MEET MIA INOSHITA IN HER NEW MONTHLY NUTRITION COLUMN ‘TO YOUR HEALTH’
Below are the last few To Your Health columns
Holiday Fun Without Extra Pounds
Friday - December 05, 2007
By Mia Inoshita
Holidays are about celebrating the season with friends and ohana. Here in Hawaii, food is an important part of the culture and goes hand-in-hand with any celebration.
Read Column>>Helping Your Body Digest Dairy
Friday - November 07, 2007
By Mia Inoshita
Being that I work for a dairy processor, I often hear reasons why people drink milk and, more commonly, why they choose to avoid milk. The most common reason expressed is, “My stomach can’t handle it; I’m lactose intolerant.”
Read Column>>No Tricks For This Tasty Treat
Friday - October 03, 2007
By Mia Inoshita
The year has flown by and we’re now into October. When I think of October, I think of Halloween. Halloween brings back memories of hourlong excursions of door-to-door knocking and the sing-song mantra “trick-or-treat.”
Read Column>>Choosing Healthier Snack Foods
Friday - September 05, 2007
By Mia Inoshita
If your workplace is like mine, there is usually an abundance of community snacks lurking, waiting for hungry people to snatch them up by the handfuls. Often they’re of the yummy, sugar-laden, high fat, and/or salty sort.
Read Column>>Tips To Avoid Food Contamination
Friday - August 08, 2007
By Mia Inoshita
We dietitians like to say that there’s no such thing as “bad foods” because all foods can fit into a healthful diet. The exceptions are foods that have been contaminated in some way that leads to a food-borne illness when consumed. This is bad, bad food.
Read Column>>A Healthful Lifestyle At Any Age
Friday - July 04, 2007
By Mia Inoshita
mom, who is more than 60 years old, lives seemingly happily and independently. As long as I can remember, she has eaten healthfully - lots of vegetables, tofu, fish and whole grains.
Read Column>>Tips From The Fitness Challenge
Friday - June 06, 2007
By Mia Inoshita
I am currently involved with Meadow Gold’s Women’s Challenge, which educates, encourages and inspires women to make healthful, positive lifestyle changes.
Read Column>>Fruits And Veggies: More, More, More
Friday - April 04, 2007
By Mia Inoshita
The old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” implies what we’ve known to be true for years - that fruits and vegetables are important for good health.
Read Column>>Beating Cholesterol Naturally
Friday - February 21, 2007
By Mia Inoshita
At only 27, I was recently told by my doctor that I have high cholesterol and I’m at risk for developing heart disease. As a Registered Dietitian who eats all right and exercises, I shouldn’t be having this problem, right?
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