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Previous Food for Thought Articles - 2022

How to Enjoy a Holiday Dinner Without Guilt

Holiday dinners can often bring up feelings of fear or uncertainty for some people. This can be due to a variety of reasons, food related or not, but for some those feelings stem from feeling guilt about eating a holiday dinner.

Brain Foods on a Budget

The foods that help prevent Alzheimer’s and improve memory can also be expensive. Use these tips to fill up on brain food without breaking the bank.

Maintaining a Healthy Diet with Breast Cancer

Eating a balanced diet is especially important when you have breast cancer. Proper nutrition may help your body heal from cancer treatment, which can have numerous side effects such as mouth sores, low appetite, nausea and vomiting.

Alcohol Use Disorder: Nutrition During Recovery

 

Recovering from alcohol misuse means forming new, lifelong habits, including ones related to nutrition. Proper nutrients are key to your overall health.

Foods to Eat and Avoid if You Have Psoriasis

A range of treatments are available for psoriasis, from skin ointments to drugs that alter your immune system. However, can easing the symptoms of this common condition be as simple as changing the foods we eat.

Eating a Stroke-Prevention Diet: How Food Can Reduce Your Risk

Eating healthy foods yields many benefits. Sticking to the following guidelines will lower your risk for stroke and improve your overall health. The American Stroke Association (ASA) offers suggestions on what to eat to encourage a stroke-free lifestyle..

Is There a Connection Between Diet and Migraine?

An estimated 1 billion people experience migraine attacks, making it the third most common illness and the most common neurological condition in the world. Recent studies and research suggest food and diet play a part in migraines.

Changes in Your Diet May Help Reduce or Control Asthma Symptoms

Can diet help your asthma? Research suggests eating an overall healthy, balanced diet can help.

How to Combat Stress with Good Nutrition

As we get busy and stressed, we tend to make poor nutritional choices that can actually increase our stress levels and cause other problems.

Diet is Important in Multiple Sclerosis

Eating healthy can help manage MS symptoms. Learn about dietary research and evidence-based recommendations.

8 Ways to Eat a Heart Healthy Diet

As much as you might want to eat a healthy diet, it can sometimes be confusing to figure out what you should and shouldn’t eat. Do you need to completely change your diet if you want to be healthy?

Healthy Eating New Year’s Resolution Tips

The New Year is all about making resolutions for healthy living. However, many people turn to fad weight loss diets this time of year, instead of thinking about diet changes that promote and sustain a vibrant lifestyle over the long term.