MEAGHAN ALEXANDER / May 30, 2019
Arugula Salad with Radish, Mint & Feta Adapted from Food & Wine Magazine Ingredients: 1/2 loaf ciabatta, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Salt & black pepper 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1...
NATALIE FAELLA / May 17, 2019
DIET – that four-letter, inescapable word in our society – is defined as “a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one’s weight.” Dieting is commonly (and sometimes arbitrarily) recommended by medical professionals to patients with BMI levels...
NIKKI VANCE / May 15, 2019
Babies are in the news! Meghan Markle and Amy Schumer both delivered their first babies last week. And with the excitement of these arrivals, came the expected scrutiny. While some articles like this praised Meghan for showing the world what a woman’s...
AMY GARDNER / May 3, 2019
‘Going keto’ is the rage right now. Once, a last ditch effort to manage epilepsy in children, this diet has grown in popularity much like the Atkins and South Beach diets of our past. What is the keto diet? And...
developer / April 2, 2019
We have several Intuitive Eating Groups starting the week of April 22nd. Diets and prescriptive meal plans provide external guidance, leading to mistrust of the body. IE shifts the paradigm, transitioning responsibility for eating back to the body (where it...
AMY GARDNER / February 24, 2019
I read this story on Love What Matters blog and had to share it. This is such an important message for parents, caregivers and medical providers. Children’s bodies are different and develop at different rates. It’s so important to embrace biodiversity, look...
JENNIFER DROHAN / October 15, 2018
Recently I, along with some of my colleagues, became a facilitator of The Body Project through an interactive training provided by NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) and hosted by MEDA (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association) in Newton, MA. During the training, we had the opportunity to act...
KATE GILES / August 30, 2018
Wondering how to tackle eating at college or boarding school? Many students say it’s hard to maintain healthy habits when away at school. The overwhelming number of food choices, buffet-style dining, odd class schedules, and late nights studying and socializing...
AMY GARDNER / August 21, 2018
During the summer, do you spend plenty of hours in the sun and try to stay as active as possible outside? Due to the high temperatures, this could also mean an increased risk of dehydration for individuals of all ages....
JENNIFER DROHAN / June 5, 2018
Go out to dinner or have coffee with women in their 40’s and you will inevitably hear “No matter what I do, I put on weight!” As a woman in my 40’s (albeit my last year) and as a dietitian that sees...
