In recent years, there has been a shift in perspective on women and alcohol consumption, particularly the normalization of drinking behaviours. As a dietitian, I’ve seen alcohol use in women skyrocket, so I think it’s time to have the difficult conversation about alcohol with you. The change in womens’ alcohol use is influenced by many factors…
The Glucose Goddess has been around for a few years now, with her hacks and podcast appearances and nutrition advice on how to curb blood glucose spikes. This Glucose Goddess review has been updated for 2024. As a registered dietitian, I feel like I’m uniquely qualified to comment on the things that Jessie Inchauspé says…
It pretty much goes without saying that there’s a lot of nutrition misinformation out there, and as a registered dietitian who has been practicing for 23 years, I’ve seen a lot of it. That’s probably why you’re on my site reading this right now: because you know that I’m going to give you the real…
Oh, the whiplash Oprah recently caused when she admitted to her past belief that weight loss medications were ‘the easy way out,’ only to confess that she is now on one. It’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind, of course, although when you’re a public figure, well, you can’t help but do it in…
Dietitians everywhere release a collective sigh every time Netflix releases a nutrition documentary, and with good reason: historically, these docs are full of bias, bad data, and sensationalism…none of which actually helps anyone take change of their health. Like I always say, misinformation doesn’t empower anyone. Just the opposite, actually. When I heard that You…
Author Chris Van Tulleken is an infectious diseases doctor at the University College Hospital in London for Tropical Diseases and an associate professor at University College London in the division of infection. Chris has a medical degree from Oxford and a PhD in molecular virology. In his book Ultra Processed People, he focuses on the…