January 5: Trans Fats and Low
Fat (Dar & Christina)
Every time
you eat that muffin or French fries, do you feel like the fat goes right to your hips? Yes, that is the hard truth. Conclusive
research shows that foods containing trans fats and sugars slow metabolism. However,
it may surprise you to hear that low fat foods are just as damaging for your metabolism.
That is not to say that all fats are bad; in fact, healthy fats fuel metabolism. Learn how to use good fats to jumpstart
your metabolism this Saturday on Dishing Up Nutrition.
Trans Fats & Low Fat
January 12: Essential
Fatty Acids (Dar, Wendy & Greg Peterson)
So, after
the holidays, you probably know that your fat cells have expanded. Not to worry, therapeutic nutritionists have a secret weapon
to shrink them down to size. That secret weapon comes in a word Americans have feared—fat; but, this is a special type
of fat that metabolically shrinks fat cells. Want to learn more? This Saturday we’ll share some of our secret weapons
in the battle against expanding fats cells.
Essential Fatty Acids
January 19: Peri-Menopause and Menopause
(Dar,
Wendy & Special Guest Ann Louise Gittleman)
Up
to 75% of women gain weight when they reach menopause. Those extra pounds may be due to excess estrogen and insufficient progesterone.
Because of the hormonal changes at menopause, women do not burn as many calories as they once did. There are solutions! Hear
nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, author of Hot Times, explain how diet and vitamins
can support your metabolism at this life stage. Ann Louise has appeared on Good Morning
America, The View, and 20/20. We’re delighted to have her on Dishing Up Nutrition
this Saturday to share her menopausal strategies.
Peri-Menopause & Menopause
January 26: How To Lose That Belly Fat (Dar and Wendy)
When
you walked through the state fair last year, did you notice that your waistline wasn’t the only one that has expanded?
As every magazine cover points out, we are in a major health crisis whatever name to attach to it: insulin resistance, metabolic
syndrome or obesity. The bottom line is that too many processed carbohydrates create too many fat cells, which expand our
waistlines. This also causes many other health problems. What steps do you need
to take to shrink your waistline? It is more than calories in and calories out. Hear waist-friendly eating strategies Saturday
on Dishing Up Nutrition.
How to Lose That Belly Fat
