Are you consuming high quality food? Thi Squire, Community Garden Project Manager of the Grow2Heal Garden at Homestead Hospital, explains how you can determine the quality of your food by paying attention to the growing technique, freshness, and additives, for example. Portion size is a great way to start cutting down on sugar. Thi Squire, […]

Are you a fan of mustard? Drew Thomason, Executive Chef at Homestead Hospital, shows how to prepare a healthy and delicious recipe with mustard, garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and olive oil. You can avoid high sodium content in your food while cooking. Drew Thomason, Executive Chef at Homestead Hospital, gives you some healthy tips […]

Susan Nowrouzi, Registered Dietitian at Baptist Hospital of Miami, says pain is the greatest motivation for patients with back pain: “These patients have a lot of pain and they want to be pain free and not relying on medication. When I tap into that motivation, I find they connect better.” Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director […]

Registered Dietitian, Miami Cancer Insititute The most common side effects of cancer treatment are: loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, mouth irritation, diarrhea, constipation, swallowing difficulty, dry mouth and change in taste. Carla Araya, Registered Dietitian with Miami Cancer Institute, says depending on the type of cancer, the diet can be liquid, soft or calorie. Lemon […]