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12 Self-Care Tips for Caregivers
Being a caregiver, whether it be for a loved one or it’s your full-time job, can oftentimes leave you feeling isolated and unsupported. It can also lead to an unhealthy lifestyle and even major depression. This is why it’s so very important to take care of yourself! I...
Mediterranean Veggie Skewers with Basil Dressing
Adding vegetables to summer meals is a delicious way to amp up nutrition—and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Summer veggies are at their peak right now, and adding them to your next outdoor grilling party is a delicious way to treat yourself to some nutritional...
How To Make Exercise A Habit
Do you want to incorporate exercise into your daily life, but you aren’t exactly sure how or where to start? Is your busy work schedule or bustling social life preventing you from eating a healthy diet and working out as consistently as you’d like to? There are plenty...
Zucchini Bread
Did you know that August 8th is National Zucchini Bread Day? This is the perfect recipe to make when you have an abundance of summer zucchini to use up. Botanically, zucchini is labeled as a fruit which makes it an excellent match for a tasty bread treat. When picking...
Healthy Coffee Milkshake
July 26th is National Coffee Milkshake Day. Last year I posted this recipe to the Valley Breast Center Instagram to celebrate, and it was really popular! One patient even said to me, “I wasn’t so sure about working with a dietitian [because I didn't want all my...
A Great Tool For Buildng Healthy New Habits: Habit-Stacking
Today we’re going to talk about one of my favorite approaches to building healthy new habits: habit stacking! Habit stacking is a great tool for so many people, especially busy people who think they do not have the time for an opportunity to change and create habits....
Q2 2022 Media Round-Up
Happy Monday, guys. Hope your week is getting off to a great start! The past few months have been pretty intense. As I’m sitting down to write this, I kind of can’t believe it’s only been three months since the last time I did my quarterly media round-up. For...
Lemon Dill Hummus
Hummus is a staple food in my house. I eat it in some context almost every single day. Sometimes I buy it, but I’ve been so hung up on this lemon dill hummus, I’ve been making my own a lot more, and wow—it is so easy! You can use this as a flavorful appetizer for a...
What Are Functional Foods?
The topic of functional foods – what are they and how they can be best incorporated into one’s life – comes up often in my health and wellness conversations, so I wanted to take a moment to share some of my thoughts on the matter. As the Mayo Clinic shares,...
Self-Care Tips for Empaths
I remember the first time someone ever called me an empath. I was, like, “Wait, there’s a word for this?” 30 years on this planet wondering what was wrong with me and suddenly I knew what to call it. It was a rainy winter night, and I was sitting at the bar in Kilo,...