Nutrition & Weight Loss

In the time it takes to watch a TV sitcom, you could be taking steps to reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke. All it takes is 30 minutes of walking.  As more Americans become less active, our risk for heart disease, stroke and other diseases increases. About 80 percent of adults do not get […]READ MORE

Blog By Lauren Barkan, MS, RD, CSSD, Registered Dietitian at Bon Secours In Motion Chilled Ponds and Hilltop As part of National Nutrition Month, find out how you as an athlete should feed your body for your best performance. REFUEL: Glycogen is the stored form of carbohydrates and our bodies’ preferred source of energy during activity. Exercise type, duration […]READ MORE

Here’s some good news for meat lovers – you don’t have to completely give up beef, chicken and pork to reap the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle. Simply swapping some of the meat in your diet for vegetables is capable of lowering your risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke. Researchers call it […]READ MORE

Potato chips. Chocolate chip cookies. Candy. When you need a snack, do you reach for something you want to eat or something your body needs? Snacking doesn’t necessary have to be unhealthy, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In fact, it’s an opportunity to make sure your body is getting adequate nutrition. “If […]READ MORE

For many people, it’s not easy to just have one slice of pizza or one piece of chocolate. And French fries? Forget it. Researchers may have figured out why. Highly processed foods have been linked to addictive eating. At the top of the list are some of the biggest culprits you’d expect: pizza, chocolate, French […]READ MORE

We all know that exercise is good for everyone. But what if it makes a difference when you exercise? For people with type 2 diabetes, exercise might have the best results if it’s done after a meal. According to new research from the University of Missouri,people with type 2 diabetes who exercise after eating can more […]READ MORE

Women with post-traumatic stress disorder have double the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to women who don’t suffer from PTSD, a new study shows. The risk appears to increase with the greater the number and severity of PTSD symptoms, researchers said. For women in the study who had the highest number of symptoms, nearly […]READ MORE

Eating a healthy diet can help prevent all women from developing type 2 diabetes but it’s especially helpful for minority women, new research suggests. The findings are significant for Asian, Hispanic and black women because as minorities, they face a much higher risk for type 2 diabetes than white women, according to a news release […]READ MORE

For those who worry about “bad” cholesterol levels, make sure to grab some avocados the next time you’re in the grocery store. Eating avocados may be a way to tackle high cholesterol. Researchers found that eating an avocado every day – as part of a heart healthy, cholesterol-lowering moderate-fat diet – can actually improve bad […]READ MORE

Bon Secours Health System, Norfolk Collegiate School and the Hampton Roads Strikers are presenting a free sports safety and nutrition education seminar featuring three mini, educational seminars for coaches, parents and athletes. The event will be held from 1 pm to 3 pm on Saturday, February 7 at Norfolk Collegiate School Bon Secours experts will […]READ MORE