Should you start drinking matcha instead of coffee? Matcha is a ground up version of Japanese green tea and is used in hot and cold drinks and foods. While a cup of coffee or two daily is safe for your health, many people report feeling anxiety, stomach aches, headaches, and […]

Is Fasting the new Juicing? Remember how a couple years ago, people began sipping all their meals through a straw (for $15 a piece from Whole Foods), imagining it was doing us a world of good…until nutritional studies proved that it was not. We soon learned that the fiber, skin, […]

Feeling “SAD” this time of year is a real thing–I am not referring to holiday anxiety, but a true depression that hits people when temperatures drop, the days become shorter, and time spent outdoors is infrequent at best. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a very real thing, when serotonin and dopamine […]

As the holidays approach, even the most health conscious and well “balanced” people become a bit anxious about staying on track “food-wise” and maintaining their healthy routine. Most of us are pretty committed to making wise choices when we are home. Then Thanksgiving arrives, with the holidays on its heels–which […]

As an nutritionist, one of the first questions my clients ask me is, “Are there any foods I can never eat again?” or “What foods are forbidden?”. Though my initial response is, “None”,  I then quickly back pedal and add–“Almost none”. While most foods are okay in moderation (we all […]

This is such a common–and understandable–grievance for parents, and I hear it all the time. Nothing is more frustrating than spending an hour to prepare a healthy new recipe for dinner, only to have everyone pick at it, move it around the plate with their forks, and ask to be […]

I am frequently asked about “inflammatory” foods, and what exactly causes inflammation in the body. Diseases that end with “itis” mean it is an ailment which involves inflammation. For example, arthritis is swelling of the joints; colitis is inflammation in the colon; tonsillitis  is when your tonsils become inflamed, etc. […]

“Let there be peace within your walls and quietness within your towers”. As someone who is trying to begin a meditation practice for myself—and I repeat, TRYING—I came across this quote in a book, and it really clicked for me. It is adapted from Psalm 122:7 and while I am […]

  We already knew that sugar is more powerfully addictive than cocaine, and now we know why. The fact that your brain releases dopamine after eating sugar (the same neurotransmitter released during cocaine use), explains why it’s so easy to become addicted to sweets. The dopamine release gives you a […]