

Must-Have Kitchen Tools for Healthier Eating
The right tools in the kitchen can make it faster and easier for you to eat healthy. Eating healthier is a lot easier when you have the right tools in your kitchen. There’s a reason you turn to the same kitchen tools again and again–or me, it’s primarily because these tools save me time in preparation and/or cleanup. But I also rely on tools that utilize healthy cooking methods (like steaming, slow cooking or microwaving), and those that make it easier for me to work more hea


How to Plan Quick and Healthy Meals
When I was in high school, my best friend’s mom stuck to the same menu week after week – Monday was chicken, Tuesday was s


Weight Gain And Aging: Why It Happens and How to Avoid It
Gaining weight with each passing year is something many people seem to take for granted. At least, that’s the sense I get when I talk to many of my older patients who are reluctant to take care of ever-expanding waistlines. Many of them think that “everybody puts on a few pounds as they age” or they’ll point out that “I’ve gotten this far eating the way that I do – I’m not about to change now!” But aging and weight gain doesn’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. Here’s why weight t