One of the biggest problems I had with the nutrition education that I received during my path to become a registered dietitian wasn’t the low fat, high carb recommendations. I was fully prepared for hearing that stuff. Instead, it was the “everything in moderation” approach to weight loss counseling that I had the biggest issue… Continue Reading
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The Struggle Is Real…
They say when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade – but what if you don’t have sugar or water?? And what if life isn’t ‘giving’ you lemons but it’s shooting them at you with a freaking potato gun? There you are bruised and thirsty. So you just pick up a damn lemon and… Continue Reading
Testimonial: Paleo and Bipolar Disorder
Testimonial written by: Caroline S. I’m happy to report that I’ve had great success treating my bipolar disorder with the paleo diet. From ages 15 to 19, I suffered from periods of severe depression, mood swings, self-harming behaviors, and even suicidal thoughts. After realizing I needed to be proactive about my future and not… Continue Reading
Paleo made me the man I’ve dreamt of becoming my whole life
Testimonial written by: Tim Bauer I have been morbidly obese practically my entire life. By the time I was 10 years old, I was a chubby kid, weighing in at over 100 pounds. I was in size 44 pants by the time I was in High School and kept going up from there. In November… Continue Reading
Testimonial: The Best Version of Me
Testimonial written by: Kimberly For years, pretty much all my life, I struggled with insecurity, my weight, body image, and wanting to be healthy. I just didn’t know how to find the right balance. Though I have never been overweight, I have fluctuated through my teens into college from battling anorexia. I have gone… Continue Reading
Testimonial: The Greatest Thing I’ve Ever Done
Testimonial written by: Michael L. When I was 23, I went through a big break up. At the time I thought it was the worst thing I had ever gone through. In hind sight, it turns out to be the best thing that could have ever happened to me. Go back five years earlier, I… Continue Reading
Testimonial: Breaking The Destructive Cycle
Written by: Donny M. ”You have gained a lot of weight, Donny. You don’t look good”. I looked up from my violin, having just rushed into her office, excited to play the newest piece I had learned in orchestra. I was crushed. Expecting to hear praise of my improving skill on the instrument, I heard… Continue Reading
Coming Out…
It’s not something I aspired to. I didn’t get out of bed one morning and decide, yeah, today’s the day this is going down. It just happened – slowly, progressively – happened. It’s consumed 23 years of my life. It’s all I know. It’s who I am. My name is Amy, and I’m Anorexic. Yep,… Continue Reading
The Female Athlete Triad
As a dietitian, I’ve worked with a variety of individuals (ranging from those with eating disorders to neurological conditions) improve their health through nutrition and other lifestyle modifications. Often times when I meet with clients, the desired goal is weight loss, but when it comes to women that can come at a cost. Whenever we… Continue Reading
From Vegan To Paleo
Written by Jenna Scott: I originally went vegetarian for Lent. Yes, Lent. Vegetarianism was something I had dabbled in my entire life, and now I had a justifiable reason to remove meat from my diet for a specified amount of time. In the first few months as a vegetarian, I started to develop major digestion… Continue Reading
