Monthly Insights
Expand Medicare Coverage … (February 2024)
Registered dietitians are necessary team members to help people manage many medical issues. Eating Disorders can be chronic, are devastating and have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness (second after opioid addiction). To support and help our Medicare population please contact your representing advocating for this expansion of medicare and will help to […]
Saturated Fat and Cardiovascular Disease…An Ongoing Conversation Piece (December 2015)
Coming from a cardiology background as a cardiac dietitian, I was trained back in the days when dietary trends followed the philosophies of Pritikin and Dr. Dean Ornish as ways to reduce the chances of developing coronary artery disease, to reverse heart disease, and also […]
Where Did You Learn “Fat Talk”? (November 2015)
Have you ever stepped away from yourself to listen to the manner in which you speak to yourself? Perhaps you hear your critical voice come out when you are getting dressed, or when you are eating a rich meal, or even when you choose to […]
Carrageenan: a natural ingredient but is it harmful? (October 2015)
Over the last several months I have had clients ask me about carrageenan. They want to know what it is and what the possible risks of consuming it are. When I was a student, my nutrition professors frequently said, “If you can’t pronounce it, it’s […]
Menopause and Weight Gain… An Ongoing Conversation Piece amongst Women during the Fifth Chapter of Life (September 2015)
A number of times each week, women call my office with a lament that goes something like this: “I work out regularly, eat well, haven’t changed my lifestyle, perceive that I am health conscious, and don’t understand why weight is increasing.” I generally will say […]