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 […]
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 […]
The Grain of Freekeh…(August 2015)
Have you seen the name freekeh (also referred to as farik) on various restaurant menus lately? Has it sparked your curiosity about what this new mystery grain is? As we explore the different grains to hit the restaurant circuit, I recap in my mind the […]
What’s a Gut of a Guy or a Girl to do? Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Eating Disorders… (July 2015)
Any colleague specializing in eating disorders often hears their clients mention how they feel bloated. As a Nutrition Therapist, I like to dig deeper into this problem and ask a series of questions that help to illuminate what is going on like: Do you feel […]
Herbs, Spice and Not Everything Nice… (June, 2015)
How many times do you think this: It’s just an herb or a spice; I can consume it and it’s not a problem with my medication, because it’s natural? We think of natural as safe… not dangerous. Sometimes our doctors don’t have all the answers […]