Dishing Up Nutrition

Are cravings sabotaging your weight loss goals? Are you eating healthy but still can’t lose weight? This week Cassie Weness, Registered Dietitian and Kristen Gunderson, Nutrition Educator discuss which foods help rev up your metabolism and help control cravings. Also joining Cassie and Kristen is a representative from Nature’s Prime Organic Foods, www.npofoods.com, to chat about the benefits of organic, grass fed meat. For Dishing Up Nutrition listeners receive an extra 20% off any order at npofoods.com by typing "wellness" into the promotion code field when checking out.

Are you struggling with senior moments such as word recall or remembering names? Maybe you can't remember where you put your keys? Listen this week to Darlene Kvist, Licensed Nutritionist and Wendy Cates-Dancer, RN and learn which foods you eat on a daily basis help or hinder your memory and focus.

You probably understand that what you eat affects how much you weigh, but have you thought about how your food choices affect your brain chemistry? The right foods can have a huge effect on your mood, energy, and stress and anxiety levels. Tune in this week to hear Darlene Kvist, Licensed Nutritionist, Tamara Brown, Registered Dietitian and guest Kate Crosby discuss which foods help balance moods, increase energy and decrease stress.

Wish you had more energy? Do you always feel exhausted? This week Licensed Nutritionist, Darlene Kvist and Nutrition Educator, Kara Carper explain which foods sap your energy and which foods to eat for maximum energy.

Licensed Nutritionists Darlene Kvist and Anna Derhak answer caller's nutrition questions.

We’ve all heard that we’re supposed to drink at least 8 glasses of water per day. But have you ever wondered if the quality makes a difference? There’s spring water, tap water, distilled water, and varies forms of filtered water. This week Darlene Kvist, Licensed Nutritionist and Kara Carper, Nutrition Educator have special guest Richard Grasse, a water filtration expert for the last 25 years, to discuss what’s in our water and the best way to get it out.

Are you, a family member or friend suffering with digestive distress, rashes, hives, low energy, migraines, or food allergies? These symptoms (and many more) can be signs of a gluten sensitivity or celiac disease. This week Cassie Weness, RD and Anna Derhak, LN discuss how to recognize a gluten sensitivity and what to do if you think you’re sensitive.

Artificial and natural sweeteners are everywhere. There are the ones in the pink, blue and yellow packets but there’s also agave, stevia and something called sugar alcohols. You can find them in everything from salad dressings to water, yes even water. Some are obvious others are not. This week Darlene Kvist, LN and Kristen Gunderson, Nutrition Educator are joined by Tamara Brown, RD to talk about which sweeteners to avoid, some may surprise you, and which are OK.

This week Darlene Kvist, LN and Wendy Cates-Dancer, RN welcome special guest Mary O’Keefe cofounder and president of Well Within, a nonprofit wellness resource center in St. Paul, MN to discuss the role nutrition along with other complimentary healing services have in the management of chronic illness.

This week Darlene Kvist, LN and Anna Derhak, LN answer your questions. ** Due to technical difficulties callers questions could not be answered so Darlene and Anna answered the many questions we receive by email.

Are cravings sabotaging your healthy eating plan? Does that overwhelming sugar cravings make you feel helpless? Tune in this week to hear how to conqueror those nasty cravings. Wendy Cates-Dancer, RN and Cassie Weness, RD along with Amanda talk about where cravings come from and how to control them. It's not just poor self control, it's biochemical.

Most people believe gout is caused by overeating red meat but tune in this week to hear the connection between gout and sugar. Darlene Kvist, LN and Kristen Gunderson, Nutrition Educator are joined by Greg Peterson, owner of Nutrition Dynamics, to talk about the links between high sugar and high refined carbohydrate consumption to gout.

Healthy fats, bad fats, processed fats…everything you want to know about fats. This week Darlene Kvist, LN and Barb Bredesen, Nutrition Educator, welcome special guest Sally Fallon, author of Nourishing Traditions cookbook, to discuss what constitutes a healthy fat and other traditional foods.

This week Darlene Kvist, L.N., Cassie Weness, R.D. and Tamara Brown, R.D. talk about anti-aging from the inside out. Hear the latest research indicating that processed foods and carbohydrates are the real in premature aging. They also discuss the role sugar and processed foods have in saggy, wrinkly skin.

Did you know that you need healthy fats to help build strong bones? Or did you know that your bones are constantly breaking down and rebuilding new bone? This week Darlene Kvist, LN, Anna Derhak, LN and special guest Dr. Tom Guillams discuss which foods and nutrients best for strong healthy bones.

Healthy digestion is the base of good health. If you or someone you know suffers from IBS, constipation, diarrhea, cramps or other digestive issues tune in to this week’s show. Licensed Nutritionist, Darlene Kvist and Wendy Cates-Dancer are joined by Tamara Brown, RD to discuss which foods to avoid and which foods support healthy digestion.

This week Wendy Cates-Dancer, RN and Kara Carper, Nutrition Educator discuss the importance nutrition plays in reducing or eliminating menopause symptoms.

Did you know that every cell in your body needs cholesterol? Or that a significant amount of cholesterol is made from your liver? This week Darlene Kvist, LN and Cassie Weness, RD welcome special guest Dr. Ryan Bentley to discuss the role cholesterol plays in your health and what your cholesterol numbers really mean.

Licensed Nutritionists Darlene Kvist and Anna Derhak answer your nutrition questions.

One out of three of our elementary kids are overweight and on their way to developing diabetes. So what went wrong? What’s making our kids so unhealthy? Darlene Kvist, LN and Wendy Cates-Dancer, RN are joined by Tamara Brown, RD to discuss how today’s processed food choices, packed with fructose and high fructose corn syrup, are making our kids sick.

This week Cassie Weness, RD and Anna Derhak, LN talk about the role nutrition plays in a healthy pregnancy. Learn which foods to avoid and which foods support baby and mom.

Do you know someone with an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, Graves Disease, Hashimoto’s Disease, Type I Diabetes, Lupus or Colitis? This week Darlene Kvist, LN and Kara Carper, MA discuss the prevalence and rise of these disorders and the role food sensitivities play.

Have you ever thought about what you eat impacts your brain? Darlene Kvist, LN and Kara Carper, MA are joined by special guest Pilar Gerasimo, editor of Experienced Life magazine, to discuss how soda, candy, muffins and even bread, pasta and cereal effects your ability to think, your mood and even the likelihood of brain diseases.

This week’s show is on understanding your cholesterol numbers: what’s normal and what’s not. More important, how you can take charge of your eating to change unhealthy numbers into great cholesterol numbers. Darlene Kvist, LN and Anna Derhak, LN with special guest Greg Peterson share the latest research on good and bad cholesterol and where it really comes from.

This week the focus is all about brain foods for kids. Cassie Weness, R.D and Tamara Brown, R.D. are joined by Mary Hauge to discuss which foods promote focus and well-being and which foods create poor attention and behavior. What should your little ones be eating to have the best functioning brain? Tune in to find out!

Darlene Kvist, Licensed Nutritionist and Wendy Cates-Dancer, R.N. have a serious discussion about the effects of high estrogen such fibroid tumors and endometriosis. They explain how cutting out processed foods and adding in key vegetables and healthy fats will reduce inflammation and help your body detox high levels of estrogen.

Darlene Kvist, Licensed Nutritionist, Wendy Cates-Dancer, R.N. and Tamara Brown, Registered Dietitian discuss the role food plays in ADD and ADHD. They talk about how processed foods containing transfats, damaged oils and high fructose corn syrup may contribute to poor focus and bad behavior while real foods and healthy fats help the brain function better.

Today’s show is all about the immune system and which foods supercharge your health and which foods suppress it. Licensed Nutritionists Darlene Kvist and Anna Derhak discuss how your serotonin and zinc levels affect both your immune system and eating habits. Also, Dar and Anna talk about the importance of vitamin D to your health and happiness!

Licensed Nutritionists Darlene Kvist and Anna Derhak discuss how one cookie, two cookie, three cookie, more will lead to diabetes, high cholesterol and more. Special guest Deb Reeves joins Dar and Anna and shares her families incredible story.

Licensed Nutritionist Darlene Kvist and Lesley discuss over-the-rainbow expectations to losing weight. There is no such thing as a miracle weight loss solution. Setting appropriate expectations and implementing an eating plan that you can live with is the true long term solution.

This week Licensed Nutritionist Darlene Kvist and Nutrition Educator Kristen Gunderson offer tips and strategies on how to conquer those nasty chocolate and sugar cravings. They also discuss the effects of prolonged sugar intake on your health.

Cassie Weness, R.D. and Wendy Cates-Dancer, R.N. explain what gluten is and discuss some health issues that can be related to a gluten sensitivity. Later in the show they also talk about delicious gluten free recipes you can make at home.

Organic food specialist Bea James joins Darlene Kvist, Licensed Nutritionist on Dishing Up Nutrition to talk about organic and natural foods. They are also joined by local organic farmer Larry Schultz to discuss poultry products and how to prepare a perfect turkey.

Darlene Kvist, Licensed Nutritionist and Kara Carper, Master of Holistic Health discuss how sugar, flour and other refined foods create cravings and food addictions with special guest Joan Ifland, Ph.D., author of "SUGARS AND FLOURS: How They Make Us Crazy, Sick, and Fat and What to Do About It".

Licensed Nutritionists Darlene Kvist and Anna Derhak answer your nutrition questions.

Cassie Weness, R.D. and Wendy Cates-Dancer, R.N. discuss the importance of grass-fed beef and pasture raise pork and poultry to the health of our body and soul with special guests Randy and Lynn Anderson of Anderson Farm.

Darlene Kvist, Licensed Nutritionist and Kara Carper, Master's in Holistic Health discuss common cravings and possible sources.

Licensed Nutritionist Darlene Kvist and Registered Dietitian Cassie Weness are joined by vitamin and supplement expert Greg Peterson of Nutrition Dynamics.

Licensed Nutritionists Darlene Kvist and Anna Derhak answer your nutrition questions.