Recently the practice of nutrition therapy by Registered Dietitians has come under a bit of fire. One senator wrote in an article. “Rather than genuine health and safety concerns, licensed dietitians are mostly just worried about protecting their monopoly status as the only group that can provide nutritional services in states like Missouri.”1 This quote was … Continue reading Why Choose a Registered Dietitian?
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Eggs Eggs Eggs
Are they good? Bad? And what is cholesterol? Recently a new study was posted in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) that stated that eggs may once again be bad for us. For years we were taught that eggs are terrible and singlehandedly cause heart disease. Then we got the good news (at least … Continue reading Eggs Eggs Eggs
Why Eating Makes You Happy
Why Eating Makes You Happy As my first blog post it seemed fitting to talk about why we eat. Aside from the usual talk about how we need food for our health and strength, we eat because it feels good. It feels good to eat tasty foods; and guess what? It’s supposed to. Food causes … Continue reading Why Eating Makes You Happy