Pesticides are a hotly debated topic: if you’ve spent five minutes on social media, you’ve probably heard someone say that conventional fruits and vegetables are toxic and ‘killing us,’ that Cheerios are ‘drenched in glyphosate,’ and that we should use the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists to guide our produce purchases. On the other…
Another MLM GLP-1 supplement, another day. Lifevantage Mindbody GLP-1 System Lifevantage is just another multi level marketing company that has come out with a GLP-1 ‘system’ aka supplement, to try to ride on the coattails of the highly popular and successful GLP-1 agonist medications. The problem with all of these GLP-1 supplements, is that they…
I’ve been asked many times over the past few years to do a review of the Yuka app. It’s always interesting seeing apps that purport to help people make better choices with their food, because inevitably these apps reduce those choices to some arbitrary category of ‘good’ and ‘bad.’ How does Yuka determine if a…
Today’s blog is a follow-up to Nutrition Facts that are Wrong Part One from earlier this year. Nutritional science is a dynamic field and we are constantly learning more and making discoveries. As a dietitian, it is my job to stay on top of the most recent evidence and practice based on that. Over time,…
This Kangen water review is an opinion piece. When I first published a post about Kangen a few years back, I immediately got a flood of evil, angry messages from Kangen salespeople and devotees (but mostly salespeople). Most of them wanted to tell me how wrong I was, and that their uncle/mother/neighbor/whoever cured their cancer/can…
As a dietitian, I’m not just navigating the intricacies of nutrition; I also have to be up to date with food safety laws and any widespread issues that pop up. Lately, the buzz around per – and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their presence in plastics has started a conversation in the media. Talk of potential…