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Diet & Nutrition

WHERE IS THE PORTAPOTTY?

March 25, 2019Anxiety, Depression & Mental HealthBrowse by Staff MemberCLAIRE ALLEN, MS, RDN, LDNDiet, Exercise & Healthy Living
WHERE IS THE PORTAPOTTY?

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a long distance run frantically searching for a bathroom? These dire situations can not only be stressful, but potentially very embarrassing. Exercise provoked loose stools can occur in up to 90% of distance runners, coining the term “Runner’s Diarrhea.” What causes this to happen? Exercise-induced jarring […]

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GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU GIVE UP SUGAR

March 24, 2019Browse by Staff MemberDiet, Exercise & Healthy LivingTARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU GIVE UP SUGAR

Check out this interesting article from CNN.com about our collective sugar addiction and the pains of withdrawal when you try to break it: “A decade ago, it was estimated that the average American consumed 22 teaspoons of added sugar per day, amounting to an extra 350 calories; it may well have risen since then. “These […]

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GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: Food as Medicine

March 22, 2019Browse by Staff MemberDiet, Exercise & Healthy LivingTARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: Food as Medicine

Hippocrates said it first, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Check out this article from TIME Magazine explaining the power of food as medicine: “Food is becoming a particular focus of doctors, hospitals, insurers and even employers who are frustrated by the slow progress of drug treatments in reducing food-related diseases […]

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DO SKINNY PEOPLE HAVE FASTER METABOLISMS? NOT REALLY.

March 20, 2019Browse by Staff MemberDiet, Exercise & Healthy LivingTARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist
DO SKINNY PEOPLE HAVE FASTER METABOLISMS? NOT REALLY.

“It might seem counterintuitive, but generally speaking, skinny people don’t have faster metabolisms than people who weigh more. In fact, the bigger your body, the more calories you burn.” Check out this fantastic article from CNN.com that helps to explain variations in metabolism and how it relates to weight management efforts: “This biological reality also […]

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