After a great 2 days of 2020, Betsy and David once again slipped off plan during a quick 48 hour trip to Boston, with little time for sleep and limited access to healthy, unprocessed food. Having difficulty managing food choices away from home? Here is what was
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Are you ready to feel great? Feeling motivated to start fresh in 2020? David and Betsy are welcoming in the new year with a healthy eating reset! Foods that reduce inflammation are on the menu, with a focus on fruits and veggies and omega-3’s! Don’t know what
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Milk for Hydration and Sports – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 5, Episode 4 Join Betsy and Amanda on a lively scientific discussion about milk, as they review it’s use for both basic hydration as well as for athletes both before and after workouts! Review and hone
Read more →Sports Nutrition – Protein and Teen Athletes – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 5, Episode 3 Melanie Battaglia, dietitian, sports nutrition resident, and former college athlete, speaks with Betsy by phone from Texas, on this informative episode about teen athletes’ protein and energy needs. Melanie shares food
Read more →Teen Sports Nutrition with Guest Athlete Alyssa Hjelmgren – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 5, Episode 2 Betsy Hjelmgren interviews special guest, synchronized ice skater, Alyssa Hjelmgren, from Northbrook’s very own Teams Elite Synchronized Skating Team. Betsy and Alyssa discuss hydration, and the “Athlete’s Plate”, including
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David and Betsy are doing a one-week reset this week. They’ve gotten off track and can feel it. This time around, they’ve made a few modifications and allowances. Big debate – when following a diet plan for health reasons, how good is good enough?
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We are glad to bring you an update on our diet progress… however, have to admit, one of us is falling off the wagon 🤫 How do you get yourself motivated when you get busy and would rather order a pizza?
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David and Betsy have anti-inflammatory updates for you! Seems like they need to back-pedal on the splurges a bit to get the full benefit of anti-inflammation! They are still searching for the proverbial line, and will continue to keep you posted. David and Betsy have updates for
Read more →Hey anti-inflammatory diet fans… Did you miss us? We’re back! Tune in as David and Betsy give a brief update on how they’re eating and feeling 8 days after ending the anti-inflammatory diet! What happened when David added back pizza? What is Betsy’s biggest struggle? We doubt
Read more →After a month on the anti-inflammatory diet, David reflects on how he feels and how the whole diet experiment has gone. He now knows firsthand what it’s like to be a patient of his wife, Chicago’s Northsore pediatric dietitian, Betsy Hjelmgren. “I’m in!” Admittedly, I hadn’t thought
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