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It all began with a question from a listener; she had a health issue and wanted to use nutrition to fix it. As we get closer to the new year, your health habits are important, but they can’t fix everything, and that includes eating better and eating less

The holiday season is upon us. This is the time when food is plentiful for most people and foods found only at this time of the year. Do you have a plan for limiting your weight gain this year? Dr. Chet talks about strategies that may help, but it all depends on you

The Food and Drug Administration and the American Medical Association have released videos that are teaching physicians about dietary supplements. But do they? What you should expect at your next doctor’s visit

If you work out to gain muscle or just want to increase your protein intake, how much protein should you take? Nutritionists have always said up to 25 grams per shake because any more than that won’t help. A recent study suggests that that may no longer be the case. Dr. Chet Zelasko will talk about the study on this edition of Straight Talk on Health

Is a cautionary tale about vitamin D more hype than anything else? Maybe. Before you attribute a death to supplementation, it’s good to have all the facts. In this case, we don’t. I’ll let you know why we don’t on this edition of Straight Talk on Health

What do you do when there is no research on what ails you? Dr. Chet Zelasko gets asked about supplementation for every condition you can imagine. How does he evaluate the things that could help someone? He lets us know on this edition of Straight Talk on Health

Omega-3 fatty acids have long been recommended as a supplement for prenatal care. But a recent study has concluded that omega-3 supplementation might contribute to obesity in children when taken by the mother in the third trimester. Dr. Chet looks at the study on this episode of the Straight Talk on Health podcast

What do you get if you have super computers, several hundred-thousand potential subjects, food frequency questionnaire data, and the ability to chunk data without restriction? You might just find exactly what you were looking for on Multivitamins. Dr. Chet Zelasko looks at the research from recent studies on today’s Straight Talk on Health

The holiday season is here and we all have to deal with the mass consumption of just about every type of treat you can think of. Can you prevent the inevitable weight gain? That’s our topic on this edition of Straight Talk on Health

Can you make enough Vitamin D in the Winter months? Is where you live stacking the deck against you? Dr. Chet Zelasko looks into it and offers some solutions on this edition of Straight Talk on Health.