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Our TOP 2018 dietitian articles and videos from our award winning nutrition blog
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Read and watch our most popular nutrition articles and videos from our top Calgary dietitian team

When I started our Calgary nutrition counseling practice in year 2000 it was impossible to dream up all the ways my career as a dietitian would grow and change. I knew the science of nutrition would continue to grow and expand in just about every aspect of human health. This is one of the reasons I love the field of nutrition. This is also one of the reasons our Calgary nutritionist team continues to create content for our award-winning nutrition blog.

At the same time, I have also been disappointed by what I see happening online. The field of nutrition has unfortunately been tainted by savvy online marketers. Celebrities and unregulated so-called “health professionals” with minimal or no training in nutrition continue to endorse ridiculous diet claims and add to public confusion.

If you are reading this blog it means you are someone that trusts science and stands for credible advice. Our university trained Registered Dietitian team works hard to provide you with practical sound advice you can trust. You won’t find any weird eating regimes, supplement sales or ridiculous trends with no scientific evidence. Instead, you will find balanced living advice from our nutrition experts that nudge you to eat more healthy foods but also don’t expect you to be perfect. Thank you for following us! Cheers to another great year ahead!

Our Top 10 Nutrition Articles & Videos of 2018

Here is a list of our most-read nutrition articles and videos from 2018 from our award winning nutrition blog:

1. Overcoming the top 3 roadblocks to healthier eating: healthy eating mindset

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2. What to eat for high cholesterol: heart healthy eating

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3. How to recover from dieting: how to re-establish a healthier relationship with food:

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4. How to get your spouse to eat healthy: drag a reluctant partner into better eating habits (without a family feud)

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5. Weight plateau causes: the reasons why you’ve hit a weight plateau

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6. Keto diet review: to keto or not to keto that is the question

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7. Emotional eating help: how to stop emotional eating

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8. Fast supper ideas: healthy meal planning ideas for busy families

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9. Teenage body image issues: what to say when your teen says “I feel fat”

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10. How to reduce sugar in your diet (but never give up your favorites)

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Peter Whitehead, Nutrition Counseling Client
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Amy Floyd, Nutrition Counseling Client
“Thanks Andrea for an amazing presentation, I have heard all positive remarks from attendees and the evaluations show the same sentiment. It is really gratifying when a speaker does their “homework” and weaves in our profession’s day to day challenges within their content, you did an awesome job of this! You truly took the “die” out of Dietician! Your information on healthy eating and simplifying how we can work towards this as we are all so busy really hit the mark. Andrea connects very well with her audience; she is energetic, funny, and very approachable.”
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I am a family physician who sees patients with a myriad of eating concerns – from wanting to know how to plan healthy meals for active families, to weight loss, to eating disorders, and so on. I cannot recommend the Health Stand team highly enough. I have worked with (and been to!) other Dieticians in the past and too often find that they just ask for food logs and make suggestions that are easily obtained online or in books. The Dieticians at Health Stand offer much more than just telling clients what they “should be eating.” In contrast, the team really does more of a counselling practice, and they work hard to help their clients learn more about why their eating habits may be off track and not optimal for them, as well as helping people to effect change at a deep level that, most importantly, is sustainable for lifetime health.”
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Gillian Gray, Pursuit of Healthiness Online Course Participant
“As a construction company, we select speakers who can relate to our industry and its employees. Andrea’s message was delivered with humor and empathy. She makes people feel as though they can make changes without leaving behind every favorite food. Andrea focused her presentation on healthy eating as a way to keep energy high throughout the day. This message and the way it was delivered resonated with our predominantly male, blue collar culture. I would highly recommend Andrea as a speaker for groups such as ours. She will get your message across without alienating anyone in your audience – which is a huge hurdle when trying to introduce a wellness program in the workplace!”
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Erin Kronstedt, Nutrition Counseling Client
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ARC Resources Ltd.

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