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The Blood Sugar Connection to Cataracts, Macular Degeneration and Hearing Loss

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Feb 17, 2013

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Kara Carper and Brenna Thompson teach you how to prevent vision loss and other eye-related diseases by managing your blood sugar levels and eating real food.

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Feb 17, 2013

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Learn the connection between what you eat and how you feel. Licensed nutritionists and dietitians explain how food affects your energy, focus, moods and overall health.

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Chronic Pain: Tune in as two nutritionists discuss ways to deal with chronic pain. by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Concerned About Hair Loss?: Are you noticing your hair thinning or dull? Are clumps of hair coming out in your brush? Are you looking for ways to keep your hair looking lush and full? There are a variety of reasons why we might experience hair loss and our licensed nutritionists wi... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Dangerous Foods for Women’s Health: Food companies have a product to sell and will use clever marketing to get their products sold. But will these foods support your long-term health? Tune in today to learn about which foods might be causing harm to you and your health goals based off of r... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Food Tips to Slow Cognitive Decline: Today we want to provide our listeners with some ideas about what foods will help them keep their brain and memory working smoothly and slowing down any cognitive decline. If you are concerned about your own memory or if one of your parents or grandparen... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Acne from Teenage to Menopause: Acne can be an issue that spans many age groups, but is a challenging struggle no matter when in your life you experience it. Since there are foods that can increase acne break outs and foods that can calm the skin, we will dive into the nutritional conn... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Sleep & Weight Loss Connection: After considerable sleep research, sleep has been shown to be one of the most important and perhaps one of the least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Our show topic this week is how lack of sleep slows your metabolism. The ideal a... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Reduce Anxiety With Food: If you have been experiencing more anxiety over the past 20 months than you ever have in the past, you are not alone, because according to a new study by the CDC (The Center for Disease Control and Prevention) about 42% of U.S. adults reported having sym... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Has Covid Got You Back On Sweets?: The past 20 months have been packed with stress and for many people turning to food, especially sugar and processed carbs, has been one way to cope. We all know that the pandemic has increased stress, but did you know that the sales of pre-packaged ultra... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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How to Avoid Weight Gain During the Holidays: We all know for the next 4 weeks there will be an abundance of treats at family gatherings, at work, at neighborhood get-togethers and at shopping centers. There are so many more temptations and it is more challenging to avoid those treats and weight gai... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Diets for Cholesterol Management: One half of the adult population struggles with cardiovascular disease and today we’ll touch on how cholesterol plays a role in heart health. We’ll discuss the damaging effects of inflammation as well as cover foods that cause that harmful inflammation a... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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How Avocados Help Control Your Blood Sugar: Today we are excited to share some key information about how eating avocados can help control blood sugar and reduce cravings for sugar and processed carbs. Being mindful of monitoring and managing blood sugar levels, especially for those who are diabeti... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Weight & Wellness Success with TJ & Anita: If you’ve listened to Dishing Up Nutrition before, you know our message is a simple one: eat real food for better health. It’s a simple message that gets amazing results. Today we have two very special guests who experienced these amazing results by foll... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Break Your Sugar Addiction: Do you find it hard to quit eating sugar? Most of us know that sugar is not good for us, but sometimes it feels like our cravings get the best of us! In this show, we’ll discuss the biological drivers of food cravings and what triggers the brain’s alarm ... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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How To Boost Your Broken Metabolism: When we think about our metabolism, it is a simple word but can be a complex process. Resetting your metabolism takes time and it can involve making many changes in your life… from how much you sleep you get to the amount of stress you are experiencing. ... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Tips to Help Picky Eaters: Today we are going to address a concern many parents have and that is sitting down to the dinner table with a picky eater. If you have a picky eater at your table, you are not alone because about 20% of children today are picky eaters. Therapists who spe... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Break Your Sugar Addiction: Do you find it hard to quit eating sugar? Most of us know that sugar is not good for us, but sometimes it feels like our cravings get the best of us! In this show, we’ll discuss the biological drivers of food cravings and what triggers the brain’s alarm ... by Dishing Up Nutrition
44 min listen
6 Steps To Boost Metabolism: A study published in the January issue of The Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Review reported almost 50% of adults gained weight during the first year of the pandemic. If you have found that your body has gone through so... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Nutrition Tips for Covid Long Haulers: Today we are sharing our insights about the importance of eating real, whole foods to help with recovery from long hauler symptoms after having Covid-19. As a relatively new health issue, about twelve million people nationwide are suffering from ongoing ... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Sugar In All The Hidden Places: In a recent Dishing Up Nutrition episode, we talked about how and why sugar has a hold on us. Today, we want to cover all the places sugar may show up in the foods around us. Some might be obvious sources of sugar and some might surprise you! Once you kn... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Avoiding Menopause Weight Gain: There are many common symptoms to perimenopause and menopause, one of them being weight gain. The first step in achieving a healthy weight during menopause is to get rid of that diet mentality and replace it with eating to nourish your metabolism, energy... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Why Does Sugar Have Such A Hold Over Us?: Does sugar have you hooked? Do you feel you are addicted to sugar, and you just have to have some to feel normal? Do you have a sweet tooth that always has you thinking about where to get your next treat? Maybe you have said to yourself, I could just ___... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Menopause Depression & Anxiety: When many of us hear the word “menopause”, we might automatically think hot flashes, and yes, about 80% of menopausal women experience hot flashes. In addition to hot flashes, menopausal women can also experience insomnia, anxiety, mood swings, and depre... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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How To Lose Weight Without Counting Calories: Most of us have been taught that to lose weight, we need to cut back on calories. As it turns outs, this old outdated theory of “calories in/calories out” really doesn’t work for most people. In this show, we’ll share some real life stories of folks who’... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Avoiding Menopause Weight Gain [REPLAY]: There are many common symptoms to perimenopause and menopause, one of them being weight gain. The first step in achieving a healthy weight during menopause is to get rid of that diet mentality and replace it with eating to nourish your metabolism, energy... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Foods to Improve Fertility: Nutrition is impactful no matter what stage of life you are in and that includes the life stages of your family! We have worked with clients who come to us to find out what they should eat for better fertility as they try to conceive, what to eat during ... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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Diet Tips for Healthy Teeth & Gums: When you are making food choices, do you ever consider: what foods support or help me keep healthy gums and what foods breakdown my gums? Your mouth and the health of your gums can affect your whole body, including influencing some very serious health is... by Dishing Up Nutrition
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The Blood Sugar Connection to Cataracts, Macular Degeneration and Hearing Loss

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