Raise your hand if you’ve ever bought a nutrition supplement, service, or other product after seeing an advertisement of some kind? Basically, if you’ve ever seen an ad for vitamins and then bought those vitamins, you’d fall into this category. Marketing. It’s an essential part of running a business. But at what point does marketing cross the line from being an innocuous business tool, and become a harmful manipulation? In the nutrition world, us nutrition professionals are b

In honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports month, let’s talk nutrition’s best friend, exercise! Obviously, as a dietitian, clients come/are referred to me for help with their eating habits. And it’s true that nutrition is the heavy hitter when it comes to maintaining general health and weight. However, it’s a mistake to ignore exercise in this equation. Exercise is diet’s best friend, and when diet is ignoring exercise, diet just isn’t going to be as effective. We’re su

Are you still counting calories? Do you find yourself obsessing over how many calories you are “allowed” to eat in a day? Do you feel as though calorie counting is what you’re supposed to be doing? If you have answered yes to one or all of these questions then this article is perfect for you! As a Registered Dietitian and nutrition expert, I am here to tell you to put down your calorie-tracking apps right now and take a break from dieting. I don’t count calories. I know it

Happy New Year! It’s that time again…time to reflect on the year behind us, and dream and plan for the year in front of us. I’m betting some of you are thinking, “This is the year I drop that extra 30 pounds I don’t want.” Great! If you’re struggling with some weight-related health issues, this is a logical goal…to start. You see, most of us understand WHAT needs to happen in this scenario. The question is, do we know HOW this is going to happen? To answer that question, we n

This November, in honor of National Diabetes Month, we’re bringing some important nutrition and exercise focused diabetes prevention tips to all of you. Before you skip the rest of this and move on to the skateboarding cat video, let’s take a look at the stats… According to the CDC, 1 out of every 3 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with diabetes at some point during their life. Look around you, find two other people, and ask yourself if you think that 1 person, will be yo