Healthy Lifestyle & Medical Nutrition Therapy
Fiber is often a forgotten, but important nutrient. It is found in almost everything we eat. From fruits and vegetables to grains, nuts, dried beans, and peas, we eat servings from these foods daily. If you eat these foods daily, you should be getting fiber. But the problem with fiber is that we don’t eat …
If I could give one of my top tips for a healthy lifestyle, I would say to eat mindfully. Mindful eating makes eating an experience, rather than a routine. Have you ever had a time where you were eating and didn’t realize you had finished? This can happen a lot with foods like chips or M&M’s. …
Simple Food Swaps to Help you Reach your Health Goals Faster Did you know there are several easy and simple ways of changing up your diet right now? These things will give a bit of an edge on reaching your health goals faster. It’s simple: switch some everyday food items with something else that is …
Breakfast or not? It is common to hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Most of us may agree because breakfast gets us fueled for our busy day. However, a shocking 1 out of every 3 adult Americans actually take the time to eat a meal in the morning, with the …
As a registered dietitian, one thing many of my patients and I discuss is limiting going out to eat. As a general rule, we know that restaurant foods are often less healthy (high in calories, sodium, and fat with little fiber). Many times, restaurants serve huge portion sizes. I promote a balanced, realistic healthy lifestyle …
What a Registered Dietitian Recommends I enjoy eating out on occasion, especially to spend time with my husband or to get a chance to catch up with friends and/or family! When you are health-conscious or trying to lose weight, eating out can be challenging. It can be difficult to make healthy food choices, especially if …
You’re taking off to a place you haven’t been before. How do you navigate there? Chances are, you use a GPS system or Google Maps on your phone. Just like you need a map to navigate to a foreign location, you need a roadmap to achieve goals you maybe haven’t achieved before. Or maybe you …
This is a hot topic these days, right? We’ve been seeing and hearing about plant-based diets on social media, TV, magazines, cocktail parties, at the gym, etc. So what are the benefits of a plant-based diet? Is it really all it’s cracked up to be? This dietitian thinks that it is! Let’s jump in and …
Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. -Hans Selye Stress is common! Everyone has some sort of stress in his or her life. Seventy five percent of Americans report experiencing at least one symptom of stress such as depression, sadness, anxiety, fatigue and irritability. Common stressors include money, work, the …
What is a registered dietitian? Recently, I’ve noticed that many of my patients wait a long time to make an appointment with me, an RD (Registered Dietitian). After doing their nutritional assessments, quite often I find something common. Many patients have gone to their doctor for years regarding a health issue when they seemingly could …
You are what you eat. The question is, are you fueling your body with premium nutrients, highly refined processed junk, or somewhere in between? March is National Nutrition Month, which is the perfect time to develop sound eating habits and increase physical activity that can be sustained long term. Healthy eating is a win win …
When you are sick, you go to the doctor to get well. When you are feeling down or depressed, you meet with a counselor to discuss your problems. What do you do when you want to eat healthier, lose weight and/or manage chronic disease through your food choices? You seek the help of a nutrition …