Jen is the Manager of Nutrition and Healthy Living Programs at SAS Institute in Cary, NC. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner. Outside of work, Jen enjoys hiking with her family, practicing yoga and spending quality time with her dogs.
The previous blog explained that bone health depends on more than calcium—strong bones are supported by a comprehensive lifestyle and eating pattern. Now it’s time to put bone health on your plate.
Bone is living tissue that is continually broken down and rebuilt. Although skeletal health often gets prioritized only after a fracture or a diagnosis of osteopenia or osteoporosis, the habits that protect bone matter throughout life. The good news is that it is never too early—or too late—to support stronger
Most of us think about digestion only shortly after we eat or if we experience gastrointestinal symptoms, but our guts are busy clearing leftover food particles, waste, and bacteria long after a meal. This digestive tract housekeeping involves a pattern of cleansing waves called the migrating motor complex (MMC), and
