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A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, who has a passion to help individual’s live their best life. Sheryl manages social media sites for food companies, writes freelance articles, and is available for product reviews and public speaking engagements.

• Stand on Your Head

  By The Dietitian's Digest on July 30, 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  If your walking route no longer inspires you, its time to stand on your head.  Seriously, walking is great and a safe, inexpensive way to get your 30 minutes of daily exercise in, but eventually you need to add some variety.  When… Read More ›

• Does More Protein = Bigger Muscles?

  By The Dietitian's Digest on July 28, 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Are you looking for ways to increase your muscle mass?  A diet moderate in protein will help,  but scientific research shows that a high protein diet will not build bigger muscles.  While muscles are made of protein, eating more than you need… Read More ›

• No One Said it Would Be Easy

  By The Dietitian's Digest on July 27, 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Losing weight is hard, but keeping it off is even harder.  Yes, I just said it  gets harder.  Many studies show that 95% of people fail to maintain their weight loss after 3-5 years because they do not successfully address the lifestyle behaviors… Read More ›

• Rate Your Fiber Intake

  By The Dietitian's Digest on July 23, 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  Rate your fiber intake. Do you meet the recommended 25-38 grams of fiber/day or are you at least better than average?

• Farmer’s Market Nutrition

  By The Dietitian's Digest on July 22, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  Vitamins and minerals play an important role in a runner’s diet.  They help create the increase in energy needed to fuel our workouts (B Vitamins), improve the body’s ability to carry and use oxygen from the blood (Iron & magnesium),… Read More ›

• Weekend Extras

  By The Dietitian's Digest on July 16, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  Don’t let the weekend sabotage your weight loss efforts!

• Got Water?

  By The Dietitian's Digest on July 13, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  I regularly conduct health fairs and Biggest Winner competition for companies who add wellness benefits for their  employees.  During these events, staff have an optional weigh-in which includes body fat analysis, fluid status and bone density screening.  It is the norm… Read More ›

• Apple or Pear

  By The Dietitian's Digest on July 12, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  When it comes to the whole piece of fruit, pears are slightly higher in fiber, while apples have the edge on Vitamin C.  Both are excellent choices for your summer fruit bowl because they tend not to attract fruit flies… Read More ›