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Food is Medicine Blog materials are curated to create a nutrition-educated community.
Our current collections focus on 6 major areas, providing tips & tricks for living a
full life with special dietary needs.
These articles are meant for informational purposes; please talk with your physician or medical personnel before making any dietary changes
Leptin and Ghrelin: Hunger Hormones
Leptin and ghrelin are the two major hunger hormones responsible for controlling appetite, feelings of hunger/fullness, and maintaining weight.
Nutrition Access is a Right For All
At Food Equality Initiative, food is medicine. Nutrition access is a right for everyone.
Diabetes: Balancing Blood Sugar
If you are experiencing prediabetes, healthy lifestyle changes like healthy eating and exercise can often reverse it and prevent further onset of type 2 diabetes.
Food is Medicine for Food Allergies
In food allergy, we sometimes forget to think of food in a positive sense; that food can actually make you feel better. Food is medicine for food allergies.
Food is Medicine for Celiac Disease
It takes collaboration with a registered dietician to learn how to eat gluten free in a way that nourishes the body. Food is medicine for celiac disease.
Food is Medicine for EoE
Food is medicine for EoE in the sense that it is broadening people’s viewpoints to think outside the box: ‘hey, my child is being treated, it just isn’t a pill.'
Bang For Your Buck: Grocery Store Edition
Some of the best deals and grocery store swaps for you to look out for on your next grocery run in order to make healthier decisions that will not break the bank.
Sorghum for Schools
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will now be including an ancient grain in the USDA’s Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs - sorghum.
Food is Medicine
Medicine was traditionally viewed as a drug, but we are understanding more that healthy food is medicine and should be made more accessible.Medicine was traditionally viewed as a drug, but we are understanding more that healthy food is medicine and should be made more accessible.
Active Eating - what to eat for exercise
It is important to fuel your children’s bodies with the right foods before, during, and after active exercise in order to get maximum benefits!
United Way Impact 100
FEI is proud to be named an inaugural United Way Impact 100 organization.
Spices and Herbs with Important Health Benefits
Spices and herbs are most known to enhance and add flavor to our favorite foods and meals. But, did you know, they can also have significant health benefits?
Golden Milk
Golden Milk is a great warming drink that provides anti-inflammatory nourishment.
Happy & Healthy Kids in the Kitchen
Inviting kids in the kitchen helps them develop a healthy relationship with food.
Food Allergy Collaborative Convening Report Toward White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
the undersigned members of the Food Allergy Collaborative appreciate the opportunity to submit the following comments toward the fall 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
All About IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Although there is no cure for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, an adjusted diet or direction from your doctor can ease pain and help to relieve some side effects.
Protein: Important Functions
While getting enough protein is essential to health, studies have shown that the amount of protein we eat actually matters less than the type of protein we consume.
Cancer and Nutrition
Nutrition can be a key element in helping to prepare for cancer treatment and in managing the symptoms that start to appear.
Vitamin D: the sunshine vitamin
It is important to know both the vitality and dangers of Vitamin D, otherwise known as the Sunshine Vitamin, along with ways to find a balance between the two for this summer.
Alpha-Gal: the Tick-Related Syndrome to Watch Out for This Summer
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is an allergic reaction to red meat and other mammal products (such as milk products or gelatin).