TRANSFORMATIONS™ Weight Loss Nutrition 101 Podcasts

Brought to you by St. Helena Center for Health's Transformations™ Weightloss Program.

The speaker: Vicki Saunders is the nutrition educator for the Transformations program at St. Helena Center for Health. She has her master's degree in medical dietetics. She is a registered dietitian who specializes in weight-loss, eating disorders and dietary modification for chronic disease.

 
Current Live Podcasts
 

7/24/2007 - Study shows how resting can help burn fat People who exercise to lose weight may burn more fat if they take a break during their workout. 2/1/2007 - Fats - Good and Bad Food labels have changed to reflect the fact that the public is now wary of fat in their diets. A low-fat diet has been proven to enhance overall cardiovascular health. So what do these labels mean in layman's terms? 2/1/2007 - Calorie Density and Weight Loss Eating more for less. That's what we would all like to hear in a weight loss program. Vicki Saunders, the Transformation s program's dietitian educator, discusses calorie density and how you can eat more and still lose weight. 2/1/2007 - Plant-based Diets and Longevity What is a plant-based diet? Vicki Saunders, the Transformations program's dietitian educator, defines the diet and talks about its advantages for weight loss and health improvement. 2/1/2007 - The Transformations Diet The Transformation diet is a remarkable combination of healthful cooking and eating. It begins with the science of nutrition and feeds you for a lifetime. Vicki Saunders, the Transformation program's dietitian educator discusses what you can expect to eat when you come for your 11-day stay at our weight loss and life style management program. 2/1/2007 - Plant-based Diets and Antioxidants Why eat a plant-based diet? Vicki Saunders, the Transformations program's dietitian educator, discusses how the antioxidant nutrients present in vegetables, fruits and other plant foods, protect our cells from damage that can lead to cancer. 2/1/2007 - The Two Faces of Nutrition - An Introduction to Nutrition 2/1/2007 - Carbohydrates - Good and Bad With more than 45 million copies of books about the Atkins Diet, or low carbohydrate diet, sold studies have shown that after six months on the diet, weight begins to creep up once again.