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Can junk food really be making teens more depressed? If you’re anything like me, you grew up at a time where Tab and Diet Coke were all the rage, and we routinely snacked on Domino’s pizza, [...]

Until recent years, one of the most unrecognized factors contributing to mental health has been the role of nutrition. At best, nutrition was given only a secondary glance or left for moms to [...]

As a functional nutritionist, gut health is one of the things I specialize in the most. In part because overall gut health is still a mystery for many, but mostly because so much of our overall [...]

You’ve heard of eating disorders, but have you heard of disordered eating? Eating disorders is a diagnostic term that covers four specific types of disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and [...]

You’ve been “good” all week and then you go out with some friends and they order an appetizer to share. It’s loaded with cheese and it’s fried – and it’s definitely not on your “accepted food [...]

I am not one to support fad diet plans or food trends that don’t make sense. I don’t believe in anything that’s a quick fix or is going to only provide a temporary solution. My philosophy is [...]

Kohlrabi is in the cabbage family alongside cauliflower, brussels sprouts and broccoli.  It is delicious eaten both raw and cooked. Very low in calories and rich in antioxidants like carotenes, [...]

So, maybe you saw the Bud Light Super Bowl commercial. The one where they shame Miller Light and Coors Light for using corn syrup as one of their ingredients in their beer. The commercial [...]

Beets are chock full of  betaine, which supports healthy blood vessels and healthy liver function. Beets also contain the important nutrients folate and potassium. Beets can be prepared a variety [...]

As you probably know, I’m not a fan of food trends. Most food trends come and go and they leave you constantly guessing what you should eat. It’s gotten to the point where some of my clients open [...]