Discover Nutrition & Beyond

Remember when you woke up to greet a brand new year? You vowed to make big changes, made yourself all kinds of promises for the next 365 days? After one final night of celebrating you decided the time is now. You were so motivated to take action. Change your life. Live better. Now...

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist When clients work with me, they expect to talk about their food choices and answer questions like: How many fruits and vegetables do you eat per day? How often do you eat at restaurants in a week? Are your food choices processed or unprocessed? And...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder afflicting between 10-15% of the U.S. adult population (1). Understanding IBS There are no specific tests for IBS, so a diagnosis is made using the Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria (2): Recurrent abdominal pain (on average, at least 1 day/week in past 3 months) associated...

guest post by April wilson smith, master of public health A study published in August in The Lancet, one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals, surveyed data from 195 countries on alcohol consumption and health risks, and concluded that “The level of alcohol consumption that minimized harm across health outcomes was zero...