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Probiotic and prebiotic foods.
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Go with your gut: A guide to probiotics and prebiotics

April 28, 2025 Department of Family and Community Medicine,  Dr. Luis Rustveld,  gut health,  prebiotics,  probiotics

Dr. Luis Rustveld explains the health benefits of probiotics and prebiotics and how they work in tandem to support gut health.

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Debating Diets: What is the ketogenic diet?

January 24, 2019 Debating Diets,  Diets,  Dr. Luis Rustveld,  Nicole Blanton,  Nutrition and Wellness

Editor’s note: Debating Diets is a series highlighting pros and cons of dietary trends with expertise from dietitians, nutritionists and healthcare professionals at Baylor College

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Healthy Habits: Dr. Luis Rustveld keeps fitness simple

April 11, 2016 Baylor Family Medicine,  Dietitian,  Dr. Luis Rustveld,  Family and community medicine,  Healthcare,  Healthy Habits,  Houston,  Nutrition,  Nutrition and Wellness

Taking care of your health is a priority and nobody knows that more than physicians and healthcare providers.  It can sometimes be difficult to find

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Cut calories, keep treats sweet with baking swaps

December 16, 2015 baking,  Diabetes,  Dr. Luis Rustveld,  Houston,  Nutrition,  Nutrition and Wellness,  Roberta Anding,  Sugar Heart and Life

Thinking about holiday baking? Hearty, rich meals and decadent desserts during the holidays can make your waistline grow. Our dietitians and experts from the Baylor College

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Celebrate Pi Day with a new twist on pizza pie

March 14, 2014 Baylor Family Medicine,  cauliflower,  cauliflower crust,  Dr. Luis Rustveld,  Healthy Eating,  Nutrition,  Nutrition and Wellness,  Pi Day,  pizza,  Recipes,  Weight Management Program

Every year on the 14th day of the 3rd month, the internet gets together to celebrate Pi Day – you know, 3.14? This year we’re

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Coping with diabetes during the holidays

November 18, 2013 Andy Phifer,  Diabetes,  Dr. Luis Rustveld,  Holiday Season,  Holidays,  Jordan Magaziner,  Nutrition

The holiday season means taking quality time to spend with family and friends and taking time to relax from our usually hectic lives. But it

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The Create-a-Plate game: An interactive way to learn nutritious eating

May 1, 2013 Baylor College of Medicine,  Diabetes,  Dr. Luis Rustveld,  Dr. Maria Jibaja-Weiss,  Jordan Magaziner,  Nutrition,  Nutrition and Wellness,  Office of Outreach and Health Disparities

It can be challenging to create balanced, nutritious meals consistently. Understanding how to eat balanced meals is important for everyone’s health and well-being, but especially

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Sugar, Heart and Life: A guide to living with diabetes

April 1, 2013 Baylor College of Medicine,  BCM,  Community,  Diabetes,  Dr. Luis Rustveld,  Dr. Maria Jibaja-Weiss,  Heart and Life,  Jordan Magaziner,  Sugar

Receiving a diabetes diagnosis can be challenging, especially because it requires a lot of self-care and understanding about how to live with the disorder. Dr.

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Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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