Nutrition

With the holidays coming, this might be the right time to add flexibility to your food choices, preparation, and spice choices. Wouldn’t you like to use some fish sauce in your turkey gravy? Check out purple sweet potatoes known as ube? Dr. Chet Zelasko covers food flexibility and more on this edition of Straight Talk on Health

Dr. Chet Zelasko has gotten a few questions about what people can put in their smoothies and protein shakes. Dr. Chet gives us the scoop on this edition of Straight Talk on Health

Dr. Chet Zelasko ends every show the same way: “Health is a choice. Choose wisely today and every day.” When you hear something so often, it may not resonate the way as intended. Dr. Chet will try to give some perspective on this phrase on this edition of Straight Talk on Health

What’s on a food product label? Could they be deceptive? Do the labels need some kind of interpretation? Dr. Chet Zelasko helps to separate fact from fiction on this edition of Straight Talk on Health

We talk to Cindy Long, Service Admin, about the SUN bucks program.

Shelley Irwin talks to local artist Michelle Sider about her work, new social districts are coming to Grand Rapids, a local school district receives a grant for a skilled trades curriculum and more state and West Michigan news.

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

Dr. Evan Lien uses the latest technologies to investigate how certain nutrients affect cancer growth, we discuss.

We speak with Registered Dieticians Beth Eggleston and Jodie Vander Meer.

This is the season of special foods. This could be said about nearly every season of the year, but we’re in the season of Thanksgiving and Christmas with those foods we tend to enjoy only this time of year. How much nutrition are we getting from these traditional Holiday foods? Dr. Chet Zelasko looks at some research on the topic on this edition of Straight Talk on Health.