Nutrition Science
3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Microbiome
The importance of gut health has become a big topic of conversation. However, a lot of the ways to improve it seem out of our control (i.e. vaginal birth and breast feeding) or for some...
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Heart Healthy Meals to Say I Love You (with recipes)
Yesterday I had the chance to visit my friends on Channel 5 here in San Diego to talk about Heart Healthy Ways to Say I Love You. February is Heart Health Month and it’s only...
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Your Top 10 Nutrition Questions Answered
As a nutritionist, it’s hard to go anywhere where people don’t want to pick your brain – on the airplane, at the grocery store, standing in line at the bathroom! Over time I have found...
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I Know What to Do…I Just Don’t Do It
Have you ever said this? Or, more importantly, felt it. Felt as though you know what you “should” eat but for whatever reason you just can’t get yourself to follow through? It feels terrible. As...
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Is Snacking Keeping You Stuck?
Do you ever feel like snacking is your nemesis? As if Pringles crawled into your brain when they said “once you pop, you just can’t stop!” Or if those adorable girl scouts just weren’t so...
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Craving a Cleanse? Read this first!
This time of year we are all craving a reset. Even if we didn’t go overboard during the holidays, there was certainly more sugar and alcohol and much less sleep and water. This can make...
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The Whole Health Wheel
When we talk about our health, nutrition and exercise get all the glory. However, whole health encompasses much more than just what you eat and how you move. It includes hydration, sleep, connection, and purpose....
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Do You Need More Vitamin D? – symptoms, food sources and supplements
Over the past few weeks Vitamin D has gained quite a bit of attention…well at least as much attention as a vitamin can gain in our dizzying reality! In the political world, we were told...
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Why Diets Don’t Work the Second Time
Have you ever tried a diet and it worked exactly as predicted?! You felt great, saw results, it seemed easy and you felt as though you finally figured it out! Then life happens. Maybe it’s...
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