Can food affect our mood and overall mental health? The link between nutrition and physical health is well known, but ‘nutritional psychiatry’ – the science of the role of nutrition on our mental health – is a growing area of research. We can expect to hear a lot more around the link between food and…
If you’ve spend any time online lately, you’ve probably seen social media content promoting hydrogen water, fat burning foods, hormone balancing salads, Oatzempic, and a lot of other things that sound..well…strange. They were probably described in sciencey-sounding verbiage, with lots of anecdotes like, ‘X caused me to lose 30 pounds in 2 weeks!’ or, ‘Y…
When Hack Your Health: The Secrets of the Gut came out, I knew I had to review it. As much as I can’t stand Netflix nutrition documentaries, I know everyone wants to read a synopsis and my thoughts about these often-sensationalized movies. Unlike some of the Netflix documentaries, I found this one was comparatively well done…
This post has been developed in partnership with Way. Knowing what’s fact and what’s fiction is one of the first steps in nourishing your body properly. Unfortunately, there’s a ton of nutrition misinformation out there, and it’s hard to know what’s right and what’s not. When we believe the wrong things, this can lead to…
It’s no secret that women in middle age are the new target of the wellness and diet industries, and as a dietitian, I’ve had just about enough of it. No more shady menopause diets! With more disposable income, higher stress levels, and a sense of urgency and anxiety around their changing bodies, we’re the perfect…
The Washington Post’s article, “As Obesity Rises, Big Food and Dietitians Push ‘Anti-Diet’ Advice.” is an example of what happens when journalists lose all nuance and common sense to sell a narrative that doesn’t quite add up. Under the helm of Anahad O’Connor and ‘The Examination,’ the WaPo’s attack dog investigative team, the public is…