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Does Milk Or Dairy Foods Cause Osteoporosis?
(DougCookRD.com) You’ve probably seen the ‘Got Milk’ ads before, the ones with celebrities sporting a milk mustache with a list of the nutrients found in milk. As kids we were told to “drink your milk”...
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11 Reasons To Eat More Tomatoes And Tomato Products
(DougCookRD.com) Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting them in a fruit salad. Miles Kington Technically a fruit, tomatoes are seen and used as a vegetable; typically in...
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Top Vitamin D Research of 2014
(DougCookRD.com) Research on vitamin D3 continues to pour in. The best sites on the net for information on vitamin D3 are Vitamin D Council, Grassroots Health, Vitamin D Society, and Vitamin D Wiki....
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Vegan? It’s More Than B12 And Zinc That’s At Risk
(DougCookRD.com) Vegetarian and vegan eating is more popular than ever before for a variety of reasons. This post isn’t about delving into the many reasons why a person might choose this dietary...
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Getting More Vitamin C. What’s The Evidence?
(DougCookRD.com) Vitamin C, a.k.a. ascorbic acid, is probably one of the best known vitamins around. It is water-soluble meaning that it cannot be stored in the body like fat soluble vitamins A, D, E...
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10 Reasons To Eat Bananas
(DougCookRD.com) Bananas are a versatile food and easy to include in your diet. They have a mild flavour that most people like and are super portable, just carefully throw on into your knapsack, purse...
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Medicine’s Epic Fail For Managing Chronic Diseases
(DougCookRD.com) During the last half of the 20th century, medicine and healthcare became increasingly focused on treatment and with good reason; medical procedures and medications were able to turn...
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Mercury Toxicity. Do You Really Need To Worry About Eating Fish?
(DougCookRD.com) There’s no shortage of fear-mongering around the evils of mercury. We hear about its use in vaccines and dental amalgams but where we hear it the most is in any discussion about eating...
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Beef Up Your Iron
(DougCookRD.com) Lean beef is an important source of 12 essential nutrients including high quality protein, iron, zinc and B vitamins. Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide encourages Canadians to enjoy...
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10 Items to Stock Your Fridge with For A Healthy Week
(DougCookRD.com) Via Modernize Do you find it challenging to eat healthfully during the week despite your best intentions? They say the best defense is a good offense. Jane Blanchard from Mondernize...
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Inflammation And Health. Part 1
(DougCookRD.com) Photo credit Inflammation is caused by an immune reaction on the cellular level. It can be caused by infection, damage to our cells/tissues or allergies, but also by many lifestyle...
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Inflammation And Health. Part 2
Photo credit (DougCookRD.com) In Part 1, I discussed the impact of low-grade inflammation on chronic disease and health. In Part 2 I’ll review the benefits of a diet based on minimally-processed,...
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Healthy Holiday Living Workshop
Surviving the holidays one step at a time Does the holiday season stress you out? Do you feel you can’t enjoy the holidays AND stay on track with your health goals? Do you wish you had more energy...
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Better Health In 2016 And Beyond. 8 Things To Start Right Away
(DougCookRD.com) It’s that time of the year again. People from all walks of life, with the best intentions, make lists of things they want to change in the coming year. Improved health tends to be one...
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Glycine. ‘Anti-aging’ Clout From This Humble Amino Acid?
(DougCookRD.com) As an Integrative & Functional Nutritionist I’m always looking for new ways to help people get well, heal, feel and look better in ways that the usual dietitian mantra of ‘eat a...
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Heart Health Is More Than Just Lowering LDL ‘Cholesterol’
(DougCookRD.com) Many are lead to believe that the only way to manage blood lipids, or fats such as cholesterol and triglycerides, and to reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease is simply to take...
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Mindful Eating. It’s Not Just About What You Eat
(DougCookRD.com) Photo credit March is nutrition month and this year’s theme is all about making small changes, one meal at a time, and sticking with them. But, sometimes improving your eating habits...
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Living Longer. Living Better. Adding Life To Your Years
(DougCookRD.com) It’s no secret that Canadians are living longer. According to Statistics Canada, life expectancy has steadily increased from 59 years of age for men and 61 for women in the early 1920s...
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Is Cancer Prevention Really Found In A ‘Superfood’?
(DougCookRD.com) The World Health Organization and the American Institute for Cancer Research estimate that between 67 and 72%of all cancer cases are preventable and that prevention offers the most...
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How Does Folate Prevent Heart Disease?
(DougCookRD.com) When it comes to heart disease, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is cholesterol and with good reason; we’ve been hit over the head with the diet AND the lipid...
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