Online Nutrition Articles

December 2011

Linda co-authored "Eating Well With Scleroderma", with rheumatologist and director of The University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Dinesh Khanna, MD.  The comprehensive nutrition article examines the variety of nutrition-related issues patients with systemic scleroderma face as a result of extensive gastrointestinal involvement, provides suggestions for decreasing risk of malnutriton, and offers recommended diet changes for optimal symptom relief and improved quality of life. 

Refer to the complete article on the University Of Michigan Scleroderma Program's website: http://www.med.umich.edu/scleroderma/patients/nutrition.htm

October 2011

Do you have trouble falling asleep or spend a great deal of time tossing and turning at night? Did you ever stop to think how your food choices and lifestyle habits could be negatively impacting the quality of your sleep? Or, did you know poor sleep habits can make it more difficult to manage your weight?  It’s true.  The less time you spend in restorative slumber, the easier it is to gain weight and the harder it is to lose. 

Linda was recently interviewed for an online article exploring how one’s diet and sleep habits can affect weight gain.  If you are interested in learning some useful strategies for eating and sleeping better tonight, check out the full article: http://www.livestrong.com/article/547009-the-wellness-connection-diet-and-sleep/