It's time for Dishing Up Nutrition with licensed nutritionist Darlene Cavist.

Each week, Darlene explains a connection between what you eat and how you feel.

Stay tuned to hear practical, real-life solutions for healthier living through good nutrition.

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My name is Cassie Wienis. I'm a registered and licensed dietitian, but even more importantly, I'm the mom of two kids who are working pretty hard to make it on Santa's nice list this year.

And I sure appreciate that as their mom.

So good morning to Riley, my six-year-old, who I know is listening back home and received my four-year-old.

And good morning to all of our listeners. We have a great show plan this morning, one that I'm certain will be life-changing for many of you.

Today's topic is asthma. And for much of the hour, we're going to be dissecting what foods can lead to asthma

flare-ups. And on the other end of the spectrum, we're going to look at what foods can help

to downplay asthma or help prevent the flare-ups from occurring. And in studio, to help me dole out

this information today is Leah Wetzel. Leah is a licensed nutritionist who sees clients at both our St. Paul

and Wysetta offices. She also teaches a lot of classes for us and most exciting of all. She's a world

traveler. So welcome back to the states, Leah. Thanks, Cassie. Now tell the listeners which country

you just returned from. So I was in Thailand for about three weeks,

and it was a really, really great trip. Eat a lot of really good food. Yes, yes. I was really

surprised about, well, for one, a lot of the people there, I mean, you didn't see a lot of

overweight people. They're very active in their daily lives and also reflecting on types of foods that they

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