Simple Pumpkin Pie
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Mary Ellen Doukakis, RD, has a great recipe for a healthier pumpkin pie!
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Stay on Track with Healthy Eating During Thanksgiving, and the Holiday Season
A little bit of pre-planning will help you stay focused on healthy eating throughout the Thanksgiving Holiday. Here are some tips to remember for Thanksgiving, and throughout the Holiday Season:
Medical Weight Loss Updates: Part 1 – the Energy Gap
Dr. Ethan Lazarus is attending the Medical Weight Loss lecture series in Orlando, Florida this week. The ASBP meeting attracts about 500 doctors specializing in medical weight loss from across the country. Dr. Lazarus was a featured speaker at this year’s meeting, helping prepare weight loss doctors for the upcoming Obesity Medicine board examination next month.
Dr. Lazarus Presenting At Obesity Medicine Conference
Dr. Ethan Lazarus is heading to Orlando, Florida to present at the National American Society of Bariatric Physicians Obesity Medicine Board Review Course. He'll be covering 3 topics:
Debunking Cold Weather Exercise Excuses
The days are already shortening and (thankfully) cooling. What are you going to do with your exercise plan through the late Fall to early Springtime this year! Warmer weather lends itself to outdoor activity in Colorado: Hiking, biking, mountain climbing, gardening, lawn work, camping (sigh - oh Summer!). Do you usually hibernate during the cold months? How can you maintain the fitness level you've achieved this summer season?
Latest Diet Book Reviews from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Have you been to EATRIGHT.ORG? The information for consumers is really fantastic. Here is the latest group of hot-off-the-press new diets reviewed by registered dietitians for the Academy: "Diet books routinely top the best-seller lists, and new diet plans come out seemingly every day.
Zucchini Soup
Here is a tasty way to add more vegetables to your diet and take advantage of the seasonal local produce. This simple…
Qsymia: New weight loss medication now available to Denver Residents
This is huge news for the medical weight loss community! For the first time in over 13 years, individuals needing help with life-long weight control have a new, clinically proven, scientifically valid treatment. Clinical trials lasting 2 years have demonstrated very good weight loss with Qsymia, averaging over 10%, with many patients losing 11 to 14% of their body weight (some lose substantially more than this).
Denver’s best dietitians
In my opinion, a person's best resource for a nutritional intervention is a Registered Dietitian ("Dietitian" is the preferred spelling over "Dietician"). Registered dietitians are Denver's food experts. They have undergone specific nutritional training to learn how to help people not only make the best dietary choices, but to implement behavior changes to turn these choices in to habits.
