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You Asked, We Listened
October/November 2015
At Healthy Living Dallas, we love to hear your feedback. Several common themes we’ve been hearing from patients have led us to work diligently for the last three months to give our practice flow and systems a make-over. We hope you’ll keep your suggestions coming!
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tasty Fall Foods
Fall has to be my favorite season. The air starts to chill, the leaves change colors, and winter squashes are now in season!
Every season the produce varies to what is considered “in season”. For more information on why it’s important to eat seasonal foods, check out Category:
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Our October monthly challenge is mindful eating!! Let’s regain our ability to enjoy the food we eat. Join me on this month’s journey to consciously enjoy each meal, to eat when you are hungry and stop when you start feeling full. In the course of a day, food enters someone’s mouth approximately 200 times as Category:
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Metabolic syndrome is a term used to describe a group of conditions that increase your risk of developing diabetes and heart diseases (such as stroke and heart attack). The conditions that act as risk factors include: Category:
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Treatment of metabolic syndrome is aimed at preventing heart diseases. First steps include working with you to lowering your high LDL (bad) cholesterol, blood pressure, and managing diabetes if applicable. Treatment involves making lifestyle changes such as: Category:
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Like mother like daughter. Like father like son. We pass along so many traits to our children including morals, values, life lessons, and apparently a tendency towards chronic disease. Did you know that Metabolic syndrome used to be considered an adult disease? Don’t know what Metabolic Syndrome is? If Category:
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Should I eat fresh, frozen, or canned fruit? This is a question that we get asked regularly so let’s address it here. The answer is that it entirely depends on when/how you’re eating the foods. Let’s start with this basic fact: produce is generally at its highest nutrient content when it stays on the plant Category:
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Mindful Eating Quiz
What is Mindful Eating??
Eat Your Rainbow Food Tracker
The Role Different Food Colors Play in Our Health
What is Metabolic Syndrome and Why Does it Matter?
Next Steps for Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome in Children
Fresh vs Frozen vs Canned
