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Monthly Archives: May 2016

26 05, 2016

Poorly Designed Studies: Association is not Cause

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:41:48-04:00May 26th, 2016|DASH Diet/Wellness, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Poorly Designed Studies: Association is not Cause

It's just my nature to question things. Almost every single day you may read a health-related headline. Often times the headline may correlate a diet, food or ingredient to a health issue. But you may not realize that it's a correlation, since the headline may mislead you into thinking it's [...]

13 05, 2016

Will Adding More to the Food Label Quell Confusion?

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:41:09-04:00May 13th, 2016|Uncategorized|2 Comments

I tend to have a standing grocery list. I buy foods my family enjoys, which includes what may be deemed "healthy" and also snacks that could be called "treats", "junk", or "occasional foods". I buy "big" brands, store labels, fresh, organic, frozen and canned. It helps to have [...]

9 05, 2016

Nuts About You After Your Workout

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:41:09-04:00May 9th, 2016|DASH Diet/Wellness, Food Facts, Heart Disease, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Nuts About You After Your Workout

My husband has been an avid cyclist and triathlete for years. He won many races, and never spent money on a fancy energy or protein bar, or supplements, to do it. In addition to regular training, good food (hello - he's married to me) and good hydration, some of the [...]

2 05, 2016

The Case for Wheat

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:41:08-04:00May 2nd, 2016|DASH Diet/Wellness, Food Facts, Heart Disease, Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Case for Wheat

We enjoy a variety of breads and grains in our kitchen since nobody in my household suffers from gluten intolerance or Celiac Disease. As I'm sure you are aware "Gluten Free Diets" are very popular these days, even among those who physiologically have no intolerance to gluten. There is [...]