How to have a better relationship with food - nutrition tips

How to Have a Better Relationship With Food

I recently was listening to a podcast with Oprah and Geneen Roth, an expert on body acceptance and reducing compulsive eating. One concept they discussed that struck me was that your relationship with food is a microcosm of your relationship…
How FFC Helped Me Lose 11% Body Fat and Reshape My Perspective on Nutrition
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How FFC Helped Me Lose 11% Body Fat and Reshape My Perspective on Nutrition

Fitness is 80% nutrition and 20% exercise. I have read this mantra many times in different forums and articles. While I don't know if the ratio is 100% accurate, what I do know is that nutrition is an extremely vital part of a good fitness plan.…
Why you should absolutely eat seaweed

Why You Absolutely Should Eat Seaweed

Seaweed? For dinner? Seriously? Yes, yes, and yes! Chances are you’ve had seaweed as part of a sushi roll or even as a side dish or salad at a Japanese restaurant, but have you considered adding it to your regular weekday at-home dining…
Best healthy airport food options to stay on track

Best Healthy Food At The Airport to Stay On Track

As you know, it's important to not let your travel plans get in the way of your fitness goals. But what about your diet? The best option for traveling is to bring your own meals and snacks, at least for the airport. However, no matter how…
Vegetables on cutting board for healthy meal and food prep

Food Prep Tips to Help You Eat Healthier

As a registered dietitian, I'm often asked, "What's the best thing that I can do right now to eat healthier?” The short answer? Food prep! But today’s dizzying pace of life leaves all of us wishing we had a few extra hours in the day as…
How to evaluate vitamins and supplements - nutrition information

How to Evaluate Vitamins and Supplements

Dietary supplements include vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, sports supplements, amino acids, or combination of the above ingredients. Vitamins and supplements are growing in popularity among Americans, with approximately 68% of the population…
FOMO of Food? Here's how to eat with more mindfulness
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FOMO of Food? Here’s How To Eat With Mindfulness

A friend of mine recently told me she thinks I have FOMO, a fear of missing out. I thought about it, and the concept resonates: I do often feel conflicted when I want to have some downtime but an interesting activity or event comes up. I also…
The amazing health benefits of adding spices to your diet - nutrition

The Amazing Health Benefits of Spices in Your Diet

As a generally healthy individual, I eat my daily greens, stay away from added sugar and include protein and healthy fats in my diet. This, we have learned, is probably the most important aspect of living a healthy lifestyle. Beyond that, though,…
Nutrition how to - low sugar diet

Nutrition How-To: Low Sugar Diet

We’re bringing you a mini-series to introduce and examine some of the top nutrition trends. We’ll explore what’s hot, where we’re seeing it, why it’s gaining popularity, and what’s in store for the future. In this post, we'll go…

How to Prevent a Cortisol Crash & Why You Need To

I’m sure you’ve seen it all over the web: “unbalanced cortisol levels lead to weight gain.” This can be incredibly frustrating if you are in a deficit-related program trying to lose weight for a healthier lifestyle, or even if you have…

How To: Use the MyFitnessPal App to Lose More Weight

So you've made the decision to track your nutrition. Congratulations! Meal tracking can improve one’s diet, promote more mindful eating behaviors, provide lots of new information for your benefit as well as for your doctor or dietitian and…
How to fight colds faster

How to Fight Colds Faster

Winter weather gets a bad rap for also wreaking havoc on your health. Common questions we hear all the time include those such as “what’s the best way to boost your immune system before cold season?”, “what should you take to help prevent…
Master your metabolism - common myths about metabolism, debunked.

Master Your Metabolism: 5 Common Myths About Metabolism Debunked

Put most simply, metabolism is the term used to describe the chemical processes responsible for maintaining life. There is a lot of information surrounding this subject - especially when it comes to exercise and nutrition. With that, of course,…
5 easy steps to make meal planning a regular part of your life

5 Easy Steps to Make Meal Planning a Regular Part of Your Life

Meal planning. The concept seems so simple, yet can be very daunting when you’re up to your ears in Tupperware and can’t possibly seem to find the time to make a grocery store run. It may appear easier to revert back to the old ways…
Why cheat days are a bad idea and easy ways to eat healthy anyway

Why Cheat Days Are a Bad Idea and Easy Ways to Eat Healthy Anyway

We’ve made it past the holidays, but we’re not out of the woods yet! The time of year that we become inundated with opportunities to overindulge on sweets at work, at office parties, and family gatherings continues into this month – especially…
Tips to reduce inflammation in your diet and the diseases it may cause.

Tips to Reduce Inflammation in Your Diet and the Diseases It May Cause

"Inflammation" is the new buzzword, and for an important reason - it’s often a good indicator to us that something is going on we need to attend to. For example, inflammation can happen as a result of injury. Additionally, if it’s happening…