Oh hey, I’m Abby, and I’m in menopause. It has taken me a really long time to get up the courage to admit that to all of you. This is a coming-out of sorts, although I wish I didn’t have to feel that way. Why would a dietitian want to write about menopause? Easy. So…
It’s pretty safe to assume that most dieters would love to increase their food intake after they lose the weight, and not gain any of it back in the process. Up until now, that has been a stumbling block for many people, because nobody really wants to maintain a restrictive plan forever so they don’t regain…
Nutrition and wellness are funny things. There’s always a push to be healthier, faster, in more extreme ways. And I think that a lot of the time, we get in our own way when we try to achieve those goals. Look. Compared to years past, we have a lot of health information available to us,…
I get asked a lot about protein powders. My stock answer is that you should always try to get your protein through food first, but some of you, for any number of reasons, find that hard to do. Maybe you’re not into eating solids in the morning, but you still want to get a hit…
Thank you to Food Science Babe, who not only provided me with the images and information for this Flavcity review, but who has also valiantly fought against Flavcity’s misinformation on many occasions. As always, this post is my opinion. Bobby Parrish, aka FlavCity, isn’t a food scientist or a dietitian. He’s a home chef with…
There’s a new study from France on artificial sweeteners and cancer, and predictably, the media has taken it and run with headlines like, ‘Artificial Sweeteners are Associated with Increased Cancer Risk, Finds Large-Scale Cohort Study’! I’ve been fielding questions around artificial sweeteners for years, and reading the comments in response to this study on social…