Tips to Get Healthy in the New Year

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CBS NEWS MEDICAL AND HEALTH CONTRIBUTOR, DR. HOLLY PHILLIPS AND AWARD-WINNING REGISTERED DIETITIAN AND NUTRITIONIST, ELISA ZIED, MS, RDN, CDN SHARE

TIPS TO GET HEALTHY IN THE NEW YEAR

Losing weight and staying fit and healthy are among the top 5 New Year’s resolutions. While a pledge to improve health is easy to start, the odds of sustaining for an entire year are slim. In fact, research suggests that only 8% of Americans successfully achieve their New Year’s resolutions.

According to a new nutrition survey from Prevention, nearly half of Americans (48%) are concerned they may not be getting enough of one or more key nutrients from their current diet.  So why are we neglecting key vitamins and minerals that we need?  CBS News Medical and Health Contributor, Dr. Holly Phillips and award-winning registered dietitian and nutritionist, Elisa Zied, MS, RDN, CDN will help your viewers with easy solutions to fill the gaps in one’s diet and finally check off those health-related New Year’s goals.

To better understand why these dietary gaps exist, Prevention’s national survey found that while Americans need to change the way they get key nutrients, surprisingly almost three in four are not willing to change their diets.  In the video, Dr. Phillips and Elisa Zied discuss the following:

• Key Nutrients Your Diet May Be Missing
• Looking Beyond Calories and Fat
• Best Foods to Boost Immunity
• Easy Diet Resolutions
• The Importance of Key Vitamins and Minerals

ABOUT HOLLY PHILLIPS
Dr. Holly Phillips is a Board Certified General Internist in private practice in New York as well as medical contributor for CBS News and previously spent four years as the Chief Medical Correspondent for WCBS-TV in New York. Dr. Phillips earned her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, then completed her residency at Lenox Hill Hospital, where she was awarded the Letter of Commendation for Outstanding Performance in Women’s Health. She has maintained a private practice for 11 years, addressing a full range of Internal Medicine conditions, with a particular focus on preventive women’s health.  She is an active member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians and Independent Doctor’s Association of New York.

ABOUT ELISA ZIED, MS, RD, CDN
Elisa Zied, MS, RD, CDN, is the founder/president of Zied Health Communications, LLC. She is the author of “Nutrition at Your Fingertips,” and co-author of “Feed Your Family Right!” and “So What Can I Eat?!” She has been featured on the Today show, Good Morning America and The Early Show and has written for Parents, Redbook and Woman’s Day. For 6 years, she served as a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. In 2007, she received the Media Excellence Award by the New York State Dietetic Association. Zied received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Science degree in clinical nutrition from New York University.