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We see them on television and sometimes in person. Elite athletes whose bodies appear to have been chiseled out of marble. Every muscle in clearly visible, clearly developed for maximum performance. It makes you wonder, how did they do it? Of course, much of it comes from training. The repetition of workouts builds and defines (continued…)

My grandmother was 90 when she died. She had dementia; “old timers” disease as she liked to call it. I felt the loss very deeply. Living 700 miles away, I was unable to be there to say good-bye. My only solace is that on her last night, her nurse had fed her chocolate ice cream, (continued…)

Has this ever happened to you? You offer her a spoonful of her favorite food. Instead of opening her mouth, she screws it up tight. There’s no way in heck a spoon is getting in! Or, she turns her head away, disinterested. You try everything you can think of to entice her, but she won’t (continued…)

One of the reasons that babies should have regular well-baby visits and later, well child visits, is to make sure they are developing at the proper rate. As mothers, we have this image in our heads that a healthy baby is a plump baby with cute little fat rolls on their arms and legs. My (continued…)

Adjusting to a gluten-free diet can be a challenge. The protein gluten is found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye. It can be found in many of the foods Americans enjoy on a daily basis and are pretty obvious: bread, pasta, cookies, and other pastries. But did you know that gluten is also (continued…)

According to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, as many as 1.4 million Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) like Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. To put this into perspective, that would be like every resident of Phoenix, Arizona having an IBD. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are treatable but not curable. Every day is a (continued…)

Until recently, when a child or teen developed diabetes, it was typically Type 1, also called juvenile diabetes. With Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas does not make insulin, which leaves too much sugar in the blood. With America’s increasing obesity epidemic, children and teens are developing Type 2 diabetes, often called adult-onset diabetes. With Type (continued…)

Mention anorexia and the mind automatically turns to teen girls. Surprisingly, anorexia is an eating disorder that is far more prevalent in the elderly. It’s also more deadly; 78 percent of all anorexia-related deaths are among the elderly. The average age among women who succumb to anorexia is 69. For men, it’s age 80. More (continued…)

Brian and her mother were desperate to find a nutritious product for a relative with stomach cancer. The challenge, however, was the advanced stage of the disease and the harshness of the chemotherapy and radiation. It left the relative with little appetite and made swallowing difficult. “He had lost a tremendous amount of weight because (continued…)

Kim Linstead had a surprising confession. “Before Thrive Ice Cream, I put catsup on everything.” Kim is a clinical speech language pathologist at Country Side Healthcare, a skilled nursing, rehab and long-term care facility in Massachusetts. She admits that she worries every day about getting people to eat. Hence the catsup. Kim’s special concern is (continued…)

Kids are notoriously finicky eaters. Name one child who likes peas! Mealtimes for families with special needs children can be even more difficult, particularly when things like a food’s color, texture, or temperature can totally shut down a child’s appetite. This creates tremendous stress for parents who worry about their child not getting enough nutrition (continued…)