Nutrition Tips for Better Mental Health

Nutrition Tips for Better Mental Health

If you’ve been on social media in the past 5 years, you’ll have noticed the focus on improving mental health. While therapy and self-care practices are usually the focus, nutrition plays a key role in your mental well-being. Here are some practical tips to...
McDaniel’s Bite-Sized Reviews | Beverages that Benefit

McDaniel’s Bite-Sized Reviews | Beverages that Benefit

What are “Healthier” Sodas? There’s a growing thirst for “healthier” sodas on the market and many of these new products aim to support gut health.  These sodas contain inulin, chicory root, or Jerusalem artichoke (prebiotic forms of fiber) or...
Rethinking the “New Year, New You” Approach to Dietary Change

Rethinking the “New Year, New You” Approach to Dietary Change

Many of us are a couple of weeks in to our diet-focused New Year’s resolutions. Health and fitness goals are one of the most common resolutions. (And breaking these resolutions is a tradition almost as common as making those goals.) Before we begin, know that there is...
“Stepping Off” the Scale

“Stepping Off” the Scale

When was the last time you stepped on the scale? Was it last month? Last week? Maybe you weighed yourself twice this morning, before and after breakfast? Think about how you felt in the moments before you stepped on the scale. Were you still waking up maybe looking...
Weight Loss Medication: Will it help me?

Weight Loss Medication: Will it help me?

I’m happy we have weight loss medication. Maybe you’d expect a dietitian who supports sustainable, intuitive, self-compassion practices to condemn them? But, I’ve worked in weight loss for over 15 years. I can feel so many of my client’s deep frustrations of not...