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Alcohol and SugarsVideos

Natalie Castro, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the natural sugars in the grapes is what makes the wine and makes the fermentation process to create alcohol. "There is going to be natural sugar in there, just as if you were taking a cup of juice." She says it is just about regulating [...]

Alcohol and Sugars

Benefits of SteviaVideos

Natalie Castro, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains stevia is a natural form of a sweetener and says it will sweeten the food without giving us extra calories. "One of the downfalls of stevia is the aftertaste it has; a lot of people don't like it. It is a little overpowering." TranscriptIsn't it [...]

Benefits of Stevia

Limiting Salt, Sugar and FatVideos

Eating healthy involves foods to increase, and foods to limit. Lucette Talamas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains how many calories you should take from saturated fats and added sugars daily. TranscriptOffice of disease and Prevention recommends to limit through is first as food higher in saturated eats so these are well as [...]

Limiting Salt, Sugar and Fat

How Reading Food Labels Can Help You Make Your Kitchen Greener!Videos

Join host Olga Villaverde and registered Dietitians Terry Ochoa and Angie Placeres as they have a conversation about the impact reading food labels can make when buying your groceries. Transcriptokay so back to our riddle how do you make your kitchen greener without adding plants or veggies well believe it or not it just starts [...]

How Reading Food Labels Can Help You Make Your Kitchen Greener!

The Importance of a Plant Based DietVideos

Lucette Talamas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, says plant-based diets can be for anyone just if it is well planned. “When your start eliminating some food groups, you have to make sure you have another food source and you have to consider supplementation,” she recommends. She also points out a plant-based diet doesn’t […]

The Importance of a Plant Based Diet

What is a good formula for losing weight?Ask Hanna

We occasionally receive messages from eDoc clients expressing frustration with not being able to lose weight, despite eating a low-calorie diet and getting regular exercise. Once issues such as hypothyroidism are ruled out, the cruel reality is that weight loss occurs only when the number of calories that we burn exceeds the number that we […]

What is a good formula for losing weight?

Is it unhealthy to eat at restaurants?Ask Hanna

A restaurant dining survey performed by the market research group, Living Social, found that the average American eats out on 4.8 occasions each week. Nearly half of these respondents described themselves as “meat lovers,” 22 percent said that they had a “sweet tooth,” and 19 percent were self-described “fast food junkies”. With the common tendency […]

Is it unhealthy to eat at restaurants?

Is it healthy to fast?Ask Hanna

Intermittent fasting (IF) is a type of diet strategy that limits calorie consumption to certain hours within a day, or days within a week. Proponents claim that going without food on a regular basis can reduce disease burden/risk and increase longevity. Some of the more popular types of intermittent fasting are: Time-restricted feeding: requires limiting […]

Is it healthy to fast?

How do I know if I am drinking enough water?Ask Hanna

The body is made up of about 60% water, and daily intake is obviously vital for survival. You have probably heard that you need to drink 8 glasses of water per day, at a minimum. This is a general guideline that does not take into account your activity level, health status, the temperature/humidity of your […]