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Healthier Eating
Healthier eating—General articles
Tips on how to eat a healthier diet
How to guide patients toward healthier eating even if money is tight
How much of each nutrient should I consume each day to be healthy?
Healthier eating—Recommended books
The BEST books about nutrition and diet
BEST books about how to get to and maintain a healthy weight
Healthier Eating–Mediterranean diet (MedDiet)
Tell patients why they should follow a Mediterranean diet (MedDiet)
Mediterranean diet (MedDiet): A simple and practical guide
Healthier Eating–DASH Diet
DASH diet: A simple and practical guide
Healthier Eating–Paleo Diet
A primer on the Paleolithic (“Paleo”) diet
Healthier Eating–Protein
Do you advise patients to consume more high-protein foods?
How to increase protein intake *without* increasing calories
Healthier Eating–Fats
Recommendations for dietary fats in a healthy diet
What to advise patients about saturated and unsaturated fats
Specific dietary changes that we should recommend for elevated LDL cholesterol
Healthier Eating–Fiber
Why and how to recommend increased intake of soluble fiber
How to choose and use a fiber supplement
Healthier Eating–Sugar
Glycemic index
Healthier Eating—Iron
Which foods are rich in iron?
Healthier Eating—Fruits
Do you tell patients that they should eat fruit regularly?
Which fruits have fewer calories and less sugar?
Healthier Eating—Miscellaneous Articles
Which supplements to recommend with a vegetarian or vegan diet
Which foods and beverages can cause excessive abdominal gas or bloating?
National Nutrition Month
Exercise
Does exercise work as a treatment for depressive disorders?
For depressive symptoms, aerobic exercise or resistance training?
How MUCH exercise for treating depressive symptoms?
My favorite YouTube channel for tips related to physical therapy
Highly selected exercise videos for everyone or specifically for seniors
Fasting
There are three different types of intermittent fasting
How well does intermittent fasting work? And, for what?
What side effects can occur with intermittent fasting?
Who should NOT do intermittent fasting
How exactly to do time-restricted eating
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