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 the age of 30, your bones

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 will also be made to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Recipes and grocery lists will be

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 packaged products and baked goods) has been shown to increase your LDL (or “ba