Dishing Up Nutrition

Cassie and Lea discuss adequate levels of vitamin D and how to increase your levels to prevent sickness, pain, and more. Listen today to learn more!

With all the misinformation about estrogen and hormones these days it can be hard to decide what is accurate. Today Darlene Kvist, Kate Crosby, and special guest Greg Peterson clear up myths about estrogen levels, HRT, birth control, and xenoestrogens in our environment. Learn how to rebalance with real food.

Tune in this week to hear Darlene Kvist, Brenna Thompson, with special guest Nell Kauls discuss common roadblocks to weight loss. Learn how to get off diet soda and why eating low fat foods like pasta and pretzels may be contributing to your cravings and weight gain.

This week Darlene Kvist, Lea Wetzell, and special guest Madeline Bader discuss how to use real foods with healthy fats and real proteins to help manage chronic back pain.

Are you having trouble sleeping? If you're not getting 7-9 solid hours each night, today's show is for you! Cassie Weness and Kate Crosby discuss Nutritional Solutions for Better Sleep.

Learn how to prevent or reverse type 2 diabetes with real food by keeping your blood sugar balanced. Kara Carper and Brenna Thompson discuss which foods cause blood sugars to spike and put you at risk for developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.

Learn how the foods you eat can reduce or prevent acne. Darlene Kvist and Lea Wetzell discuss the role hormones play in acne and how to rebalance with real foods!

Licensed nutritionists Darlene Kvist and Anna Derhak take your questions!

Listen this week to learn how to improve your memory and stay sharp as you age. Darlene Kvist and Kate Crosby discuss nutritional aspects of anti-aging.

Cassie Weness and Brenna Thompson discuss reasons why Americans have such high rates of depression and anxiety. Learn nutritional connections to low moods like blood sugar problems and inadequate protein intake.

Learn how to keep your teeth and gums in good health by avoiding mineral deficiencies, increasing antioxidants and eating healthy fats. Darlene Kvist and Lea Wetzell talk about why oral wellness is an important factor in overall health.

Learn how to prevent prostate disease with Darlene Kvist, Kate Crosby, and special guest Greg Peterson from Nutrition Dynamics.

Today Cassie Weness and Anna Derhak chat with NWW client Amy Young about how to identify insulin resistance. When people are insulin resistant from birth they may struggle with a lifetime of health and weight problems. Learn how to prevent and reverse insulin resistance.

This week Darlene Kvist and Cassie Weness discuss solutions to hot flashes, hormonal weight gain, mood swings and more on Dishing Up Nutrition.

Darlene Kvist, Kara Carper, and Brenna Thompson discuss the affects of high sugar and high carb diets on blood sugar, triglycerides, and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Are you still falling for the low-fat myth? Many people are leery about adding healthy fats back into their diet despite mountains of research showing that healthy fats do not create body fat. Listen today to Darlene Kvist and Anna Derhak discuss how to use healthy fats to boost your metabolism!

Summer is here and along with it comes grad parties, picnics, and barbecues! For many people, the busyness and stress of these social situations can create challenges in sticking to your real food nutrition. Listen today for some great tips from Cassie Weness and Mary Hauge on how to stay on track this summer!

Kate Crosby and Cassie Weness discuss which foods to eat and which foods to avoid to manage your cholesterol. Learn what those numbers actually mean how to talk to your doctor about cholesterol.

Water is the most important thing we put into our bodies; if our water isn't pure we can experience a number of health problems. Listen this week as Darlene Kvist and Kara Carper discuss the importance of water quality with local water expert Richard Grassie of Richard's Custom Water.

Today Darlene Kvist and Lea Wetzell discuss foods to avoid and foods to include to prevent bone loss and encourage bone growth. Learn the importance of Vitamin D and the best sources of calcium.

Managing Social Situations When Your Child Has a Food Sensitivity can be difficult for parents and family members. Today, Cassie Weness and Anna Derhak discuss tips for explaining your child's allergies to teachers and caregivers and great ideas for substitutions to help kids feel normal.

Today Darlene Kvist and Kara Carper speak with special guest Dr. William Davis, author of Wheat Belly. Tune in today for an interesting discussion on the health problems that can arise from consuming wheat.

Multiple sclerosis is becoming more and more common and it's debilitating symptoms can make life challenging. Today, Darlene Kvist and Lea Wetzell discuss ways to support the body and brain with nutrition to improve symptoms and quality of life.

Everyone has busy schedules these days and we're all under a lot of stress. Today, Darlene Kvist and Kate Crosby discuss how our food choices can increase or decrease the stress response in our bodies.

Kara Carper and Kate Crosby discuss ways to prevent joint pain like osteoarthritis using real foods, how sugar creates inflammation in the joints, and the role of healthy fats and protein in tissue repair.

Darlene Kvist and Cassie Weness discuss the importance of eating nutrient-dense, real foods for the developmentally delayed with special guest Shaina Robb.

The harmful effects of sugar have been getting a lot of press lately, which is great, but how do you actually go about cutting sugar out of your diet? Today, Dar Kvist and Anna Derhak discuss the Fear of Letting Go of Your Favorite Food with lots of healthy snack alternatives.

About a third of our population has a gluten sensitivity; many who've attempted to go gluten-free have run into challenges. Today, Cassie Weness and Lea Wetzell discuss how to make the transition to gluten-free living painless and enjoyable with tips for how to get the kids on board too!

Today Darlene Kvist and Anna Derhak discuss common causes of fibromyalgia and nutritional solutions. They also discuss the role of vitamin D and sleep as well as some supplements for seasonal allergies.

Many people believe that if obesity runs in their family there is nothing they can do about it. Today Darlene Kvist and Nell Kauls discuss familial habits that can lead to obesity for generations to come and how to break the cycle.

Darlene Kvist and Lea Wetzell chat with best-selling author Gary Taubes about his book, Why We Get Fat. Learn why the diet and nutrition ideas we commonly hear are all wrong and not based in science.

Find the answers to these common skin problems today as Cassie Weness and Kate Crosby discuss inflammation and it's affects on your skin.

PCOS may be under diagnosed in many women which can lead to other severe health issues such as infertility, diabetes, and heart disease. Listen today as Kara Carper and Cassie Weness discuss signs and symptoms and tips to help prevent and reverse this disorder.

This week Dar Kvist and Kara Carper discuss ways to prevent the unpleasant symptoms that menopause can bring about. Get your questions answered!

Cassie Weness and Lea Wetzell continue a conversation from a previous show about Nutritional Solutions to Manage Asthma. Learn which foods to avoid and which foods can help prevent inflammation related to asthma symptoms.

Understand the health secrets your hair, skin, and nails reveal today with Darlene Kvist and Cassie Weness, along with special guest, Jim McAfee, author of Your Body's Sign Language.

Could improving your memory and eliminating brain fog be as simple as giving up your diet coke habit? Tune in today as Darlene Kvist and Kate Crosby discuss Avoiding the Senior Moments.

Not making as much progress as you'd hoped at the gym this year? Maybe your diet could be to blame. Today, Kara Carper and Cassie Weness discuss common nutritional problems that might be getting in the way of your weight loss goals. Lots of callers ask great questions; tune in to get your questions answered!

Do you have enough willpower? Is your lack of willpower causing you to lose sight of your weight-loss goals? Listen this week as Darlene Kvist and Anna Derhak discuss new research on willpower and how you can get more!

Learn the New Science of Weight Loss from Darlene Kvist, Kate Crosby, and special guest Nell Kauls, a Nutritional Weight & Wellness client who has lost 90 pounds by living the Weight & Wellness way!

If you made a New Years resolution to lose some weight and get healthy this year, this show is for you! Darlene Kvist and Wendy Cates-Dancer discuss how to overcome those sugar and carb cravings and stop the weight gain and weight loss cycle.

Listen today as Cassie Weness and Lea Wetzell discuss how to prevent asthma flare ups, especially during the holidays.

Nobody like getting cold sores and they seems to be especially prevalent during the winter months. Shingles outbreaks are on the rise along with many other viral infections. Listen today as Darlene Kvist, Anna Derhak, and Tamara Brown discuss ways to keep your immune system healthy this winter.

Get your questions answered by licensed nutritionist Darlene Kvist and Kate Crosby!

Are your joints creaky? Do you have osteoarthritis or other joint problems? Listen today as Darlene Kvist and Tamara Brown discuss Foods to Reduce Aches and Pains.

If you or someone you know is pregnant or nursing, this is the show for you! Learn what foods to eat and what to omit to avoid gestational diabetes, pre-term labor, and increase baby's immune health. Kara Carper, Anna Derhak, and Amy Ranae discuss Nutrition During Pregnancy and Nursing on Dishing Up Nutrition.

10-20% of American suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder every winter, especially in northern states like Minnesota. Listen today as Darlene Kvist, Lea Wetzell and Amy Ranae discuss the importance of Vitamin D in preventing SAD.

Are you confused about what your cholesterol numbers mean? Do you realize that you need to make a change but aren't sure where to start? This show is for you! Darlene Kvist and Wendy Cates-Dancer with special guest Greg Peterson from Nutri-Dyn discuss what your cholesterol numbers actually mean, why they're high, and how to lower them through nutritional changes and supplements.

Sugar addicition is major problem in our country today which can lead to type II diabetes, obesity, heart disease and much more. If you can't say no to chips, pasta, bread, candy, cookies, or other sweets, this is the show for you! Tune in today as Wendy Cates-Dancer and Kate Crosby discuss Stopping Your Sugar Addiction and Sugar Addicition Awareness Month.