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Early Adverse Life Events and Risk for Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Liz Moon, NP A study published earlier this year in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology looked at risk and protective factors related to how early adverse life (EALs) impact irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Please feel free to read the study here: NCBI: Association between Early Adverse Life […]
Time to Reorganize the Kitchen by Claire Allen, RD Now more than ever we are eating, cooking, working and teaching in our kitchen space. How your kitchen environment is organized may impact your eating behaviors more than you realize. Here are eight great tips on how to reorganize your kitchen in order optimize making healthy food decisions: Remove tempting treats (i.e. baked goods, […]
Chicory Root – Friend or Foe by Claire Allen, RD FAST FACTS ABOUT CHICORY ROOT: Chicory is the root of a blue flowering perennial plant in the dandelion family. You may recognize it in some of your salads as radicchio, escarole or frisée. More commonly, it is brewed as a caffeine free substitute to coffee due to its similar flavor profile. […]
BIG BREAKFAST HELPS WEIGHT LOSS Check out this article in MedPage Today highlighting a recent study showing the benefit of consuming a higher proportion of daily food intake earlier in the day. “The body uses more than twice as much energy to digest breakfast than dinner, a finding that emphasizes the importance of breakfast […]
