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Amy Campbell, Dietitian, C.D.E.
Sep 02, 2008

Diabetes and Celiac Disease (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Last week, in "Diabetes and Celiac Disease (Part 1)," we started to take a look at celiac disease: what it is, how many people have it, and common symptoms. This week, we’ll look at how celiac is diagnosed and how it’s treated.

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Amy Campbell, Dietitian, C.D.E.
Aug 25, 2008

Diabetes and Celiac Disease (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

You may recall that I attended the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) annual meeting a few weeks ago.  When I arrived at the conference on Wednesday, I was a little late getting to the 1:30 session that I really wanted to go to and, as a result, got closed out. I then wandered across the hall to another session called "Managing Diabetes with Celiac Disease."

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David Spero, Registered Nurse
Aug 06, 2008

Fighting for Food

David Spero

It’s hard enough taking care of ourselves and our families when things are going well. What do you do when the price of food and everything else is rising fast? Our dietitian Amy Campbell recently wrote about affording healthy food (see "Nutrition On A Shoestring [Part 1]" and "Part 2"). But this economic crunch is going to last a long time, so we may want to give it even more serious thought.

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Amy Campbell, Dietitian, C.D.E.
Aug 04, 2008

Vitamin D: Is It a Miracle? (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

This week, I’ll wrap up my "series" on vitamin D. There’s an awful lot to say about this vitamin, and it seems like every week or so, there’s something new to say! First, I wanted to mention a few more areas in which vitamin D might be beneficial.

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David Spero, Registered Nurse
Jul 30, 2008

Different Foods for Different Folks

David Spero

Almost all generic nutrition advice is wrong. Why? Because different people are genetically prepared to eat different foods. At least, that’s what increasing numbers of scientists are saying, that before you can really know what’s best for you to eat, you need to know what your ancestors ate.

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