Category: Nutrients

What is Resistant Starch? Written by: Brandy Ireland, Dietetic Intern Let’s start off with what starches are in general. Rapidly digestible starches are found in high amounts in starchy foods such as potatoes and bread that are cooked by moist heat. This type of starch is converted into glucose within 20 minutes from the start…

By Lindsay Hodgson, Dietetic Intern at Hailey Crean Nutrition LLC What is Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease? When there are imbalances in the body that interrupt the way the body metabolizes nutrients, the liver’s tissues can suffer. This is because most of the body’s nutrients are processed in the liver. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is…

By Lindsay Hodgson, Dietetic Intern at Hailey Crean Nutrition, LLC What is Intuitive Eating? Intuitive Eating is an individualized nutrition approach that emphasizes the connection between mind and body by using internal hunger and satiety cues to guide food choices (1). Rather than a diet plan, food rules, or weight loss, Intuitive Eating focuses on…

By Lindsay Hodgson, Dietetic Intern at Hailey Crean Nutrition LLC What is DSMES? Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) is a collaborative learning process where people with diabetes develop knowledge, make lifestyle changes, and gain skills to care for themselves and their diabetes (1). The Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists developed 7 self-care…

Written by: Kelsey Schaffstall, MS, RD, LDN The Risk of High Cholesterol According to the CDC, approximately 38% of American adults have high cholesterol (total cholesterol > 200 mg/dL).1 This is especially concerning because high cholesterol, or ‘hyperlipidemia’, puts a person at risk for heart disease and stroke; two of the leading causes of death…

Written by: Kelsey Schaffstall Young MS, RDN, CDN Metformin and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Metformin is one of the most commonly prescribed first-line therapies for Type 2diabetes with ~120 million prescriptions filled worldwide (1).  Research has also shown an averageof 6-30% of patients using this drug could develop vitamin B12 deficiency making this anextremely prevalent drug…

Written by: Kelsey Schaffstall Young MS, RDN, CDN, LDN What is PCOS? Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, is one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting 5-10% of women of reproductive age.1,2 PCOS is diagnosed when at least two of the following criteria are met: chronic irregular menstruation, hyperandrogenism (or physical signs thereof), and polycystic…

Written by Kelsey Schaffstall MS, RDN, CDN You’ve probably heard of Intuitive Eating – on social media, in the news, or from someone you know. Put simply, Intuitive Eating is a framework that helps people to reject dieting, repair their relationship with food and their body, and pursue health behaviors that feel good physically, mentally,…

What is BMI? BMI, or ‘body mass index’, is a proportion (BMI = mass (kg)/height (m2)) that has become engrained in our healthcare system. The scale puts people in categories (underweight, overweight, obese) based on their proximity to the average or ‘normal’. As this number continues to be used to label people in terms of…

Written by: Peyton Hinterberger, Dietetic Intern at Hailey Crean Nutrition, LLC What is The Virtual Diabetes Education Program® at Hailey Crean Nutrition, LLC? The Virtual Diabetes Education Program® is an Accredited Diabetes Program through The Association of Diabetes Care and Education (ADCES) that provides Diabetes Self Management Education and Support (DSMES) entirely via telehealth. DSMES…