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THE KITCHIN SINK
Eat. Drink. Dress.
I'm a woman in her 60's just trying to hang on to my dignity in a world of Tik Tok videos and eyebrow blogs. How do we older women stay relevant and get the bartender to ask us what we want to drink? When I find out, I'll let you know. In the meantime, I'm just writing about my favorite things: food, fitness, nutrition science and the challenges of being a recent leukemia survivor.
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Cut Ultra-Processed Foods, Double Your Weight Loss?
This was just one of many headlines that hit the health news last week. Here's the CNN Headline : Eating Minimally Processed Meals...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
4 days ago3 min read
4 Habits Cancer Survivors Need Now (Plus, a Wellness Retreat for You this Saturday!)
Wellness & Healing Retreat at New Water Farms People who have had cancer want to do everything they can to keep that cancer from coming...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Aug 53 min read
How to Build a Better Brain: Free Event this Saturday!
Welcome new subscribers and a big THANK YOU. This morning on Good Day Alabama , we talked about nutrition and brain health. Brain health...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Jul 292 min read
Free Event! GLP-1Weight Loss Medicines: Myths, Truths, and a Tale of Basic Science
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy continue to make headlines across the country. But what do they really do? If you've been...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Jun 52 min read
Age & Cancer Rates: What’s Going On?
One of the biggest risk factors for getting cancer is aging. But in recent years, we’ve seen cancer cases in younger adults increasing....
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
May 203 min read
Building Better Bones
It’s one of my favorite months: Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month! I spent two decades as the patient educator in the UAB...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
May 82 min read
Power Up on Protein: Trend or Truth?
Protein is trendy right now. Influencers, authors, and even some doctors have been pushing people to eat way more protein – up to three...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Apr 233 min read
Vitamin A Overload: When Too Much of a Good Thing Turns Toxic!
Vitamin A supplements and cod liver oil (which is high in vitamins A and D) have been in the headlines – touted as a treatment or even a...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Apr 33 min read
When Following the Herd is a Good Thing
I never thought that as a woman in her 60’s, I would have to worry about catching measles. My parents protected us from devastating...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Mar 63 min read
If It Hadn’t Been for NIH Funded Research, I Would Probably Be Dead
This is me a few months after my stem cell transplant. Recovery was still a long way off. This week, the new administration unilaterally...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Feb 143 min read
Controlling Your Blood Pressure Without Medications
Good morning readers and viewers! February is all about hearts! Valentine’s Day, candy hearts, and heart health awareness all rolled into...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Feb 113 min read
ReBlog: Dumb Diet Advice I Never Gave You
I wrote this blog many years ago - well before the covid pandemic. I feel compelled to repost it because this dumb diet advice has made a...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Jan 284 min read
I Stopped Working for Weight Loss Programs Decades Ago. Here’s Why.
Almost two decades ago, I vowed that I would never again work for a diet program. Nor would I put a client or patient on a weight loss...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Jan 145 min read
New Year, New "Healthy” Food Label Rules (Bonus Video!)
Read the blog or watch the video or do both! Just in time for the new year, the FDA has updated the definition of “healthy” on food...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Jan 52 min read
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Dec 17, 20245 min read
GDA Recap: October is National Vegetarian Awareness Month!
Each week I'm doing a Good Day Alabama Recap so you can get the info you need - like websites and links! You can watch this short video,...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Oct 1, 20242 min read
GDA Recap: Safe Cinnamon
Here's a recap from last week's Good Day Alabama : You might remember a year ago when high levels of lead were found in cinnamon...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Exercise Is Medicine!
A quick video message: It’s Healthy Aging Month! Power Up this Month with Movement! September is here and that means cooler temperatures...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Sep 3, 20242 min read
Today I Am Three! Happy Birthday to Me!
Today, I turn three - in stem cell transplant years. At the three-year mark after your transplant, if you're still in remission, the risk...
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Aug 31, 20244 min read
Hot Weather Hydration
It’s heating up and that means you need to pay more attention to hydration. Staying hydrated is crucial for avoiding heat exhaustion....
Beth Kitchin PhD RDN
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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