Sleep Issues May Be Easy to Fix With Food

by Joan Kent | May 11, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness

Sleep difficulties can take several different forms. Let’s look at one. If you have trouble falling asleep at night, one easy solution is to eat a small portion of carbohydrate, preferably starch, about an hour or so before bed. Starch examples include quinoa,...

The Natural Eating Cycle — and How Sugar Can Disrupt It

by Joan Kent | Apr 6, 2015 | Health and Wellness

The Natural Eating Cycle is simple and straightforward: We feel hungry. We eat in response. The hunger stops. We stop eating and lose interest in food. We could visualize those 4 steps as a circle because they form a continual, ongoing process. Eating that natural way...

The Truth About the “Registered Dietitian Breakfast” (Did You Know There Was One?)

by Joan Kent | Oct 6, 2014 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog

I'm not kidding. On the first day of Registered Dietitian School, I think every RD student must be taught to recommend the Registered Dietitian Breakfast: orange juice, yogurt and granola, often with berries. I wish I could tell you this is a joke, but over many...

Plan B: Stabilizing Blood Sugar and Brain Chemicals On the Fly (And Avoiding Sugar!)

by Joan Kent | Aug 11, 2014 | Best Practices, Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog

It’s dinnertime, and I’m flying home to San Francisco from a Houston business trip. The flight attendant is bringing around the service cart and I’m about to order … milk. I never drink milk, so why now? Let’s go back to how the day started. Fortunately, I had...

Fueling for Performance in Stage Races (Without Sugar)

by Joan Kent | Aug 4, 2014 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog

Stage races span the duration spectrum. Shorter stage races that are done over a weekend might feature a time trial and road race on Day 1, for example, then a criterium on Day 2. These points on fueling for stage races are culled from several sources — cycling books,...