Category: Learning Curve

You’ve probably seen this humungous gallon-sized water bottles with the motivational inscriptions on the side. I think they look like a barrel, hence my nickname for them: The Barrel. But should you be guzzling that much water every day? How much water do you need a day? Don’t head to Amazon

‘You have to eat enough calories every day, otherwise your body will go into starvation mode and you’ll never lose weight!’ I have to admit that I’ve said this more than a few times in the 21 years I’ve been an RD. But is it really true? If we skip

I had a follower send me a graphic the other day that talked about the ‘Big Whoosh.’ Never in all of the science classes I’ve taken and in all of the years I’ve been practicing as a dietitian, have I ever heard of a ‘Big Whoosh.’ Turns out, the person

It’s the battle between keto versus low fat – the Diet Wars have been raging for years now, all over social media and everywhere else. On one side, we have the low-carb/keto group, and on the other, pretty much everyone else.  I jest, of course, about the ‘everyone else’ part,

There’s a lot of hype around our gut and how it impacts our health. Especially now, when everyone is scrambling to optimize their immunity, lots of us are looking to take probiotics to strengthen our microbiome so we can fight off illnesses. But are probiotics worth your while?  We can’t