Check out Carmen's blog posted on health central 4/7/2014. This is a question that my clients, particularly women, ask me on a regular basis.  Calcium and vitamin D deficiencies have been hot topics for a number of years.  Here are the facts that can help you determine if you need a supplement. Why are calcium and vitamin D important? Most of the body’s calcium is stored in your bones.  In your body, calcium is needed for muscle contraction, blood clotting, maintenance of cell membranes, enzyme and hormone function, and central nervous function.  When you don’t consume enough calcium, your body pulls this needed calcium from your bones.  Over time, this can lead to hollowing of the bones, otherwise known as osteoporosis. This causes weak bones, which can lead to fractures, particularly of the hip, wrist, and spine.  Vitamin D helps you to better absorb calcium and store it in your bones. How much calcium do I need? Unfortunately, after t...

Kindred Nutrition is so happy to announce our Get Cooking! Seminar will start the week of 5/5/14. The classes will be in our waiting room at 700 Monclaire Avenue, Suite C, Frederick MD 21701 The seminar consists of 4, 1hour weekly classes. Cost is $165.00 for the series  or   $65.00/class Topics included: Class 1:    Preparation and Planning        - How to "prepare" 5 meals in one hour.  During this class our registered dietitian will go over a 5 day meal plan, provide a grocery list, and put all 5 meals together so they will be ready to freeze or cook.  Recipes will be provided and all meals will have been pre- prepared  and offered for a taste test. Class 2:    Savvy Sides        - This class will focus on different sides that can be incorporated into dishes.  We will focus on fresh, frozen and some canned goods that will accompany and round up any meal.  An emphasis wil...

Kindred Nutrition is happy to announce that we have added 8 more appointment hours to our week. Carmen is having so much fun with us she can't wait to build her client base even more! Kindred will now be open: Monday 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Tuesday 8:00 AM- 6:30 PM Wednesday 9:15 AM -5:15 PM Thursday 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM Friday 8:30 AM- 11:30AM Thank you to our Kindred Community. It is because of your success and your referrals that we continue to grow. Also our GET COOKING class will go live the first full week of May.  Who's in? www.kindrednutrition.com          301-580-0008              agoldsmith@kindrednutrition.com

Check out this blog written by Carmen posted on Health Central.           It’s hard to figure out what is healthy for you to eat when there are so many mixed messages in the news. As soon as you find out something is good for you, someone else tells you it’s bad for you!  Here are some common nutrition myths I hear. #1- All fats are bad and are bad for you .  We all need some fat in our diet, since dietary fat is an essential nutrient.  It helps you to absorb certain vitamins, and it gives you energy.  But when research came out decades ago that strongly supported the link between fat intake and heart disease, the grocery stores became flooded with fat-free and low-fat products.   What we now know is that it’s not the fat we eat, but  the  type   of fat we choose to eat.   Saturated fat (which comes primarily from animal sources) and trans fat (which is found in many...

It's National Nutrition Month, a favorite of dietitians. This year the theme is "enjoy the taste of eating right."  I couldn't agree more with this theme and am very happy to see such a positive branding in a message.  I sometimes joke that social medial will "kill" my profession with all the misinformation and fads out there but I'm very glad to see such a great group of dietitians promoting a successful brand this month. I am very proud to be a dietitian.  It is not easy to become one.  I repeat, it is not easy to become one. I do not repeat this for you to think I'm on a high horse.  I repeat it so you can understand that there is a BIG difference between a dietitian, health coach, nutritionist, or TV persona.  To become a dietitian one must complete a didactic program that includes Anatomy and Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and coinciding lab work and that's the tip of the iceberg.  To be honest not only do you h...

At Kindred Nutrition we're not too keen on putting all of our eggs in one basket as a New Years Resolution.  Our goal is to help people establish lifestyle changes that are realistic and achievable so that a New Years Resolution can be more along the lines of spending more time with friends or family or taking that dream vacation.   That being said we are still aware that one of the most famous New Years Resolutions is to try a new diet.  In many ways 2013 was the year of "emerging or re-emerging diets."  Were you just as confused as we were? Below is a summary with pros and cons. Enjoy! The  Paleo  Diet The Paleolithic ( Paleo ) Diet is centered  on  the premise that if we eat like our caveman ancestors, we will lose weight and ward off disease. The “hunter/gatherer” way of life encourages the consumption of those foods that existed during the caveman days, including all meat, fish, poultry, eggs, vegetables, and fruits.  The  Pale...

I’m often surprised when  clients tell me that they are   afraid of Avocado’s .  How in the world could a fruit so versatile have ever gotten such a “bad” reputation ?   Not only does an avocado provide  natural unsaturated fats but it also acts as a nutrition booster.  You see the fat provided in the avocado helps with absorption of fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, all which are very important for your immune integrity, bone strength, eyesight, and blood clotting factors. Let’s go back to that bad reputation.  My client’s have admitted it’s really the fat that makes them nervous.  Every other fruit has little to no fat.  So let’s clear some things up.  It’s important to note that the fat in the avocado is mostly monounsaturated.  Instead of getting nervous about that I think it’s a bonus!  Remember monounsaturated fat in food has been proven to lower our “lousy” or LDL cholesterol and potentially increase your “h...