Author: Elizabeth

Holiday Wishes by Elizabeth Brown. MS, RD

Dear Santa,For Christmas I would like an official Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time. Oh, no, that was on Ralphie’s wish list. Besides, I had a BB gun and a bow and arrow when I was a kid. It…

Food Safety is in Your Hands by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Wash your hands of the whole thing With the holiday season approaching and the cooler weather upon us, we must be prudent and protect our precious immune systems. Some people get flu shots. Some take extra vitamin C. Others bundle up and stay warm and dare not go outside with a wet head. But did…

Stop Tripping on Tryptophan by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

The turkey made me do it It’s been more than a week since we all indulged on turkey and then promptly fell asleep. So if you’re still blaming the turkey for your post-meal fatigue, you can forget it. First of all, you should not have been eating leftovers beyond Sunday. The life of cooked turkey…

Feast or Fast by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Soup is good for the soulLong before the British settled in America, Native American Indians invoked this annual feast we call Thanksgiving as a way to celebrate the harvest and give thanks for a successful bounty of crops. Yet somehow we have turned it into a feast without an actual harvest for which to be…

Give thanks for the Cranberry by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Thank you cranberries, for all you do As Thanksgiving approaches, we will soon be sitting down with loved ones to reflect on the goodness this past year has brought us. This year I am thankful for a healthy urinary tract because I have discovered the virtues of the cranberry Cranberries are said to acidify urine…

Finding middle ground by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

And the winner is…Now that the election is over and we have a new president perhaps we can once again focus on ourselves. As much as we want a leader to save our economy, provide affordable healthcare and protect our soil, ultimately we have to take some personal responsibility, especially for our health. Since you…

Survival of the sweetest by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Eat Like an Adult I was born with a sweet tooth, and it never fell out. Perhaps you too suffer from the same affliction. We are not alone. Nearly 99 percent of all humans have a sweet tooth. What happened to the other one percent? I think they attached a string from that sweet tooth…

Sucrose and glucose and High Fructose Corn Syrup, oh my!

The Threat of Obesity is Just as Scary Halloween was once a time when ancient Celtic people honored the end of the harvest season. These days however, it seems that Halloween celebrates the surplus of corn which gets manufactured into High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and processed into synthetic confections making the masses more massive….

Think Pink! Take Action!! by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Give Yourself a Fighting ChanceIt’s national breast cancer awareness month. Think pink, then take action. Do something to reduce your risk of breast cancer today and everyday. Women in the United States get breast cancer more than any other type of cancer except for skin cancer. It is second only to lung cancer as a…

Watermelon-eating dog prompts man to stab himself by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Learning the way of the Watermelon Watermelon season is ending in some parts of the U.S. but before it’s all over lets take this time to hone in on why watermelon is so beloved. A recent news headline reads, “Watermelon-eating dog prompts man to stab himself.” A man was so distraught over losing his watermelon…

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