Long Island Registered Dietitian Discusses Fresh & Frozen Fruits and Vegetables: Debunking Misinformation About Frozen Foods
A balanced and diversified healthful food plan is important whether you are trying to lose weight, are living with a chronic illness, or want to promote health and prevent disease. We all know that your shopping cart should be loaded with…
10 Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating from Long Island Registered Dietitian: Enjoy Your Favorites and Maintain a Healthy Weight
Among the many pleasures of the holidays are the foods and festivities of the season. As a registered dietitian nutritionist, it’s not uncommon for my patients to ask how they can enjoy the holidays and still manage to maintain a healthful…
Long Island Registered Dietitian Explains the Gut-Brain Connection: Prevent Disease and Improve Mental Health with Good Nutrition
As a Registered Dietitian who practices holistic nutrition therapy, I find that most people think their bodies are divided at the neck without any connection between the brain and the body. Not so. Researchers have found that a nervous system…
Long Island Dietitian Tips to Healthy Snacking, Weight Loss and Maintenance: TO SNACK OR NOT TO SNACK – That Is the Question
It is well understood that snacking can be a significant factor in weight management and health, but the definition is inconsistent. A clear understanding is needed to prevent unwanted weight gain or to promote weight loss.
The simplest…
Prevent Diabetes with Nutrition Interventions from Long Island Registered Dietitian & NYS Certified Nutritionist: The Risk of Developing Diabetes has Increased in Younger & Younger Individuals
It is estimated that 10% of all U.S. adults have diabetes, while 34.5% have prediabetes. Being overweight or obese is the strongest risk factor for developing prediabetes and then full-blown diabetes. According to the CDC, additional…
Tips to Avoid Heart Disease from Long Island Certified Nutritionist: Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke with Diet Plan
WHAT SHOULD YOU EAT TO AVOID HEART DISEASE?
According to the CDC, “Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States.” Oftentimes, people don’t even realize…
Long Island Certified Nutritionist Recommendations to Promote Health and Maintain an Optimal Weight During the Menopausal Years
As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, I work with individuals of all ages to develop personalized diet plans to meet changing nutritional needs, translating research into practice. Whether you’re struggling to attain or maintain…
Causes of Weight Gain After Menopause: Long Island Registered Dietitian Works with Women to Reassess Health Goals and Nutritional Needs
Though menopause is the end of the reproductive phase of a woman’s life, it is an opportunity to reassess their health goals and nutritional needs. As a certified nutritionist, I work with women who are pre, peri and post-menopausal,…
Long Island Registered Dietitian’s Nutrition Tips on:
HOW TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF BREAST CANCER
Approximately one-third of postmenopausal breast cancer is due to factors that cannot be controlled, but that means that two thirds are due to lifestyle issues, which we can control.
In a (Liebman 2021) Nutrition Action article, “Breast…
HOW TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF BREAST CANCER
IS AN ALKALINE DIET BENEFICIAL?
An explanation by a Long Island Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
There are many diet fads and trends, most of which are based upon junk science rather than evidence-based science. Over the past several years, there’s been a lot of buzz about alkaline diets and how they lead to weight loss while reducing…
An explanation by a Long Island Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Can Pasta Be Included in A Healthy Weight Loss Plan? Answered by a certified dietitian nutritionist
As a Long Island registered dietitian nutritionist, many of my weight loss patients mistakenly think that pasta must be avoided. Pasta is restricted on most “one-size-fits all diets” since it is typically viewed as a food that causes…
Long Island Registered Dietitian Nutritionist’s Tips to Reduce Risk of Gout: DIETARY MEASURES AND NUTRITION INTERVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS
Our bodies break down a naturally occurring chemical called purine into uric acid, which then is eliminated through our urine. Gout occurs when high levels of uric acid in the blood cause crystals to form and build up around a joint. This…