It is national heart month, the time of year dedicated to increasing awareness and promoting steps each of us can take to reduce our risk for cardiovascular disease. Indeed, heart…
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Just over 50 years ago, a Danish medical doctor and his student made a journey to Greenland. The diet of this population was of keen global interest because at that…
Immune health is a top-of-mind conversation these days. Immune health is discussed like it’s a new phenomenon, like we woke to the discovery that our body has a highly sophisticated…
World Mental Health Day occurs annually on October 10. This year the theme is investing in mental health. It’s a great time to take a few minutes to review our…
By Gretchen Vannice, MS, RDN One of the most common questions I get is ‘how much omega-3 do I need’? My reply is always the same, ‘it depends on who…
By Gretchen Vannice, MS, RDN In the United States, adults eat about 100 mg of EPA and DHA omega-3 per day, children get about half that. The World Health Organization…
By Gretchen Vannice, MS, RDN I’m surprised this question doesn’t come up more often: why so many forms of Omega-3s? There is one form of calcium (calcium), one form of…
