Baker Nutrition: Janice Baker RDN CDCES CNSC

14/08/2025

13/08/2025

13/08/2025

🍽️ Nutrition = Essential Care for Older Adults
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics just released a new consensus statement urging more investment in nutrition care for older adults.
✨ Key points:
✅ 1 in 4 older adults is at risk of malnutrition
✅ RDNs play a critical role in prevention and treatment
✅ We need better screening, more access to MNT, and stronger support in both long-term care and community settings
Good nutrition supports independence, reduces complications, and improves quality of life as we age.

💬 Let’s advocate for policies and systems that make nutrition care accessible to every older adult.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2025.05.023

13/08/2025

11/08/2025

Working on 3 gallons!

09/08/2025

Fantastic conference!

09/08/2025

Another fantastic conference

08/08/2025

Looking forward to another incredible conference!

06/08/2025

“The reality is, muscle loss happens up to five times faster than it builds back.

So even short-term inactivity can have long-term consequences.”

06/08/2025

Hadassah Breakthrough: A New Hope for Diabetic Foot Infections

A team of Hadassah Medical Organization experts, in collaboration with researchers from Israel and Portugal, has tested an innovative treatment using bacteriophages—viruses that kill harmful bacteria—on diabetic foot ulcers.

Their study of TP-102, a bacteriophage mixture, showed it was safe and well tolerated when applied directly to wounds, offering a promising alternative for infections that don’t respond to antibiotics.

For diabetics, foot ulcers can lead to serious complications and even amputation. This breakthrough could be a game-changer in care.

More studies are underway, but the future looks hopeful!

04/08/2025

Don't fall for the home testing BS

✅ Bottom line:

If you're concerned about symptoms, including stress or fatigue amongst many others, discuss potential concerns with a licensed healthcare provider who will get you referred to an endocrinologist if there are clinical concerns of cortisol excess or deficiency.. They can order the right tests and interpret them in context with your health history and symptoms.

🧪 1. Cortisol fluctuates naturally

Cortisol levels vary throughout the day (highest in the morning, lowest at night). A single measurement may be misleading without proper timing or multiple samples.

⚠️ 2. Lack of clinical accuracy

These commercial home tests are not FDA-approved for diagnostic use. Results can be affected by poor sample collection, storage, or processing, leading to false positives or negatives.

🧠 3. Misinterpretation is essentially the norm, unfortunately, and used to sell you supplements or other unnecessary tests

Without a medical professional, people may misinterpret results, leading to unnecessary worry, inappropriate supplement use, or delay in proper diagnosis of real conditions like Cushing's or Addison’s disease.

👩‍⚕️ 4. Real disorders are rare but very serious and require comprehensive evaluation by a specialist.

Conditions causing abnormal cortisol levels are uncommon but serious and range from pituitary or adrenal tumors to autoimmune disease or more; most commonly they are caused by medications or supplements. Symptoms like fatigue are usually caused by lifestyle factors or other medical issues, not “adrenal fatigue” — a term not recognized by medical science.