Intermountain Clinical Nutrition Newsletters

Are published monthly for patients in both the fasting/transition, modified fasting and aftercare programs.

The goal of these newsletters is to give the patient ongoing motivation to stay focused and conscious of what they are eating. It is also an opportunity to get advise from the behaviorist and the dietition, to receive current information from a variety of sources including Nestles Health Services, to get new ideas for exercise, behavior modification and updates in related health fields.

September 2008

  • Relapse Intervention Planning
  • Dear (Food Diary)
  • The Single Best Way to Lose Weight
  • Weight Loss After Diabetes Diagnosis Offers Big Benefits
  • The Recipe Doctor' Shares Her Top Recipe Lightening Tips
  • Zip'n Stream Recipes:
    Shanghai Chicken and Zucchini with Spicy Madarin Ginger Glaze
    Tuscan Chicken Cannellini

August 2008

  • Who's Sorry Now?
  • Moving into Transition
  • Keeping a Food Diary Doubles Diet Weight Loss
  • Diabetes and Depression go Hand-in-Hand
  • US Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow
  • The Dreaded Plateau
  • Recipes:
    Gazpacho
    Summertime Pasta

June 2008

  • Testimonials from 'Red-Hot Weight Loss'
  • Congratulations to Paul
  • Lifestyle Changes Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for 14 years
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
  • Exercise - Fact or Fiction
  • Worst Food in America
  • Recipes:
    For Goodnes Steak
    Put Up Your Cukes

May 2008

  • To Life! To Live!
  • Top Seven Tips For Managing Your Diabetes
  • Advice for Apples
  • Calculating Your BMI (Body Mass Index)
  • Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity
  • Recipe: Roasted Vegetable Salad

April 2008

  • Portion Control: Do they work?
  • Diabetes' Toll Continues to Grow
  • Study Ties Belly Fat to Dementia
  • The Top 20 Worst Foods in America
  • Recipes:
    Crabsolutely Fabulous Pasta
    Name That Tuna

March 2008

  • What is Relapse?
  • Pregnancy: Docs won't say, You're fat.'
  • Ten Simple Steps to Reduce Stress
  • What Pro's Do to Stay Healthy
  • LDS Hospital to test effect of exercise on Alzheimer's suffers
  • Pork Tenderloin ina Golden Crust

February 2008

  • Greetings from Group - How to Manage the Cravings
  • Overeater Anonymous Twelve Steps
  • Blumner: The skinny on fat: Your genes dictate the size of your jeans
  • Preventive Care Is The Best Medicine
  • 10 Slim-Down Strategies You Can Count On
  • Recipes
    Honey Chicken on Apricot Rice
    Shrimp and black bean enchilada

January 2008

  • Setting small goals to reach good health
  • How to change undesirable eating habits
  • Relieve stress to lose weight
  • Much of the world is now overweight
  • Apple a day keeps more than the doctor away
  • Waist size and heart disease risk
  • Survey highlights Americans perception of their health
  • Research fleshes out the benefits of exercise
  • Adding muscle to your workout
  • Recipes:
    Roasted Winter Vegetables
    Broccoli in Spicy Orange Sauce

December 2007

  • Extra weight said won't raise death risk
  • Quick Fix: Watching what you eat
  • Recipes
    Fresh Basil, Spinach and Tomato Soup
    Fudge Buttermilk Brownies
    Sweet Potato Soup
    Pumpkin Sage Risotto with Wild Mushrooms

November 2007

  • Don't Sweat the Smal Stuff
  • Shrinking Sheena: It's maddening to know bad habits can hae their way when I'm down
  • Death rate up after weight-loss surgery
  • The 'I hate to exercise' Success Plan
  • Exercise and a healthy diet has benefits at any age
  • Benefits of Mediterranean-style diet
  • Too Many Calories from Beverages
  • Eating Better Together
  • 'If you want to lose weight, don't snack'
  • Recipes:
    Turkey Meat Loaf
    The Yellow Bows of Texas
    The Souper Bowl
    Gobbledegood Turkey Salad

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