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07/07/2024

Have you ever wondered what the numbers on your produce really mean?

It turns out those little stickers on your produce can tell you how it was grown. See what a nutrition expert had to say about them.

28/04/2024

Did you know that there chemicals that leach into your foods from plastic?

Take a closer look at the number 3, 6, and 7 are harmful:

28/04/2024

Are looking for free breastfeeding classes?

Metropolitan Breastfeeding are holding online classes to help your breastfeeding success..

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13/03/2024

Happy Registered Dietitian Day
to all our AWESOME dietitians out there..

Happy Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day to all the RDNs out there! 😁👏🎉

As the nation's food and nutrition experts, registered dietitian nutritionists are committed to improving the health of their patients, clients and communities. Today and every day, we recognize and thank RDNs for their commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives!

Learn more about : sm.eatright.org/RDNday

01/03/2024

March is National Nutrition Month

This year the theme is "Beyond the Table"

It's about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating and physical activity habits. In addition, it includes sustainability, decreasing food waste from school and work to home and beyond.

https://www.eatright.org/national-nutrition-month

To honor National Nutrition Month, I will be offering a special for anyone interested in completing a MRT food sensitivity test (https://www.nowleap.com).

The MRT provides clinically significant information no other blood test can provide and quantifies and measures the subtle volumetric changes that occur in white blood cells after positive antigen challenges, and that correlate with release of cytokines, leukotrienes, prostaglandins and other pro-inflammatory mediators. The test analyzes up to 176 food and chemical profiles and removes the guess work out of trying to figure out what foods are causing you pain, inflammation and discomfort.

Your savings is $100 off the cost of the MRT food sensitivities test.

This cost includes 4 weeks of personalized menus which will help you get a kick start on your powerful anti-inflammatory eating plan journey.

Act now, this offer ends on 3/31/24!

Contact me if you are interested.

Created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and celebrated in March, National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign to educate the public about healthful eating.

27/01/2024

What a cute lunchbox idea!

For extra protein, calcium, omega 3, fiber, and cholesterol lowering properties you could also sprinkle some chia seeds on top of the peanut butter before placing your fruits.

If your allergic to nuts, you can swap it out for Sunbutter.

25/01/2024

Migraine, Diarrhea, IBD, Crohn’s disease, Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sinus pain and other autoimmune conditions.

These are a few conditions where inflammation can cause symptoms to worsen depending the food we eat on a daily basis.

Often it is hard to know which foods are causing it.

In 2024 January's Costco Connection it talks a little about the test.

costcoconnection.com/january_2024/page5.html

Clean plate by REYNA GOBEL

How to identify and address food reactions

According to Cleveland Clinic, food sensitivities or food intolerances mean your gut is sensitive to certain foods and can’t tolerate them. When you eat these foods, you may experience uncomfortable symptoms like gas, diarrhea and abdominal pain.

If your body isn’t functioning correctly because of improper food digestion, it can cause a range of symptoms from migraines to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to asthma and sinus infections. It can also worsen COVID-19 or flu symptoms.

Susan Linke, a registered nutritionist and Lifestyle Eating and Performance (LEAP) specialist, has worked with patients who’ve seen improvements with Crohn’s disease, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, sinus pain and other autoimmune conditions. Her patients take the LEAP Mediator Release Test (MRT), a blood test for discovering food reactions. The test is followed up with a three-month diet confirming which foods cause reactions and which foods don’t.

Common trigger foods
Common trigger foods that cause food sensitivities include milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans. Other common sensitivities are corn, sesame and seeded vegetables.

Preservatives can also trigger reactions. Sulfites that naturally occur in grapes are often added as a preservative to nonorganic grapes. They are also added to dried fruit.

Cleansing diets of most processed food is generally the first step in finding trigger foods. For example, when Costco member Earl Cox gave up dried fruit and wine, his asthma attacks ceased. Cox and his wife, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, started eliminating food with preservatives from their diet and switched to mainly whole foods, such as grains, beans, nuts and meat. In addition to asthma improvements, they both feel better and have each lost weight.

Discovering your trigger foods. It’s important not to copy what another person does because of testing or a popular diet and think your allergies or other immune system issues will be fixed. “Two people can eat the same food and have different reactions,” says Dr. Bruce Lee, executive director, Center for Advanced technology and Communication in Health at City University of New York’s Graduate School of Public Health.

Often, diets such as gluten-free may lead to eating more of the foods that can cause a reaction for the individual. For instance, someone could eat more tree nuts, soybeans, eggs or milk as a substitute for the wheat calories they would normally indulge in. “You should never substitute one common allergen for another before testing for food sensitivities,” says Linke.

While Linke believes the best way to check for allergens starts with testing, she says you may see improvement from taking common allergens out of your diet for a week and seeing what the results are. Foods can be pulled out one at a time or in combination.

A typical 30-day immune system challenge takes out common trigger foods two at a time for four weeks. After each week, the foods are added back in before testing the next two. For example, the first week may address and remove preservatives in your diet. The second week removes soy and corn. The third week removes milk and eggs, and the fourth week is apples and wheat. Each week’s guidance includes what foods to put into your diet to
make up for the nutrients you’re missing.

When adding or subtracting, take careful notes as to the time of day, the amount of sleep you had and any difference in stress levels when you had a reaction. Lee believes data is a starting point. The most important test is how your body feels as your eating patterns and life change.

“We feel better in our 50s than we did in our 20s,” says Khalfani-Cox. “Our flexibility, mental acuity and focus is better from both our diet and exercise changes.”


Tips for a fresh start
The first step in finding your food sensitivities is cleaning up your diet from preservatives and non-food ingredients.

Start with these easy tips:
● Don’t avoid all processed foods. For instance, a great salsa may have an ingredient list of only real foods.

● Eliminate foods in your pantry that you tend to overeat.

● Throw out foods that contain ingredients you’d normally avoid listed multiple times
under different names. For instance, you could see high-
fructose corn syrup and dextrose on the same label with cane sugar.—RG

The
LEAP MRT Test
The LEAP Mediator Release Test is often covered by insurance
and tests for food sensitivities in 250 foods and chemicals
found in food and products. For instance, you could have a
sensitivity to Blue 6 dye found in food and toothpaste. It can also
parse out whether you have a sensitivity to all wheat or certain ones, like rye.

You can ask your doctor or nutritionist to order the test for
you. To do so, you have to have a specific reason to get the test.
For instance, your health care provider may order it because
of allergies, obesity or IBS symptoms.

Go to Nowleap.com to get more information.—RG

” Reyna Gobel is a health and travel writer in Astoria, New York

25/01/2024

Did you know that taking care of your gut health is important?

Prebiotics and Probiotics are important for improving your gut and also decreasing your risk of many health related disease.

Here is one link to learn more about it:

https://www.beneo.com/leaddownload/expert-webinar-prebiotic-fibres-and-inner-wellbeing

If you are interested in how it can help decrease obesity, diabetes and more reach out for an appointment.

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11/01/2024

Chemotherapy is a life-saving treatment for many cancer patients, but it also comes with a heavy toll on their quality of life.

27/11/2023

Nutrition can greatly impact your overall health and hair. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies, enviroment, stress, aging, hormonal changing can all affect hair growth. Look no further, Nutrafol supplement helps to add back nutrients your body needs to prevent further hair loss or thinking.

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20/11/2023

Please sign to expand Medicare Coverage. Currently Medicare covers nutrition services for patients who have renal and diabetes only:

Senators Susan Collins (Maine) and Gary Peters (Mich.) and Representatives Robin Kelly (Ill.) and Jen Kiggans (Virginia) recently introduced the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act, which would expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) in...

09/09/2023

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Summer may be over soon, but it doesn’t mean you can't eat the rainbow. With fall coming, it's a chance to branch out and try something new like beets, acorn squash, persimmons or cranberries.

Explore to find nutrition tips on various produce.
MyPlate.gov

07/09/2023

MRT LEAP food sensitivity test is now available through Let's Eat Healthy Life, LLC

MRT is a functional measurement of diet-induced sensitivity pathways. MRT simplifies a highly complex reaction and translates that into the most useable clinical information you can get – quantifying the inflammatory response to foods and food chemicals.

After the completion of the test we can take a deeper dive and start an eating plan that will begin to make you feel better.

https://www.nowleap.com/leap/

Find out what foods are making you feel sick and try to decrease inflammation and get symptoms relief.

One of the most important differences between Oxford and other food sensitivity labs is that of clinical experience. From 1996-2001 Oxford operated several clinics dedicated entirely to the treatment of food sensitivity related health problems (Oxford Nutritional Centers).

16/07/2023

16/07/2023

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10/05/2023

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22/03/2023

Onions can be added to many dishes to help you decrease the amount of salt in foods. Including them can help your heart stay healthy and decrease the bad cholesterol in the blood.

This is another way to add more onions in your meals.

16/03/2023

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/selenium/

Selenium is a trace mineral, which means that the body only needs a small amount of it. It is found naturally in foods or as a supplement. Selenium is an essential component of various enzymes and …

04/02/2023

A simple recipe for peanut butter without all the added ingredients.

Learn how to make the BEST homemade peanut butter! This easy recipe calls for just 2 ingredients, and it's super smooth, creamy, and delicious.

22/10/2022

https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/getting-active/how-to-stay-active-in-cold-weather

When winter blows in, you can pull the blankets over your head and go back to sleep&mdash.

24/09/2022

This 3-Ingredient Chia Pudding is made with almond milk, chia seeds & sweetener of choice; it's a healthy snack loaded with protein, fiber and healthy fats!

21/09/2022

20/09/2022

Too much Halloween candy got you spooked.

15/09/2022

Ways to get Picky Eaters to Become More Adventurous

Parents and caretakers know that for many children, new foods can be scary. Use these eight non-meal activities to develop positive relationships with food instead of mealtime battles.

31/08/2022

You can now text for an appointment with TPG Pediatrics.

Did you know you can now text us directly to schedule an appointment for your child and avoid the wait times? For an easier way to schedule an appointment, text to our office at 703-481-8600 and one of our team members will text you back.