Healthy Living

As a registered dietitian and an avid runner, chocolate milk is my refueling beverage of choice! Chocolate milk contains both protein to help repair and build muscles and carbohydrate to help refuel energy stores. A 2007 study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported that consuming milk-based protein immediately after exercise promoted building muscle. At the same time, consuming carbohydrate within 15 minutes after physical activity causes energy stores to increase by 300%.

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the U.S. As a radiologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, I see the toll it takes on my patients and their families every day.

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It always fascinates me how people feel obligated to comment on what I’m eating. As a dietitian, I understand that I’m modeling healthy behaviors. But I also understand variety and moderation, and judging me by one meal out of the roughly 99,000 meals I’ll eat over a lifetime is a little harsh. So I want to give a little insight into the lifestyle of a dietitian. Maybe you’ll find some healthy habits to embrace, and maybe you’ll allow yourself a little extra leeway.