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Cindy Berner

Cindy Berner

Cindy is a Registered Dietitian with over 35 years in the field of nutrition focused on health and wellness.

Recent Articles

Against a green field and blue sky, a funny black and white dairy cow cranes her neck from the left of the image to stare questioningly at the audience.
Nutrition

Isn't It PURE-ty to Think so

“Isn’t it pretty to think so.” Ernest Hemmingway concluded his 1926 classic novel The Sun Also Rises with this powerful...
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Various magnesium rich foods including dark chocolate, nuts, beans, spinach, chia seeds, and avocado, all around a sign on a cutting board that reads "Mg".
Nutrition

The Magnificent Mineral: Exploring Magnesium in Whole Foods versus Supplements

Magnesium has been getting attention lately with its purported ability to enhance sleep quality and reduce anxiety. But...
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Person walking in a dry field - only their lower legs and hiking boots are visible. They've just passed a little clump of purple wild flowers.
Healthy Mind-Set

Walking Backwards

I walked backwards today. Not literally, because I’m not confident I could gracefully do that for long. As I headed out...
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Components of a Mediterranean diet scattered to the right of the screen (avocado, olive oil, whole grains, seafood, white poultry) against a green background. To the Right of the image is a notebook with green marker outlining the Mediterranean diet food pyramid
Nutrition

It’s Al(most) Greek to Me

It’s not always easy to be leader of the pack. That was Nathan Pritikin’s experience in the late 1970’s when he first...
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smooth river rocks arranged to look like a scale. Behind is a beach against a blue sky
Nutrition

Hunger Scale – Know When to Start and Stop Eating

What is it? The hunger scale is a numeric scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being extremely hungry and 10 being extremely...
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Nutrition, Culinary

The Power of Fresh Herbs

Every year I plant a small collection of culinary herbs near the kitchen door for easy cutting. I love the ritual of...
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A tray of brown eggs
Nutrition

Unscrambling the Egg Controversy

How do we go about unscrambling the mixed messaging around eggs and heart health? At the core of this long-standing...
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