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From 9 Top Nutritionists: Positive Take-Aways From COVID-19

In a very short time period, COVID-19 turned how we live upside down.  We’re suddenly living, eating, and shopping differently...

COVID-19: 5 Steps To Make Some Lemonade Of It ALL!

Amid a pandemic like COVID-19, the hysteria seems to build and change by the hour.  Businesses are shut, so are...

7 Nutrition Myths These Dietitians Are Busting

When people learn I’m a registered dietitian/nutritionist (RDN), they almost immediately start venting their frustrations about food issues. “Every day...

Holidays, Eating, & Why Everyone Needs This “Drug”!

NO ONE wants to hear about health stuff this month.  Save that for January!  We want our “once-a-year-foods”, so stay...

15 Tips: Prevent G.E.R.D. From Being “Thanksgiving’s Revenge”

“National G.E.R.D. Awareness Week” is November 18-24 this year — a week BEFORE Thanksgiving, but maybe that’s good.  Being aware...

No, I Don’t Care If Kids Eat Candy on Halloween

Letting kids loose on Halloween doesn’t have to mean all hell breaks loose afterwards. Halloween is a once-a-year occasion.  I’m...

Wanna “Meat Up”? New Research Says Risks Are Lower Than Thought

Well, the meat wars have resumed. When new research suggests that the advice people have heard to eat less meat...

Veto The Keto! Here’s Why It ISN’T A Cure-All For Diabetes

“What If They Cured Diabetes And No One Noticed?” is a headline that’s total clickbait. It was published here and...

Like Diversity? So Does Your Gut: FOUR Eating Styles to Help Out

I can’t count the times people have said to me, “this is the way everyone should be eating.” RIDICULOUS. The...

Depressed? Some Fruits and Veggies Might Help!

When I was a kid, and for basically my entire life, having a (huge) slice of watermelon – or two...