CopsAlive is proud to welcome a new contributor as we introduce Tina Ulatowski, MSW who will be offering input on nutritional issues for police officers and law enforcement agencies.
As a three time cancer survivor, Tina now shares her story as well as educates individuals, groups, schools, and healthcare professionals on the correlation between nutrition and disease. She is the author of the book “What Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You, A Simple Guide between Nutrition and Disease”.
Tina is a native of Colorado. She obtained her Associates of Applied Science, with an emphasis in Criminal Law in 1992. In 1994, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Major in Social Work and a minor in Criminal Law. Then in 1999 while battling some of life’s obstacles… she obtained her Masters Degree in the field of Social Work with an emphasis in Management while supporting 2 young daughters. She has also obtained her Certificate in Nutrition.
Over the past 12 years, Tina has worked as a Social Work Consultant, assisting both profit and non-for-profit organizations by implementing Policies & Procedures, Financial Management, Budgets, Marketing, Grant Writing, Business Plans, as well as a course on “Effective Leadership Skills & Management”. Over the past two years she has also spoken nationally to organizations regarding the correlation between Nutrition and Disease.
In our interview we talked about such nutritional hot topics as high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils and trans fats, and the value of reading nutritional labels. Tina recommended alternatives for cooking oils and sweeteners and talked about Juice Plus+® which is whole food based nutrition made up of juice powder concentrates from 17 different fruits, vegetables and grains.
If you would like to listen to our interview please click the replay button below or RIGHT CLICK HERE to download (that’s CONTROL CLICK if you use a Mac then SAVE LINK AS…) a copy of the mp3 file.
You can reach Tina by sending an email to her by CLICKING HERE
We will hear much more from and about Tina in the future but now offer some additional reading to further your personal research. As always CopsAlive recommends the Mayo Clinic’s excellent website as a source for online medical information. Check it out yourself at http://www.mayoclinic.com
Here are some quick links to topics covered during this interview:
CLICK HERE for information on Trans Fat & Hydrogenated Oils
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/trans-fat/cl00032
CLICK HERE for information on Olive Oil and Healthy Eating
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/an01037
CLICK HERE for information on High Fructose Corn Syrup
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-fructose-corn-syrup/AN01588
CLICK HERE for an interesting article on corn syrup
http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-High-Fructose-Corn-Syrup
CLICK HERE for information on What the Mayo Clinic says about Stevia
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stevia/AN01733
CLICK HERE for information on What the Mayo Clinic says about artificial sweeteners
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/artificial-sweeteners/MY00073/NSECTIONGROUP=2
CLICK HERE for information on Reading Your Foods Nutritional Labels
http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ConsumerInformation/UCM078889.htm
CLICK HERE for an interactive Food Label from the Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nutrition-facts/NU00293
CLICK HERE for information on Food Additives and Health
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/adhd/AN01721
CLICK HERE for information on Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/monosodium-glutamate/AN01251
CLICK HERE for information on Too Much Salt?
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
CLICK HERE for information on Caffeine?
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/NU00600
CLICK HERE to Check the Caffeine Content of various beverages
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/AN01211
CLICK HERE for information on The Risks of Excessive Drinking
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alcohol/SC00024
CLICK HERE for information on The Mediterranean Diet and Healthy Eating
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mediterranean-diet/cl00011
CLICK HERE for information on The Benefits of a High Fiber Diet
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fiber/NU00033
CLICK HERE for information on Ten Tips for Better Sleep from the Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sleep/HQ01387
CLICK HERE for information on Juice Plus
http://www.simplenutrition.org
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