As a Registered Dietitians working with individuals suffering from Eating Disorders and disordered eating, we frequently see people struggling with what many consider “orthorexia,” an obsession with eating foods one considers healthy. This drive for healthy or “clean” eating can become burdensome. It can impact…

Tis the season – for colds, Covid and the flu! All joking aside, as we enter into the long-anticipated holiday season we must accept the probability that we may at some point feel under the weather. Luckily, acknowledging this allows us to preemptively continue or…

If you’re on social media you have probably seen at least one post or influencer talking about their newest protein powder or collagen supplement. Protein is one of the three macronutrients that our body needs daily and most of us know it for its aid…

Happy Fall ya’ll! Yes, I admit it, I absolutely LOVE Fall. It’s the perfect season in my opinion. The cooler days, warmer colors, football season, crunchy leaves, crisp air, pumpkin/apple/gingerbread flavored everything – you really can’t go wrong.  Eating seasonal foods that sound good to…

I am going to make the assumption that everyone reading this post at some point has been told that calories in food matter. You’ve likely heard they matter so much we should be tracking them daily. Heck, the font size for calories on food labels…

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…