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Spot On! covers timely nutrition, health, and wellness topics along with offering accurate and practical information in an entertaining format. The guests are experts in the their fields, ready to cut through media hype and misinformation, to provide you with advice that is, well, Spot On!
Dopamine is the neurotransmitter involved in reward processing in the brain as it promotes pleasure. Unfortunately, can also dopamine feed into addictive behaviors including the overuse of social media. Dr. Anna Lembke, the author of Dopamine Nation give us the latest dope on dopamine. #Fascinating
While consuming a sustainable diet is becoming more popular among consumers, do you really know what eating sustainably really means when it comes to your lifestyle habits? You may be very surprised.
About 32 million people have food allergies in the US, with over 10% of them occurring in adults. Tune in to learn more about food allergies and the latest research on preventing one of major allergies that occurs among children.
You diet and lifestyle can have a significant impact on your hair. In this episode, Dr. Nicole Rogers enlightens us on on the connection. #Fascinating
Approximately 96 million American adults—more than 1 in 3—have prediabetes and about 20% of these folks are young adults. This episodes takes a deep dive into what prediabetes is and how to reduce your risk.
Leslie Bonci, RD, Sports Dietitian for the NFL Kansas City Chiefs, sets the record straight on how much protein you need to consume daily for healthy muscle mass. It's more than just that amount you consume; it's also about the quality and timing of your protein intake. Tune in to hear the latest.
And that's a wrap! Here is the recap of Season 7 covering everything from added sugars to how your diet may be impacting your mental health. We want to thank all of our listeners for subscribing to Spot On! and contributing to over 115,000 plays to-date! We couldn't have done it without you.
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We are consuming approximately 17 teaspoons of added sugars daily. No, I am not kidding. Researcher Dr. Michael Goran and author of Sugarproof Kids will enlighten you on how added sugars affect your health, where to find them in your diet, and what strategies you can use to ratchet down your sweet tooth. It's a sweet listen.
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If you're answering your phone, reading your emails and text messages, or using social media, you're a target for scammers. Consumer Reports, Investigative reporter, Octavio Blanco, joined me to discuss how to stop a scam and protect yourself. This episode is fascinating and a must listen to!
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We are throwing over 130 Billion pounds of edible foods annually in the trash can. Seriously?? We might as well just mosey up to the landfill, open our wallets, and toss $10 and $20 in the pile of rubbish as we are wasting our hard earned money by tossing out edible food. Rosanne Rust, RDN, author of Zero Waste Cooking, shares with us tips on how to effectively shop, prepare, and store food so that you don’t waste it. This episode will give the inspiration to #StopFoodWaste and save yourself tons of money.
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