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Nov 2010
45m 49s

The Halloween Candy Trap

Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.
About this episode
Halloween candy, for many people, is the beginning of the sugar season.  Bags of Halloween candy carry us into Thanksgiving pies, then on to the Holiday treats.  In the aftermath are a few more pounds and the Holiday Blues.  This week Licensed Nutritionists Kara Carper and Anna Derhak talk about how to avoid the Halloween candy trap and end the downward spir ... Show More
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