Holiday Superfood Challenge!
Superfood Your Holiday Oh boy, the holidays are right around the corner! Even though I detest the change from summer to Fall and especially the subsequent change to winter, I do appreciate that we break up this doldrum season with some festivities. Most of you know cold and dark do not make me happy,…
Read MoreIs it time to break up with your PSL?
Oh the PSL. A Fall favorite. If you automatically know what PSL is, I’m talking to you. Even if you don’t you should still listen up. Besides the very popular Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) that makes its grand entrance every Fall, there are many other flavored coffee drinks that tempt us this time of year.…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Metabolism
If you’ve ever sat in my office, you probably know that I harp on strength training… a lot. Sometimes I might sound like a broken record. I think I bring it up at almost every session. Why is this? The links of strength training to metabolism are strong, and it’s one of the only ways…
Read MoreProtein for Building Strength: How Much is Enough?
How Much Protein Do We Really Need? Adjusting macronutrients (or “macros” as they are often called, referring to protein, carbohydrates and fat) has been a popular weight loss strategy for many years now. Remember the low fat craze of the 90’s? Now we are seeing shifts to higher fat and higher protein diets in recent…
Read MoreDigestive Spotlight: Eosinophilic Esophagitis
I love working with gastrointestinal issues. It seems weird, but I like the challenge of helping clients find dietary solutions to complex symptoms that involve the digestive tract. Often these symptoms include abdominal bloating and/or pain, constipation or diarrhea, excessive gas, acid reflux, and nausea. While diet doesn’t necessarily treat these conditions, often it can…
Read MorePractical Nutrition Strategies for COVID-19
Happy July friends! My, so much has happened since I last blogged in April. It has been hard to even keep up. I’ve been trying to write this post about nutrition and Covid-19 for weeks now, and I think it’s even more timely now that the economy is opening up and our risk for exposure…
Read MoreSpring Immune Boosters!
Boosting Your Immune System Wow, it’s April. Finally. I think most of us thought March would never end! But here we are, and this pandemic continues. Great job fellow Seattleites on your social distancing and staying at home. All signs indicate things are working, so stay the course and we will get through this! Before we…
Read MoreQuarantine Cooking! (aka Easy recipes for when you are stuck at home WAY more than you want to be)
Happy Spring! I have been woefully absent in blogging, but this time of quarantine, has, of all the good things, given me some time to catch up on things I’ve neglected. The thing is I love writing. It’s just hard to find the quiet time to sit down and concentrate, and now this seems like…
Read MoreDiet and Depression: Connections between what we eat and how we feel. More support for the Mediterranean diet.
It’s certainly not new news that what we eat affects our mental state. Many articles and research papers have looked at this connection. A recent study looking at teens, a population in this country that is growing in mood disorders, found that improving diet quality over a 3 week period reduced symptoms of depression and…
Read MoreLooking for a meal plan? Why you really don’t want a “meal plan.”
One of the main parts of my job is helping people know what to eat. Makes sense, right? I am a dietitian/nutritionist after all. Many people come to me, not surprisingly, and ask me for a meal plan. It is a question I get weekly. People want structure, specifics, the basics. Many also say, “I…
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