Serious Weight Loss Tools (for those who are serious about getting it right)
As I mentioned in my last blog post, there are a few essential tools that can help you get serious about doing weight loss the right way: with an accurate calorie goal and a way to track body...
View ArticlePrebiotics & Probiotics: What’s all the Hype About?
By Darieli Sanchez, Dietetic Intern The human body is filled with good and bad bacteria, and while that might sound alarming, the good bacteria work hard to keep us healthy. Most bacteria in the body...
View ArticleLooking for a meal plan? Why you really don’t want a “meal plan.”
One of the main parts of my job is helping people know what to eat. Makes sense, right? I am a dietitian/nutritionist after all. Many people come to me, not surprisingly, and ask me for a meal plan....
View ArticleDiet and Depression: Connections between what we eat and how we feel. More...
It’s certainly not new news that what we eat affects our mental state. Many articles and research papers have looked at this connection. A recent study looking at teens, a population in this country...
View ArticleQuarantine Cooking! (aka Easy recipes for when you are stuck at home WAY more...
Happy Spring! I have been woefully absent in blogging, but this time of quarantine, has, of all the good things, given me some time to catch up on things I’ve neglected. The thing is I love writing....
View ArticleSpring Immune Boosters!
Boosting Your Immune System Wow, it’s April. Finally. I think most of us thought March would never end! But here we are, and this pandemic continues. Great job fellow Seattleites on your social...
View ArticlePractical Nutrition Strategies for COVID-19
Happy July friends! My, so much has happened since I last blogged in April. It has been hard to even keep up. I’ve been trying to write this post about nutrition and Covid-19 for weeks now, and I think...
View ArticleDigestive Spotlight: Eosinophilic Esophagitis
I love working with gastrointestinal issues. It seems weird, but I like the challenge of helping clients find dietary solutions to complex symptoms that involve the digestive tract. Often these...
View ArticleProtein for Building Strength: How Much is Enough?
How Much Protein Do We Really Need? Adjusting macronutrients (or “macros” as they are often called, referring to protein, carbohydrates and fat) has been a popular weight loss strategy for many years...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Metabolism
If you’ve ever sat in my office, you probably know that I harp on strength training… a lot. Sometimes I might sound like a broken record. I think I bring it up at almost every session. Why is this? The...
View ArticleIs it time to break up with your PSL?
Oh the PSL. A Fall favorite. If you automatically know what PSL is, I’m talking to you. Even if you don’t you should still listen up. Besides the very popular Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) that makes its...
View ArticleHoliday Superfood Challenge!
Superfood Your Holiday Oh boy, the holidays are right around the corner! Even though I detest the change from summer to Fall and especially the subsequent change to winter, I do appreciate that we...
View ArticleDo You Gluten?
Happy New Year friends! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. I’m sure you are thinking I’m here to tell you about some New Year’s diet resolution or something you should be doing better this...
View ArticleSupplements: Do you really need them?
Vitamins. Minerals. Herbs. Powders. Tinctures. Whatever you want to call them, they are all supplements of some sort. We have a love/hate relationship with supplements. On the one hand they can be...
View ArticleBreaking Down the DASH Diet
Breaking Down the “DASH Diet” for Healthy Blood Pressure High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is called the “silent epidemic.” So many people have it, yet it rarely shows any warning signs...
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View ArticleDoes Dairy Cause Inflammation?
“Oh, I can’t eat that. I’m avoiding dairy.” Have you heard that phrase before? Likely you have, and it either produces a strong desire to roll your eyes real hard … or it peaks your curiosity. I...
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