Monthly Insights
New Year, New Values… (January 2025)
As we start 2025, we’re bombarded with the usual messages about New Year’s resolutions—particularly around weight and exercise. The diet and weight loss industries capitalize on New Year’s resolutions, using this annual ritual to perpetuate diet culture messaging. Have you considered pushing back against this by doing something different this year? Could you revisit your […]
Understanding SIBO (Small Intestine Bacteria Overgrowth) and the Dietary Management of it (May 2013)
How many of you are familiar with the term SIBO? I know clients bring this term up to me once they are diagnosed with it. SIBO which is also known as Small Intestine Bacteria Overgrowth affects can be responsible for up to the 84% of the IBS cases (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). Did you know that […]
Supplements and Gluten, aka: wheat (April 2013)
Ever wonder if the supplements or medications you are taking contain gluten? I know this concern comes up with clients that I see who have Celiac Disease. Celiac Disease is intolerance to Gluten. Did you know that accidental gluten can be in certain drugs? Labeling gluten-containing ingredients isn’t medically required, and can be the inactive […]
What is Diabulimia? (March 2013)
Have you heard this term before Diabulimia? It is an eating disorder merging individual with Type 1 diabetes (those on insulin) with bulimia. These patients must take insulin in order to metabolize glucose (sugar) and these patients will intentionally skip their doses of insulin or take less the amount of the prescribed dose of insulin […]
What is Red Raspberry Ketone? (February 2013)
As most of you know (if not all) I do not believe in diets. I have had a number of clients of over the months bring up the topic of Red Raspberry Ketone because they heard about it on Dr. Oz. This supplement claims to be a weight loss supplement. Raspberry Ketone has the ability […]
The Female Athlete Triad (January 2013)
What is the Female Athlete Triad? Unless you are an athlete or a competitive you may have not heard this term before. This is a syndrome that is composed of three overlapping components. These are reduced bone mineral density, menstrual irregularity (menstrual dysfunction) and low energy availability. Reduced bone mineral density reflects having a lower […]
Using the Non-Diet Approach with the Addiction Patient (December 2012)
As we approach the holidays many individuals find that their addictions come to the surface. Whether they are dealing with relationship issues, work issues or whatever issue has led them to use and abuse many of you know I see people with body image issues/eating disorders whom also have drug and alcohol addictions. I […]
Eating for the Holidays
Are you uncertain what to eat over the holidays, since you have been unsuccessful being present when eating? Or are you unclear how to prepare tasty meals that won’t increase your cholesterol? Healthy eating includes, healthy cooking. Included in this article are tips to decrease the overall caloric and fat content in meals. Planning creamy […]
Using the Non-Diet Approach for Treating Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
Many of us are familiar with the terms Anorexia Nervosa, and Bulimia, but the eating disorder, which is in the younger stages, is called Binge Eating Disorder (BED). This article will discuss the diagnostic features of BED and treatment using the non-diet approach. Binge-Eating Disorder is classified as having binge episodes occur, usually among the […]
Juicing: From Detoxing to weight loss, what is the hype? (November 2012)
Many people struggle to eat fruits and vegetables and it seems that the rage has increased beyond green powders to juice bars all over town. We hear the term “cold pressed” amongst others and it sounds very inviting to have that fresh squeezed kale, cucumber, lemon, parsley juice perhaps with a splash of apple […]
Truth Regarding Low Carbohydrate Diets – How it Will Affect My Lipid Panel
An estimated 50-70 million Americans go on diets each year. Many of these same people will go on a diet the next year. And again the year after that. For many, this represents a cyclical pattern of yo-yo dieting that does our physical and emotional health little good. The lowdown on carbohydrate-restricting diets has a […]