Dietetics

Food Sensitivities – What are you sensitive to?

April 27, 2012

Food sensitivities are believed to cause chronic inflammation, chronic disease & general malaise. They are growing more commonplace, yet they are difficult to detect. Most of us experience the symptoms of food sensitivities as fatigue, joint & muscle pain, mental fog, sleepiness after eating, anxiety, depression, irritability, acne & other skin disorders, weight problems, gas [...]

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Sexy-Hot Edible Plants

March 20, 2012

Enough of Cosmopolitan magazine and Victoria’s Secret. We owe it to plants for keeping us sexy and healthy!

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In Nature We Trust

March 19, 2012

Think: how did my body evolve to eat food? Eating processed foods is definitely not sexy because they are linked with harmful substances.

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Starve Cancer With The Right Foods

March 1, 2012

March is ringing in with two very FABULOUS topics: NUTRITION AWARENESS MONTH  and COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. These topics are surprisingly related, and it is my intention to help reveal the connections between nutrition and cancer. My girlfriend, Chelle, was diagnosed about three months ago with colorectal cancer, stage III. She is  30 years old. [...]

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The Omega Buzz

May 15, 2011

Why do Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids matter? What impact do they have on health? Is supplementation necessary?

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Today is National RD Day

March 9, 2011

Today, I celebrate National Registered Dietitian’s (RD)  Day with a bit of glum. Why isn’t nutrition holding more ground as an essential preventive measure? Why do we insist on spending billions of dollars in health care expenses that could be significantly reduced with preventive measures? RDs are recognized as the nutrition experts and dedicate themselves [...]

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If You Have Diabetes

March 3, 2011

One important reason to visit a Registered Dietitian is if you have diabetes.

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Registered Dietitian VS Nutritionist

September 29, 2010

How Is an RD Different Than a Nutritionist? “Oh, so you, like, tell people what to eat and stuff. Cool. ‘Cept no one is going to listen to you.” This is one common response I hear when I tell people I am becoming a Registered Dietitian. Another favorite is this: “Oh, so you’ll be a [...]

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