Monthly Insights
Can decaffeinated coffee ease caffeine withdrawal? (April 2024)
Have you considered giving up coffee, or simply reducing your daily intake, but are putting it off because you dread going through caffeine withdrawal? Decaffeinated coffee may be an unexpected tool to help you make the transition. Research from the University of Sydney, published last year in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, found that when participants […]
Pregnancy and Nuts: How does a mother’s eating nuts during pregnancy impact her child’s likelihood of developing an allergy to nuts? (August 2016)
(Note: for purposes of this monthly insight, “nuts” will be used to include peanuts and tree nuts unless specifically stated otherwise.) In the United States, the incidence of nut allergies had more than tripled between 1997 and 2008 – from 0.4% to 1.4% of children […]
What does Intuitive Eating mean to you? (July 2016)
As a Nutrition Therapist who is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor the topic of “what does intuitive eating mean to you?” has been a popular topic of discussion with many of my clients. The premise of Intuitive Eating […]
The Popularity of Sprouted Greens (June 2016)
Several years ago on a Sunday morning I was at the farmers’ market when I had my first encounter with a sprouted-grain vendor. My only experience with sprouted grains before the farmers’ market was seeing, at the end of a salad bar, what I would […]
Gastric Bypass Surgery and Alcohol Consumption, Critical Information to Know (May 2016)
When we have surgery how often do we think about what our future will be like? Is consideration given to all of the trips to the doctor we will experience, how much happier we will be, and whether or not our requirements for our nutritional […]