In our previous posts, I introduced the Destructive Self and the True Self and provided you with five tools to silence your Destructive...

We tend to think that good genes make us thin and healthy, whereas bad genes make us fat and sick. But what if we could turn our “good”...

As a nutrition educator, I teach throughout my community to middle school students and adults. The main tenet of my teaching is to eat...

There is no question that nutrition plays a key role in improving sports performance. A good sports performance diet can be a powerful...

Staying hydrated is an important nutrition strategy that can elevate your performance. Even a mild degree of dehydration can impair...

When we first started gardening, we were concerned about the chemistry of the soil — the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in...

The most important factor for successful gardening is living, healthy soil. Here's a review, in last week's post. The second most...

As discussed in our previous posts, keeping your soil alive and nutrient-rich by using crop rotation and cover crops is paramount for a...

I have often joked with my friends that I have to keep quiet about what I do for a living when I’m in social situations. Sleep and...

A brief history of America's love affair with meat Let's start with a fact: The average American consumes 210 pounds of meat and 15.5...

Most of us know someone who is either allergic, intolerant or sensitive to certain foods. In fact, experts in the field of nutrition and...

My working definition of mindfulness is this: being present and aware with kindness and compassion. It is about being awake to what is...

Practicing mindfulness is becoming aware in the present moment WITH COMPASSION. Sometimes when we cultivate this awareness and are able...

Do you have a someday drawer filled with dreams of being a world traveler, a best-selling author, an entrepreneur or ….? Have you made...

Nutrition information these days can be overwhelming, if not downright confusing. Every expert seems to offer a different opinion. One...

Previously, we talked about the health benefits of following a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) diet. In addition to optimizing health,...

Increasingly, people realize that what we put on our plates can have more of an impact on our health than most pills or medical...

Kayla is a 16-year-old competitive soccer player. Like many of her teammates, she has irregular periods—generally only a few times per...

Have you ever wondered why apples or avocados turn brown a few minutes after you cut into them? Why do old cars start to rust? It’s...

Day in and day out, I work with patients who have been diagnosed with cancer. One of my greatest joys as a registered dietitian is when I...