Confessions of A Dietitian
“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.”
B.K.S. Iyengar
You become what you think, and you are what you eat but did you know, you become how you breathe too? Like a domino effect, thoughts, activate a breathing pattern switching...
10 Tasty Herbs for Delicious Dishes and Global Cuisine
Herbs not only enhance the flavor of dishes but also offer various nutritional benefits.
10 Tasty Herbs, their nutritional value, and suggested ways to use them in recipes. Plus, Healthy Recipes
- Basil
- Nutritional...
Fill Up on Fiber: The Sugar-Free Carb
What to Have More of in Your Diet: Focusing on incorporating more nutritious elements into your diet can be a positive and effective approach to achieving better health. Rather than concentrating on what to avoid, emphasize what you can add for a...
Does Size Matter?
As a dietitian with 30 years of experience, I can attest that health comes in all shapes and sizes. I've seen people who are healthy at every size and others who are unhealthy regardless of their size. What is considered normal and healthy has become a moving target. Health...
Can Diets Do All the Heavy Lifting?
"Diet alone is like a house with one wall; it can't provide all the stability and support needed to weather the storms
Is your diet doing all the heavy lifting? Most popular diets solely focus on the body. In my opinion, expecting the diet to do all the heavy...
Muscle cramps?
From marathoners to menopause, if you sweat (not just glow), you might be low in Potassium!
Muscle cramps can occur with dehydration, deficiencies in calcium, magnesium and or potassium. In this blog, we will look specifically at calcium.
Potassium is a...
Men-O-Pause
“I’m still hot—it just comes in flashes now.”
Kathy was the energetic one, always on the go and happily walking or running most days. Suddenly, around at forty, she noticed a series of ailments from bed spins (vertigo), pains in her lower stomach, hot flashes,...
