In late December Marilyn Farms held our first Ask the Nutritionist Webinar with Jessica Forbes, MS CCN.  We had many great questions on a variety of topics including food allergies, blood type diets, bone health, saturated fats, and cholesterol just to name a few.

If you weren’t able to join us live in December, or if you did join us and want to review the information again, you now have the opportunity to download the webinar file and listen to our hour long session of questions and answers. We know you’ll find Ask the Nutritionist chocked full of amazing bits of education and knowledge to help you take continued steps in your journey for health.

Happy listening!

2008-12-20 Ask the Nutritionist.mp3

We have had such a great response to the request for questions for the upcoming “Ask the Nutritionist” webinar on December 20th that I thought to spend another week’s blog sharing them with you.  If you’d like to register for this free webinar please click on the following link:

To send your questions in advance, please e-mail us at info@marilynfarms.com.  We’ll get to as many questions as we can in the one-hour session.  I hope to talk with you soon!

 What is the major difference, besides price, between a generic multivitamin that I would buy at the drug store and the multivitamins that Marilyn Farms sells?

 Is calcium the best thing I can take for bone health?  What is the difference between Marilyn Farms OsteoDefense and Calcium Complex?

 Please explain the difference between the different Omega Oils, 3, 6, and 9.  Do I need all of these every day?  And if so, in what quantities?

 Is saturated fat bad for me?  If so, what are better fats to eat?

 Sometimes when I feel like I’m getting sick I exercise, and I start feeling better.  Why is that?

Hi everyone!  We had a great webinar on Saturday (a repeat of Nutrition and Blood Sugar: Understanding Diabetes).  I’m creating this blog as a place for people to post their “homework” if they want to share with the class.  Don’t worry, you’re not being graded – this is just a way for people to share practical ways that they have improved their lifestyle and taken control of their blood sugar.  Feel free to participate, whether or not you were able to attend the webinar!

Also, at the end of the webinar a question came through regarding where to find healthy and unhealthy fats.  I realize that I listed things off pretty quickly so just in case you missed part of the answer, here is the complete list:

Healthy saturated fats:

• Butter
• Cheese
• Cream
• Yogurt
• Meat (preferably from organic and grassfed animals)
• Egg yolk
• Coconut oil
• Palm oil

Healthy unsaturated fats:

• Avocado
• Olives
• Olive oil
• Cold-pressed Sunflower oil
• Cold-pressed Flax oil
• Cold-pressed Grapeseed oil
• Grapeseed mayonnaise
• Raw Nuts and Seeds
• Fish

Unhealthy saturated fats:

• Margarine
• Imitation butter spreads
• Processed egg replacements
• Shortening
• any other Trans-fat containing product (though trans fats are not actually saturated, they behave like saturated fats)

Unhealthy unsaturated fats:

• Canola oil
• Corn oil
• Soybean oil
• and any other processed liquid vegetable oil that is stored in a clear container and kept at room temperature