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28 03, 2014

Set Yourself Free From Food Rules

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:39:16-04:00March 28th, 2014|Food Facts, Just for Fun, Uncategorized|1 Comment

A colleague recently pointed out how people are often more worried about what their food is "free" of (sugar-free, antibiotic-free, hormone-free, gluten-free, wheat-free, fat-free), as opposed to the important stuff that the food is providing (protein, antioxidant vitamins, minerals, fiber, phytochemicals). Not to mention the enjoyment good food [...]

7 01, 2014

Resolution? Fact-Check and Give up Fad Diet Approaches

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:39:13-04:00January 7th, 2014|Food Facts, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Resolution? Fact-Check and Give up Fad Diet Approaches

In a perfect world, everyone could eat what they want and live forever. But really, who wants to live forever? How about just learning to enjoy all foods, and limit portions of high calorie, high fat, high sugar, high sodium ones? It continues to amaze me how humans [...]

25 07, 2013

Middle Age and Weight Loss

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-09T12:20:00-05:00July 25th, 2013|Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Middle Age and Weight Loss

There is so much press about dieting and achieving the "perfect body". Why should you want to lose weight if overweight, especially if you are in mid-life? In my opinion, for one reason: To better your health. If you focus on health goals instead of superficial ones, you [...]

3 01, 2013

New Year’s Resolution: Use Common Sense – 7 Easy Tips

By Rosanne Rust|2023-12-19T14:36:17-05:00January 3rd, 2013|Heart Disease, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on New Year’s Resolution: Use Common Sense – 7 Easy Tips

There are so many "sources" of information these days. You can search for any type of information on the Internet. What you read is published by all sorts of people. Some are experts ("displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience") some are journalists, and some [...]