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Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert

South Carolina 29730
I am a Registered Dietitan licensed in both North and South Carolina. I am also a health and wellness writer for a variety of websites, including Examiner, Emaxhealth, Life123, 3FatChicks, FitDay, and LiveStrong.  Please visit my website for article updates!
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Welcome 2012, I Needed You by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living This is one of those years that I was so very glad to see one year move away and the next come in with a world of opportunities for growth and improvement.  I made some pr ... Read on »
Life Changes Can Be Hard by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I actually do not know a lot about the biology of a butterfly, but it would seem to me that transforming from a caterpillar into something so completely different as a but ... Read on »
Herbed Tofu and Spinach by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Herbed Tofu and Spinach       Ingredients: 3 cups fresh baby Spinach 1 brick Tofu Extra Firm 3 tablespoons Olive Oil 3 tablespoons fresh Parsley, ... Read on »
Welcome to The Butterfly Diaries by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Hello, my name is Denise, and I overuse exclamation points, smiley faces, and the word “awesome”. I am generally a fairly positive person, but have always suffered fro ... Read on »
Vegan Blue Cheese Dressing 2 by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living 1/4 C extra firm or firm tofu crumbled, drained, patted dry 1 large garlic clove minced 1/4 C lemon juice 1/2 C vegan mayo (vegenaise) 2 T tahini 2 tsp white miso ... Read on »
Vegan Blue Cheese Dressing 1 by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Ingredients: 1/4 block of firm or extra firm tofu dash of garlic powder 1 cup or more (depends on how much you want to make) of veganaise. (vegan mayo) 1/4 tsp ta ... Read on »
Couch to 5K – Day Two by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Today, I was still sore from my first venture out into the world of running, so I veered off the program slightly, but intentionally.  In re-reading the Plan, I knew that ... Read on »
Couch to 5K – Day One by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The first day of the Couch to 5K program is pretty aggressive.  I had forgotten this until I set out to do my first run. I knew that being pretty out of shape, I shoul ... Read on »
Getting Back on Track with Exercise by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I had one of those “Come to Jesus” conversations with my husband recently.  Although he is probably the most supportive person on the planet, he said something to me this ... Read on »
Time Flies When You Are Having Fun by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I have inadvertently neglected this blog for quite some time.  Over the past couple of months, I have fallen back into my typical pattern of being quite a bit less dedicat ... Read on »
US Life Expectancy Slows Due to Obesity, Smoking by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living For 25 years, the life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has steadily increased due to medical advances, but that trend is in jeopardy. Despite the fact that we s ... Read on »
Exercise Beneficial for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living People who have irritable bowel syndrome may often be hesitant to exercise for fear of being caught in a location without access to a restroom. However, research indicate ... Read on »
Children’s IV Medication Doses Prone to Errors by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living As any parent knows, when trying to give children liquid medicine, it can be difficult to get the dosage exactly right because of the small, sometimes transparent marking ... Read on »
Out of Control Kids Grow Up to Be Less Successful Adults by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Parenting is difficult. You want your child to have the best of everything the world has to offer, and sometimes this translates into providing less discipline than you s ... Read on »
I Am Hyper-Sensitive by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Wow.  I get a lot of email messages a day, but one that I received today really hit home.  Helen Kirwan-Taylor, a freelance writer, has written an article for WebMD entitl ... Read on »
Many with Prediabetes Remain Undiagnosed by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living A number of studies have established that most cases of Type 2 Diabetes can be prevented or delayed with lifestyle modification or pharmaceutical intervention in patients ... Read on »
Mammograms May Help Assess Heart Risk in Kidney Patients by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Routine mammograms not only help early detection of breast cancer, but may also be useful in detecting calcifications in the blood vessels of patients with advanced kidne ... Read on »
Book Review: A Woman’s Nation Takes On Alzheimer’s by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Maria Shriver is just one of many women who are affected by  Alzheimer’s disease . Her father, Robert Sargent Shriver Jr, was one of the 5.3 million Americans with the n ... Read on »
Remove Obstacles to Breastfeeding Says Surgeon General by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Late last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the  2010 Breastfeeding Report Card which showed that more than 75% of babies born in 2007 starte ... Read on »
There really is some truth ... by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living There really is some truth behind the song lyric “I get by with a little help from my friends.” Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center add to the growing e ... Read on »