Your father had Type II Diabetes in his mid 40’s. Your grandmother died of lung cancer (and she never smoked). And your sister just completed testing for an autoimmune scare. She’s fine. But all [...]

Has the flood of new weight loss and weight management apps, left you wondering what will better help you reach your goals? Can an app really replace the benefits of a health coach – after [...]

Remember when mom used to sneak vegetables into your favorite meals just to get you to eat better? Well, it turns out she may have been onto something. These days you can’t walk through the [...]

The most addictive granola in the word!! Ingredients 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey 1/3 cup brown sugar 4 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 cup oil- ( I use avocado oil) 5 cups rolled [...]

Ingredients 4 avocados 4 cup shelled edamame, defrosted (peas work well too) 2 cup kale, spines removed and chopped 1/2 cup lime juice 2 cup cherry tomatoes, chopped 1/4 cup red onion, chopped 2 [...]

How Gratitude Impacts Your Physical & Emotional Health There is no question that gratitude is good for you. And with Thanksgiving around the corner, I thought it might be good to explore how [...]

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 [...]