Spring Cleaning Your Kitchen
Now that the weather is finally warming up, you may be feeling that spring-cleaning itch. March is prime spring-cleaning time, which usually means cleaning out your closets and weeding out those things that tend to clutter your life. But when was the last time you...
Recipe of the Week: Mushroom and Goat Cheese Frittata
Looking for an easy-to-make spring meal? This vegetarian frittata is simple yet satisfying – try it tonight! Recipe Nutritional Information: Servings: 4 Estimated Total Preparation Time: 35 minutes Calories per Serving: 503 Recipe Ingredients: 8 eggs 5 tbsp grapeseed...
3 Delicious Ways to Eat Your Vegetables
Quick, what’s the first piece of advice you always hear about losing weight? Chances are that eating more veggies is near the top of the list. For good reason: Vegetables are nutrient-dense and help keep you full without a lot of calories. (As a bonus, studies show...
3 Diet Myths Debunked
Does it feel sometimes like you’ve spent your life on a diet? You probably think you know everything there is to know about weight loss by now, having soaked up the conventional wisdom of your mom, sisters, and friends, and trying your fair share of popular or...
8 Healthy Substitutes, Fact or Myth?
We’re always on the lookout for how to make our favorite foods healthier, especially our guilty pleasures—cakes, cookies, dips, comfort foods. Some of these substitutes are the real deal but unfortunately, some of them are just too good to be true. It’s time to...
Urgent: Pfizer Issues Nationwide Recall of Effexor
While Dr. Laffey doesn't prescribe Effexor, anyone taking Effexor should talk to their pharmacist and/or primary care physician immediately. Pfizer Issues Nationwide Recall of Antidepressant A voluntary nationwide recall of 3 different lots of the antidepressant...
Healthy Food Shopping on a Budget
As the economic news continues to be less-than-rosy, you may find your belt-tightening measures have extended to your food. But you may also have seen the research showing that healthy eating costs more. How can you stay within your budget without sacrificing good...
Indian-Spiced Cream of Cauliflower Soup
This delicious soup is a real winner when you need dinner in a hurry and is perfect for a cold winter (or very early spring) day. Recipe Information: Servings: 6 Estimated Total Preparation Time: 20 minutes Calories per Serving: 525 Recipe Ingredients: 1 large head...
Test Your Nutrition Know-How
March is National Nutrition Month. In honor of that, this article is going to focus on nutrition—specifically, your knowledge of nutrition. So how good is your nutrition know-how? Take the quiz below and find out! 1. Which of the following is a good source of fiber?...
Getting Deductions for Your Medical Weight Loss Program
It’s often been said that good health is priceless. However true that is, weight loss comes at a cost. Happily, your medical weight loss program might actually cost less than you think. Lots of people don’t know about the deductions and cost savings they may be able...