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Eating Right

Imperceptible Calories

By Rhonda Lee
Friday, August 24th, 2012
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After a long day of work you come home, recline in your favorite chair, grab your newspaper and a cool refreshing, cherry-flavored or crisp misty soda of choice. This is the daily routine for many chronic soda drinkers.  And it’s a routine chock-full of extra, often imperceptible, calories that likely help to pack on the [...]

Categories : Diet, Eating Right, Weight

Food Labels–To the Point

By Livia Ly
Friday, August 24th, 2012
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  “Individuals who frequently read nutrition labels tend to both value healthy eating and engagein healthy dietary practices more thanindividuals who read labels infrequently”, say Dan Graham and Melissa Laska from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Food labels were introduced in the US as an effort to deliver more information to consumers in order [...]

Categories : Diet, Eating Right
Tags : Reading food labels

Mediterranean Diet

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Saturday, August 11th, 2012
salmon recipe

I know you’ve heard of the wonders of a Mediterranean diet. Just as a reminder, the diet is associated with less hypertension (a leading cause of strokes), diabetes (risk factor for early heart attacks) and obesity (a risk factor for so many more conditions). But this kind of diet is not exactly intuitive, and sometimes [...]

Categories : Diet, Eating Right
Tags : mediterranean diet

Snack on this!

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
turkey sandwich

  If you know what to eat when you get that urge between meals, you can avoid weight gain over time and unhealthy spikes in blood sugar to boot.  Contrary to popular belief, avoidance of carbohydrates is not the way to do this.  Snacks that combine proteins and carbs are the key to feeling satisfied [...]

Categories : Diabetes, Eating Right
Tags : snack, weight loss

Dietary Protein

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Saturday, June 9th, 2012

In response to a question about increasing protein in a diet by a Facebook member.   Join us on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/Dr.DaveMontgomery   Higher protein diets can be beneficial for weight loss, in conjunction with a reduced calorie diet and/or substitution with sugary drinks or refined carbs (white bread, white rice). There are a number of [...]

Categories : Ask Dr. Dave, Diet, Eating Right
Tags : diet, dietary protein, protein

The 10 lb Pact

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
The 10 lb Pact

Anyone can lose weight. We’re going to do it together! I am challenging you and your friends to take a 10 lb challenge! Research shows that even a10 lb weight loss can help reverse some of the toxicity of excess weight. We will take 6 full weeks to work SMART at losing the weight by [...]

Categories : Eating Right, Get Fit Now, Weight
Tags : weight loss challenge

Green Bean and Mushroom Salad

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
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Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds haricots verts or tender green beans 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt 2 lemons 2 large shallots, sliced 10 ounces cremini mushrooms, very thinly sliced 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1/2 to 1 teaspoons sugar 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley Freshly ground pepper Directions Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a rolling boil. [...]

Categories : Diet, Eating Right, Weight
Tags : healthy recipes, salad

Campfire Salad

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
campfire salad

    Ingredients Vinaigrette: 1/4 cup sherry vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil Salad: 2 pounds asparagus, ends trimmed 1 pound fresh green beans, cut into pieces 3 large carrots, shredded (about 2 cups) 1 cup canned black beans, drained [...]

Categories : Diet, Eating Right, Health Topics, Weight
Tags : healthy recipes, salad

Angel Shrimp with Basil & Tomatoes

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Saturday, April 7th, 2012

Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (tails removed) 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 can diced tomatoes, in juice 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved 1/2 pound linguine 1 1/2 cups lightly packed fresh basil leaves, torn into small pieces, plus extra leaves for garnish (optional) kosher salt [...]

Categories : Diet, Eating Right, Health Topics
Tags : healthy recipes

Caffeine & Energy Drinks

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
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  T here has been a recent surge in the consumption of so-called energy drinks. Some have grown in popularity so much as to become favorites at food establishments and bars across the nation. They makers of these drinks promise heightened alertness and stamina for the sleep-deprived, the over-worked and the reveler alike.  But the [...]

Categories : Ask Dr. Dave, Eating Right, Health Topics, Heart Health, High Blood Pressure
Tags : caffeine, energy drinks

HDL-The Good Cholesterol

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

My husband’s HDL is 26. He’s almost 40 and has been trying to raise it for 9 years. The reason it is GOOD is because HDL actually removes cholesterol from artery walls (and other places). Studies have shown the higher your HDL the lower is the incidence of coronary disease

Categories : Cholesterol, Diet, Eating Right, Heart Health, Prevent Disease
Tags : Cholesterol, good cholesterol, how to improve cholesterol

Calorie Economics 101: Balance Your Caloric Checkbook

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Monday, May 10th, 2010

Calorie Economics Series Step 2:  ”Balance Your Caloric Checkbook” Let’s face it depriving yourself of stuff you’ve loved your entire life, as a method for weight loss and healthier living, is extremely difficult to maintain. In short, DEPRIVATION DIETS DON’T WORK! Cutting out a major nutrient (ie carbs) or an entire food group from your diet may [...]

Categories : Ask Dr. Dave, Diet, Eating Right, Weight

Calorie Economics 101: Waste Your Food!

By Dr. Dave Montgomery
Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Step 1:  Get in the habit of ‘wasting your food’! Medical research scientists know something about calories that not everybody knows: the more calories you consume the shorter your lifespan and the sooner you age. Add to this to the well-known fact that you simply gain weight if your caloric intake isn’t exactly balanced by caloric use (daily [...]

Categories : Eating Right, Weight
Tags : calorie counting, dieting, healthy eating, weight loss
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