Aspartame, Back to School, Functional Medicine

Aspartame (13:21) Andrea is a Registered Dietitian; she graduated from BYU with a Bachelor’s of Science in Dietetics and completed an internship at the University of Idaho. She is currently working at the University of Utah hospital as a clinical dietitian in the cardiac ICU and medical units.  She also writes a blog titled "The Baking Dietitian". Her blog focuses on sharing healthy recipes, workouts and nutrition/health/fitness tips with her readers. Her philosophy on nutrition is simple: Everything in Moderation. She promotes living a healthy and happy lifestyle while letting yourself indulge every once in a while. Today Andrea talks with Dr. Townsend about the pro and cons of Aspartame and why some companies are taking it out of food. Transitioning Kids from Summer to School (1:03:08) Dr. Hank Smith consults with schools and companies & speaks at assemblies for elementary, junior high, and high schools around the country. Has authored many books and audio CDs and speaks for tens of thousands of youth each year. Dr. Smith shares ideas of how to prepare your kids for a successful school year.  Functional Medicine  (1:40:35) Ron Hager is an Associate Professor of Exercise Sciences in the College of Life Sciences at Brigham Young University. His area is expertise is Chronic Disease Prevention. Today he talks with Dr. Townsend about Functional Medicine