After years of it being acknowledged that incorporating soy-based foods offered a cardiovascular benefit, and considering soy’s inclusion in Dr Jenkins’ 2011 portfolio diet study on cholesterol lowering, it came as some surprise that in October 2017, the FDA put in a proposal to revoke soy’s health claim. Here’s a
Given their immense popularity among my clients and the general public, I’ve made it a habit of late to focus my writing attention on the world’s top selling dietary supplements. Having previously discussed melatonin, collagen and probiotics among other Amazon best-sellers, today I turn my attention to Coenzyme Q10, also
People come to my office all the time because they are concerned about the nutritional adequacy of their diet. Although eating what some call a “ healthy, balanced diet” requires more than just getting enough vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. You do still need to make sure you get enough
The Game Changers is the latest in what appears to be a multi-year wave of pro-vegan documentaries airing on Netflix. And it’s working. Veganism is one of the fastest growing societal trends, and I don’t mind it one bit. Loyal readers of this blog will probably recall my guarded but
The brain is a powerful thing. So powerful in fact that, for many of us, the manner in which we think can be either be of great benefit or great detriment to our quality of life. This is true At least according to Cognitive Behavioural Theory ( and Cognitive Behavioural
Stop comparing yourself to…….. other dietitians! This one goes out to all of my fellow RDs. Today’s very special guest article is written for you, by a lovely dietitian by the name of Jess Serdikoff Jess is concerned about how dietitian’s view and treat themselves, so she’s decided she wants
The irony of writing an article on melatonin supplementation and sleep quality at 3 am in the morning is not lost on me. Or perhaps that’s not irony at all, I never really know how to use the word properly. And while I could look into it, I opted to
Is there any evidence that food measurably lowers bodily signs of inflammation? My Australian friend Izzy, more formally known as Dr. Isobelle Smith, posed an interesting question to me during an Instagram chat last week. My predictable response – let’s write a blog and find out! For myself personally, the timing
I’ve loved writing since my teenage years but it’s only in the last few that I’ve realized how incredible of a tool writing can be to foster both professional development and personal success. The fact that you are reading today’s post, in a world where writing is supposedly dead, is
The grueling wait for cooler heads to prevail in the global anti-sugar debate has left this dietitian short on faith that the fanning of the flames around the controversial topic of sugar intake will ever subside. The annoying persistence of this subject as a marquee topic of discussion is only
