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How to gain healthy weight

How to gain healthy weight

Athletes, keep in mind a healthy amount of body fat when working toward your weight goals
SHN Staff 5 min read
Nutrition and hydration for team sport athletes

Nutrition and hydration for team sport athletes

How to fuel your body well before, during and after physical activity
SHN Staff 9 min read
Nutrition for the injured and healing athlete

Nutrition for the injured and healing athlete

Find out the best ways to feed your healing process.
SHN Staff 8 min read
Why women need to drink more water, especially when pregnant

Why women need to drink more water, especially when pregnant

Drinking water is important to multiple systems in your body
Sarah Roe 4 min read
Eating healthy after cancer: Nutrition tips for survivors

Eating healthy after cancer: Nutrition tips for survivors

You’ve finished cancer treatment and now you’re ready to focus on life after cancer. This is the perfect time to take control of your health through proper nutrition. Our Midwestern upbringing can sometimes impact efforts toward a healthy diet. For example, many of us have grown up with meat as a staple with meals, and […]
Ellen Grimlie, LRD 4 min read
A healthy child gets ample sleep, nutrition and activity

A healthy child gets ample sleep, nutrition and activity

You can develop a healthy lifestyle for your child from day one
Danae Lund PhD, LP 15 min read
Could your baby have an allergy to milk?

Could your baby have an allergy to milk?

Learn how to identify and manage a milk allergy.
Tracie Newman, MD 4 min read
The ABCs of vitamins in pregnancy

The ABCs of vitamins in pregnancy

From A to K, vitamins play a critical role in a healthy pregnancy
SHN Staff 9 min read
Try ginger tea for nausea, heartburn or vomiting

Try ginger tea for nausea, heartburn or vomiting

What’s the skinny on ginger?
Sonja Lien, MD 8 min read
Post-exercise nutrition completes the workout

Post-exercise nutrition completes the workout

People working out but not properly nourishing themselves afterward may be letting many of the benefits of their workout slip away. Exercise scientists have pinpointed a 45-minute window after a workout that calls for taking in a 3:1 ratio of mixed carbohydrate and protein — for every 3 grams of carbohydrate, 1 gram of protein. […]
SHN Staff 2 min read