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Dietitian vs. Nutritionist: ... Featured, Diabetes and Healthy Eating

By Jody Long, MS, RDN, CDCES This is a great question for the month of March when we celebrate National Nutrition Month , and as we recognized Registered Dietitian ...

Healthy Swaps for Traditional ... Diabetes and Healthy Eating

by Jody Long, MS, RDN, CDCES Diabetes Educator and Dietitian I was schooled in soul food by Ms. Alice at a care facility in south Texas. I walked in as a new food service ...

4 Ways To Show Your Heart Some ... Diabetes and Healthy Eating

by Sarah Whitson, BS, RD Love is in the air this February, and I’m not just talking about all the heart-shaped candy covering the shelves at the stores! Check out some great ...

Health and Nutrition Myth ... Diabetes and Healthy Eating

By Jody Long, MS, RDN, CDCES With all the ho ho ho and holidays behind, many are now heading warp speed into the "New Year, New Me” craziness. You know, the ritual of ...

Holiday spices are healthy and ... Diabetes and Healthy Eating

By Jody Long, MS, RDN, CDCES 'Tis the season when it's cold outside and our bodies crave warm foods. It’s also holiday time, which finds us using warming spices, the ones ...

Eating Healthy When Money is T ... InsideMWHC Podcast, Diabetes and Healthy Eating

Jody Long is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator with Mary Washington Healthcare Diabetes and Nutrition Support Services. In this podcast she shares many ...

Lower Your Diabetes Risk Diabetes and Healthy Eating

November is Diabetes Awareness Month: What steps are you taking to lower your risk? by Stefanie Rekdal, BS, RD, CDCES, CPT The Diabetes Care journal of the American Diabetes ...

Nutrition Nugget: Vitamin D Diabetes and Healthy Eating

by Sarah Whitson, RD Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is found naturally in a few foods and is added to many other foods, and we can also get Vitamin D from sunlight. ...

Nothing Beats (like) a Healthy ... Healthy Living, Heart Health, Diabetes and Healthy Eating

By Jody Long, MS, RDN, CDCES MWHC Outpatient Diabetes and Nutrition Management Services Ah, February! Matters of the heart abound throughout this month which aims to raise ...

New Year Eating Tips: Every ... Healthy Living, Diabetes and Healthy Eating

Jody Long Registered Dietitian MWHC Diabetes Educator YMCA Cycle Instructor Are you someone who set goals for editing your eating this year? Are you ready to initiate some ...

November Is Diabetes Awareness ... Healthy Living, Diabetes and Healthy Eating

By Stefanie Rekdal, BS, RD, CDCES, CPT Team Leader & Diabetes Educator Did you know that more than one of every three adults has prediabetes? Nine out of ten don’t even know ...

Top 5 Spring Inspired Healthy ... Healthy Living, Diabetes and Healthy Eating

by Stefanie Rekdal, BS, RD, CDCES, CPT, Diabetes Educator If you’re looking for a great way to satisfy your between-meal cravings without sending your blood sugar on a roller ...