As Registered Dietitians (RDs) we often discuss how nutrition recommendations are individualized to each person. Nutrition guidelines for a 17 year old male athlete aren’t going to be the same as a 55 year old woman who has reached menopause. As we go through our…

Non-Diet Health Promoting Behaviors: Cardiovascular Health February is American Heart Month and with that can come increased messaging around guidance that is “heart healthy”. While these recommendations are not all inherently bad, oftentimes they are more weight-focused instead of focusing on health promoting behaviors for…

It happened – the results of your bloodwork came back and you’ve been told you have high cholesterol. While your first inclination may be to lower or eliminate foods in the diet that contain cholesterol – recent research shows this may have minimal to no…

We’re often told to eat our fruits and vegetables but also to avoid sugars. So, if fruits have sugars, should we really be eating more of them?! This is a great question and one that often comes up in our dietetic offices. A lot of…

  Yep, we went there. The truth is, poop is a dietitian’s jam. Gross, that seems like a bad use of the English language but you get what I mean. Our expertise is in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and anything that goes into or our of it…

Curious about what fiber is and why you need it? Check out Episode #64 of Nutrition Genius Radio to learn all about it! In this episode we cover: What fiber is How it helps the body Where you can find it (hint: not fiber bars) And the new…