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  • Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: Advantages of the DIEP Flap Procedure

    The past decade has ushered in major technical advancements in autologous breast reconstruction, which is done using a patient’s own tissue. The most common techniques include the use of skin, muscle, fat, or artificial implants to reconstruct the breast. The use of abdominal skin and fat has gained in popularity, offering patients a more natural look and feel, similar to that of the natural breast. Other advantages of using a patient’s own tissue in reconstruction includes: the avoidance of artificial breast implants, the body contouring that comes with removal of excess abdominal fat, and the possibility of restoring sensation to the new breasts.

  • Sticking to Your Diet In The New Year

    Did you know that just 8 percent of people stick to their New Year’s resolutions? That number is startling because it means that 92 percent of us fail every year to keep a promise we’ve made to ourselves.

  • The Feeding Tube Diet: A Bad Idea for Weight Loss

    It seems that every year, a new weight loss fad enters the public consciousness. We’ve seen everything from the Twinkie and tapeworm diets to supposed fat-melting infrared body wraps.

  • A High-Fat Diet May Increase Risk for Pancreatic Cancer

    November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, a time when people everywhere come together donning purple ribbons to raise awareness for this often late-diagnosed disease.

  • The Danger of Biggest Loser Diets

    An average of 3.5 million viewers watched the most recent season of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” tuning in to cheer contestants on as they shed pounds each week and transformed before a national audience.

  • Why It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Diet

    It’s never too late to start eating healthy, according to the findings of one recent study.

  • Is a Gluten-Free Diet Right for You?

  • Foods to include in your diet this fall that pack a nutritious punch

    Many of us tend to think of fruits and vegetables as summer foods, and then forget about them as the fall and winter seasons approach. But did you know that some of the most nutrient-packed produce peaks during these seasons?

    Pumpkin

    What comes to mind when you hear the word “pumpkin?” Pie? Jack-o-lantern? Thanksgiving? Although a member of the squash family and treated as a vegetable, pumpkin is technically a fruit because it grows on a vine and contains seeds. Its vibrant orange-colored flesh is due to the significant amount of carotenoids, specifically lutein and beta- and alpha- carotene. Carotenoids are not only converted into vitamin A, which is critical for our eye and immune health, but also act as antioxidants by filtering ultraviolet rays that can cause damage to our eyes’ lens and retina. Just 1 cup of the pumpkin’s flesh can provide 250% of your daily value of vitamin A (organic canned pumpkin can provide even more, about 750% DV), along with vitamin C, vitamin E, riboflavin, potassium, and copper.

  • Are you going nuts over nuts? Why you should include them in your diet

    Walnuts, almonds, peanut and cashews - we are going nuts over nuts! And the best part is, they are good for you, too! Two recent studies done by Harvard Medical School have shown positive health effects associated with nut consumption.

    The studies

    Over 119,000 women and men from the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study were involved. Participants completed a food-frequency questionnaire every two to four years, and were asked to report how often they ate a serving (1 ounce) of nuts over that past year. Participants with a history of cancer, heart disease, or stroke were excluded.

  • Move Over Mediterranean Diet—The New Nordic Diet is Here

    As a registered dietitian, I constantly receive questions about the health benefits of different types of diets. It seems that every few months, there is a new diet released that catches some buzz with the millions of people who are trying to maintain a healthy weight. Some of these diets promote sustainable healthy eating habits, while others are quick fixes with no long-term solution. Some fad diets even border on the ridiculous. Recently, I became aware of a new diet that is nutritionally sound and great for heart-health—the New Nordic Diet.