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7 Tips to Start Eating Mediterranean Today
Read more: 7 Tips to Start Eating Mediterranean TodayEating the Mediterranean way is easier than think! Here are 7 EASY ways to start bettering your health with the Mediterranean eating pattern today. #1 Cook with Olive Oil Olive oil is an unsaturated fat filled with antioxidants and polyphenols. When we sub in olive oil in cooking and sub out butter and other saturated…
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Discover 5 Reasons to Eat the Mediterranean Way
Read more: Discover 5 Reasons to Eat the Mediterranean WayHave you heard of the Mediterranean eating pattern and wondered if it actually lives up to the hype? Well, researchers, doctors and dietitians talk it up as one of the healthiest, and most sustainable eating patterns in the world. Plus, US News & Health has ranked it #1 for the past 6 years in a…
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10 Ways to Help Kids Eat More Fruit & Veggies
Read more: 10 Ways to Help Kids Eat More Fruit & VeggiesI hear from many parents tales of dinner time battles with their kids about eating their vegetables. This frustrating scene plays over and over each night with parents trying every tactic possible (bargaining, pleading, demanding, “no dessert if you don’t eat your veggies!”). As parents the concern for children to eat a healthy meal comes…
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What Is Food Freedom?
Read more: What Is Food Freedom?You may have heard the term, food freedom or seen inspirational posts on Instagram with pictures of yummy food. But, what does food freedom mean exactly? A Mindset Food freedom means that all rules, diets and restrictions around food are eliminated. Our culture loves to promote fad diets and the misconception that certain foods are…
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Dietitian vs. Nutritionist? What’s the difference?
Read more: Dietitian vs. Nutritionist? What’s the difference?These days, social media seems to be full of numerous so-called nutrition “experts.” Here’s a news flash for you, anyone can call themselves a “nutritionist!” Crazy, right? It is a completely unregulated term. However, registered dietitians ARE nutrition experts who have earned credentialing to obtain the title. All dietitians are nutritionists, but not all nutritionists…
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Dietitian and Pharmacist Break Down the Newest Weight Loss Drugs
Read more: Dietitian and Pharmacist Break Down the Newest Weight Loss DrugsThe realm of weight loss is a big business that includes everything from shakes and powders to supplements and bars. Within this mentality of a “quick-fix” for weight loss, weight-loss medications are ever popular. As the holidays are approaching many individuals become concerned with “staying on track” as sweets and treats become more abundant. Now…
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All Tricks and No Treats: Helping Parents Navigate Halloween with Food Allergy Concerns
Read more: All Tricks and No Treats: Helping Parents Navigate Halloween with Food Allergy ConcernsHalloween is a fun time for kids and parents, dressing up, trick-or-treating and the thrill of being out after dark. Halloween excitement can quickly turn to stress and anxiety for parents of children with food allergies.
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Introducing Pharmacist Sam!
Read more: Introducing Pharmacist Sam!Improved Patient Outcomes with Dietitian and Pharmacist Collaboration We are thrilled to be collaborating and working with Pharmacist extraordinaire Samantha! It’s National Pharmacy Week! Let’s celebrate our pharmacy friends and discuss how collaboration with them has the potential to improve patient outcomes. Today our focus is diabetes education. There are numerous diabetes medications available to…
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Benefits of Plant Based Diets for Psoriasis
Read more: Benefits of Plant Based Diets for PsoriasisI received such great feedback from my collaboration with Vegnews on a the benefits of a plant-based diet for psoriasis I thought I would expand on this topic. What is Psoriasis? First off, what exactly is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is an immune mediated disease, meaning that the exact cause of this disease is unclear. What we…