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The Recipe DoctorFrom low-fat recipes to recipes designed for persons with diabetes, Elaine Magee, MPH, RD, shares recipes and advice to create healthy meals that are guaranteed to please. [Editor's note: Elaine no longer contributes to Silver Planet, but we have made her archived blog entries available as a service to our readers.]
Posted 03/16/2009
It’s Best to Get Your Antioxidants from Food
By Elaine Magee, RD, MPH
I’m sure you have heard about and become fans of vitamin C, vitamin E, and beta-carotene. I like to call these antioxidants “the Three Amigos.” They are thought to protect against the cellular damage caused by potentially destructive molecules—called free radicals—that results from food metabolism and environmental pathogens like tobacco smoke and radiation. Read More >>
Posted 03/09/2009
Getting the Most for Your Coffee Dollar
By Elaine Magee, RD, MPH
Have you ever tried to come between people and their cup of coffee first thing in the morning? It can get ugly! Americans love—need—their coffee. Read More >>
Posted 02/28/2009
Cruising the Ice Cream Aisle
By Elaine Magee, RD, MPH
Have you noticed the ice cream section of the supermarket lately? You have all sorts of choices to make when selecting your carton du jour: “lite,” sugar free, super rich, double churned. Read More >>
Posted 02/22/2009
Be Fit for Your Mind
By Elaine Magee, RD, MPH
Here’s yet another benefit to staying fit as we grow older: New study findings suggest that older women who are physically fit have better cognitive function. Read More >>
Posted 02/09/2009
Butter Battles Shortening
By Elaine Magee, RD, MPH
An old friend recently asked: “Which is better for you—butter or shortening?” She thought shortening would be better because it is, after all, made from vegetable oil, not the animal fat in butter.
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