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Susan McQuillan is a dietitian in New York City, where she works as a nutrition consultant and writer. See full bio

June 27, 2009

A Carrot a Day Keeps the Wrinkles Away

Eating a vitamin-rich diet can help balance the aging process to keep you looking as young as you feel. If your skin is aging faster than the rest of your body, try a natural vitamin infusion to help slow things down.

June 9, 2009

Live Longer, Live Better

According to some experts, if you can hang in there and stay healthy for the next few decades, new medical technologies will come along that could extend your life. They could be right.

June 3, 2009

Too Sexy for My Plate

While some foods are very sexy looking (tomato cleavage, the butt of a pear, a single cherry, anything that oozes) and folklore has long entertained us with tales about the aphrodisiac qualities of foods like oysters, chocolate, and snails, it's only rarely that, as a dietitian, I have anything professional to say about food and sex. Read More

June 3, 2009

Change Your Food Attitude

How you feel about the food you eat can determine the success of your diet. Read More

June 3, 2009

Your Brain on Food

Your mood is determined, in part, by the food you eat. And vice versa.

June 2, 2009

Whose Fault Is It When You Can't Lose Weight?

You say you want to lose weight and get fit, but you’re not doing it. Why not? Can’t find the motivation? Afraid you’re not doing it right? Don’t have the time? Think it’s pointless to try? Sorry, but you can, you will, you do, and it’s not. Read More

May 4, 2009

Stand Up and Lose Weight

People who sit a lot carry twice the risk of becoming obese and developing diabetes or heart disease as those who spend more time standing. So stand up while you read this blog!

April 23, 2009

Why We Do Bad Things

No matter how early you started smoking, drinking, gambling, overspending, lying, procrastinating, eating junk food, or tossing recyclables into the regular garbage bin, you weren't born doing any of them. You learned how to do them. Read More

April 3, 2009

How to Live to 95

Pictured here is my friend, Arthur, out for lunch recently, just minutes after being advised by his physician to cut back on the sodium in his diet. Read More

March 22, 2009

It's OK to Cheat on Your Diet

Hungry people are miserable people. You don't have to be one of them. Read More

Diet Basics

Why do we wrestle with what we eat and how much we eat? Sometimes we eat the right foods in the right portions, and sometimes we eat the entire dinner table and all the wrong foods. Why is it so hard to eat healthfully? Whether you're trying to lose a few pounds or maintain a nutritious diet, you'll find answers to your questions here.

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