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Part 2- National Nutrition Month 2020: What you need to know about the DASH diet

March 19, 2020 Carrie

Welcome back! This is part 2 of my National Nutrition Month 2020 blog series where I will be diving into…

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Filed under: congestive heart failure, DASH diet, diet, heart health, high blood pressure, hypertension, low sodium, national nutrition month, salt

Part 3: Using Your Numbers to Manage Metabolic Syndrome

May 9, 2019 Carrie

Updated: 12/13/2021 When my patients come to me with metabolic syndrome, every one of them has a different goal. For…

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Filed under: diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, hyperglycemia, hypertension, lose weight, medication, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, weight loss, weight management

Part 2: Know Your Numbers to Combat Metabolic Syndrome

March 20, 2019 Carrie

Updated: 12/12/2021 You might already know that you need to lose a few pounds. You don’t feel great in your…

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Filed under: diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, obesity, pre-diabetes, weight loss

Part 1: Medication for Metabolic Syndrome – Is this my only option?

February 28, 2019 Carrie

Updated: 12/11/2021 Do you remember how life felt without having to take Metformin, Lisinopril, and Atorvastatin? Is it possible to…

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Filed under: diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, hyperglycemia, hypertension, lose weight, metabolic syndrome, obesity, pre-diabetes, weight loss, weight management, women

Eating Through the Holidays

November 21, 2017 Carrie

Updated 11/14/2023 The holidays are upon us which often mean lots of high calorie options such as pecan pie, sweet…

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Filed under: carbohydrates, Christmas, diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, holiday, lose weight, New Year's, saturated fat, Sodium, Thanksgiving, weight loss, weight management

Food-Drug Interaction: Natural Black Licorice

March 27, 2017 Carrie

Updated 10/27/2023 I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan of black licorice…or anything that tastes remotely like it. But there…

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Filed under: candy, diabetes, food-drug interactions, Halloween, heart health, high blood pressure, licorice, Potassium, tea

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