Nutrition Archives

What Is Metformin Used For and Is it Safe?

Jan 6, 2016 · UHN Staff · Nutrition

Metformin is considered the gold standard for type 2 diabetes treatment and is used alongside diet and exercise to help lower blood sugar. It works by helping to improve your body’s response to insulin. It also decreases the production of sugar in the liver and prevents absorption of sugar in … Read More

Why Can’t I Get Pregnant? It Could Be Your Advil: NSAID Dangers Include Infertility

Jan 5, 2016 · UHN Staff · Nutrition

Struggling to get pregnant is incredibly painful for the nearly 1.5 million women who face infertility each year. For many of them, there is no obvious cause, leaving millions of women questioning, “Why can’t I get pregnant?” NSAIDs can impair your fertility For at least some of those women, the … Read More

3 Reasons to Choose Breastfeeding Vs. Formula: Benefits of Breastfeeding for Mom Include Reduced Risk of Disease

Jan 4, 2016 · UHN Staff · Nutrition

If you are in the process of deciding on breastfeeding vs formula feeding, here’s another reason to give breastfeeding a try: the benefits of breastfeeding for mom offer mothers some protection from serious health conditions. 1. Breastfeeding can reduce cancer risk Breastfeeding seems to protect against several cancer types, including … Read More

3 Simple and Effective New Year Resolution Ideas for Better Health

Jan 1, 2016 · UHN Staff · Nutrition

I’ve never been a big New Year resolution person. This is partly because most of the time, you hear that people never stick to their resolutions. But I like the idea of starting fresh with the start of the year, and New Year resolutions are an opportunity to remind yourself … Read More

How to Lose Weight Naturally

Dec 31, 2015 · UHN Staff · Nutrition

Making healthy changes is hard. But studies show that the way we think about these changes can make a bit difference. If you’re trying to lose weight naturally, the way you think about what you can and can’t eat is key to your success. And if a child, spouse, parent, … Read More

Why Am I Not Losing Weight? The Importance of Addressing Chronic Inflammation and Nutrient Deficiencies

Dec 23, 2015 · UHN Staff · Nutrition

It can be disheartening when you take steps to improve your health, but then don’t see the noticeable results you were hoping for. Many people who change their diet, start exercising more, and change other habits get frustrated when they don’t lose weight or don’t see changes in their cholesterol … Read More

5 Quick and Easy Healthy Recipes for Kids

Dec 16, 2015 · UHN Staff · Nutrition

Bad habits are hard to break. That’s why it’s critically important you teach your children to eat healthy foods while their young. This involves providing a variety of healthy, but delicious, food choices for your children so that they will learn to actually prefer those over the junk food alternatives. … Read More

Natural Sleep Remedy Report: Milking Cows at Night Makes Their Milk More Sleep-Inducing

Dec 14, 2015 · UHN Staff · Nutrition

I’m always looking for new ways to help improve my sleep, but I’ve never actually tried warm milk. (Milk, like tomatoes and sardines, does not work well with my palate.) But I was intrigued when I heard about the sleep-inducing properties of “night milk.” This is not drinking milk at … Read More

Is TV Bad for You? TV Time Linked to 8 Leading Causes of Death

Dec 9, 2015 · UHN Staff · Nutrition

I don’t like to think of myself as a huge TV person, but I am definitely no stranger to evenings spent watching Netflix or movies rented from Redbox. In fact, I tend to do this more often than I’d like to admit. It’s hard to resist a comfy couch and … Read More

6 Worst Trans Fat Foods You Commonly Consume

Dec 8, 2015 · Kathleen Jade, ND · Nutrition

With the FDA’s recent proposal that trans fats be removed from the “Generally Recognized as Safe” list, the use of partially hydrogenated oils in processed foods may finally come to an end. But even with this new proposal, the end of trans fats in the food supply isn’t likely to … Read More

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