21-day Vegan Kickstart program.
Medical practice in Mobile offers new weight loss program
MOBILE, Alabama -- Tired of patients asking him to prescribe diet pills, Dr. Phillip Madonia decided to create a program to help people lose weight, feel better and regain mental sharpness based, in part, on the body's hormone response to certain foods.
Glean diet inspiration from nutrition books by Samantha Heller, Charles Platkin and Bonnie Taub-Dix
To help with your resolutions, here are Diet Detective's picks for the most interesting and inspirational nutrition books from the past couple years.
Celebrity Chef Richard Blais and Campbell Master Chef Go “Ladle to Ladle” to Fight Heart Disease
With more than 42 million American women suffering from some form of heart disease and risk factors on the rise1, eating a heart-healthy diet has never been more important – or more delicious thanks to Campbell Soup Company .
Diets That Make You Feel Full
So long hunger pangs! These 7 diets won’t starve you.
Diet Detective: Books and author info for the new year
Here are some of the Diet Detective's ideas for reading material.
Food combining works
I ALREADY wrote about food combination in a previous column. But some interested readers insisted that I write more about the topic. I first learned about food combination from a vegetarian-friend, who is a fitness buff and loves to eat right. I was quite surprised because she has remained healthy and thin even if she eats a lot. Her skin looks glowing and shiny.
How Sofia Vergara Gets Her Sexy, Sculpted Body
Get all the details on her workout and diet routine from her trainer, Gunnar Peterson