Lately in my nutrition classes, we’ve been discussing the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. DASH can have significant effects on blood pressure, largely due to potassium…BUT that effect is observed only when that potassium is ingested from whole foods such as fruits and vegetables and NOT from supplements. These results suggest that there [...]

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When I was 16 years old, in the throes of Calorie-counting mania, I discovered a little website called Hungry Girl. The site’s founder, Lisa Lillien, compiles daily e-mails with guilt-free recipes, diet-friendly products on the market, and fun foodie facts. My foodie-ism was just in its infancy back then, but I was immediately hooked and [...]

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Over the past week or so, you might have noticed that there haven’t been any new Ellie recipes featured here on the blog. The reason is simply that I’m running out of recipes! As of today, I am 168 recipes into the project, with 4 of the 8 chapters complete. A few of my faves [...]

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