by DebbieJ MS RDN | Nov 7, 2017 | All, Ask Our Dietitian, Home, Nutrition
Question: Just went vegan about a month ago and I have been feeling tired with low energy. I sleep 8 hours a day or more. I eat oatmeal with hemp and chia seeds and peanut butter for breakfast with almond milk. Lunch is brown rice or quinoa with veggies and beans....
by DebbieJ MS RDN | Sep 5, 2017 | All, Ask Our Dietitian, Home, Nutrition
Question: I am a 57-year-old male who was a professional football player and athlete all my life. I happened to get Prostate cancer, which is being controlled by Elligard, which is hormonal therapy. Look it up to view the side effects. It reduces my testosterone down...
by DebbieJ MS RDN | Apr 18, 2017 | All, Ask Our Dietitian, Home, Nutrition
Question: I am confused about macro nutrients. Can you clarify what this means and how I can use this to help lean out? Please help me understand what macro nutrients are and how it can help me lean down. – Marlyn L. Answer: Macronutrients are simply the...
by DebbieJ MS RDN | Apr 12, 2017 | All, Home, Nutrition
The caffeine in coffee, energy drinks* and energy shots is certainly a stimulant, but one that calls you back again to remedy a subsequent crash. It also acts as a diuretic and has other potential side effects including insomnia, headaches, irritability and...
by Fitness Contributor | Jul 11, 2016 | LA Fitness, LA Fitness Blog - Living Healthy, LA Fitness Blog - Top Tips, Nutrition |
Debbie J., MS, RD contributed this article – We can all agree that in general, men and women are physically different. So, it makes sense that nutritional needs are different between men and women as well. For example, men have higher requirements for certain...