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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.

• Train With, What You’ll Race With

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

  Many athletes are gearing up for spring races.  When training runs extend beyond the hour mark, it’s time to consider an alternative source of fuel.  The beverage, Gu, beans, bloks or gel you practice with, should be the same ones… Read More ›

• Blah Winter Meals: Join a Coop and Add Local Spark!

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

  Try your local coop this February by going to http://www.coopdirectory.org/directory.htm  Many have a free trial period so you have nothing to lose. What’s to be gained? Coops help you stay connected to your farmers all year-long, yes even in the… Read More ›

• Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink

  By The Dietitian's Digest on January 24, 2010 • ( 4 )

  Every once in a while I read a really great book about improving one’s health and think “This is the kind of stuff that made me want to become a dietitian!” I relayed this thought to my 9-year-old son who immediately… Read More ›

• Happy “Healthy Weight Week” January 17-23

  By The Dietitian's Digest on January 17, 2010 • ( 0 )

  A healthy weight has been clearly defined by the medical, insurance and research industry. A healthy weight is one that falls within the “normal” weight range based on your Basal Metabolic Index (BMI). Click here to calculate your BMI …. Read More ›

• Do Runners Burn More Calories in Winter or Summer?

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

  There should be some benefit beyond heart, lungs, and the “feel good” to running outside on a frosty, winter  day! Unfortunately, calorie burn is not one of them. The metabolism of fat or burning fat for energy, actually slows down… Read More ›

• When the Power to Cut Out Exceeds Work Out

  By The Dietitian's Digest on January 11, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  In the New Year, just in time for vacation or bathing suit season, people choose severe low calorie diets, pills and beverages to help promote weight loss. The will power to cut out calories comes easier to some, than factoring in 30-60… Read More ›

• Mindful Eating: A Diet for 2010

  By The Dietitian's Digest on December 27, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Does your food seem to disappear without you smelling, tasting or truly enjoying the pleasure of a good meal? Mindful eating is a way of eating that can translate into a significant health improvement for everyone in your family. It… Read More ›

• Alcohol Consumption Greater in Athletes?

  By The Dietitian's Digest on December 14, 2009 • ( 0 )

  A study published by the Department of Sociology at the University of Miami compared alcohol consumption rates to the amount of physical activity men and women engaged in. They evaluated these habits for more than 230,850 males and females. They… Read More ›