Infographic: Breast cancer survivorship
Most information about how diet, exercise and other aspects of lifestyle relate to cancer tends
Most information about how diet, exercise and other aspects of lifestyle relate to cancer tends
One of yesterday's FNCE highlights was getting to meet Ellie Krieger and get a free,
At some point during my nutritional counseling sessions with patients, especially my patients with cancer,
I've been accumulating quite a digital "pile" of hearty-but-healthy recipes of late, so it feels
A while ago, I was asked some excellent questions about juicing on behalf of Williams-Sonoma.
The anti-inflammatory diet is quite similar to a Mediterranean-style diet, and one point the two
I'm of the firm belief, borne through study of behavior theory, direct observation and personal
Amongst all the nutrition and health news last week was a report that prediabetes increases
When the heat of summer starts to fade, my thoughts turn to cooking. I just
I've thought about writing this post for a while. I think about it (while gnashing
I sometimes take leftover soup to work in the cooler months, but never in the summer...until I was inspired by an interview with Penelope Cruz in InStyle to make gazpacho, a dish I've sort of avoided thus far in my life. I had a mountain of ripe tomatoes in my garden to use up, and I was getting tired of spending hours cooking them down into tomato sauce. I wanted something quick, easy and delicious!
Happy Monday! I meant to share this TEDx talk by registered dietitian Jen Haugen, "How
I spent three months at the beginning of 2013 assisting with the Food For Fertility
If you have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, you are probably already all over
On Sunday, I had the opportunity to get together with my sometime partner in podcasting,
Happy Monday! I haven't done a Meatless Monday post in a while, but I made this easy, tasty, meatless recipe last week, planned to share it with you anyway, and then thought, "Hey, why not share it on a Monday?"
I thought I wasn't going to get around to posting today, and then I saw
It's that magical time of the summer when my vegetable garden is booming and I
This week is the second annual Eating Psychology Online Conference, and I absorbed as much
One concern about our culture’s preoccupation with weight in general, and some of the anti-fat messages that are coming out of the “war on obesity” specifically, is that they may trigger the development of eating disorders in children, adolescents, teens and adults who are predisposed to them.
This is the first summer in five years that I'm not juggling work and school.
For no rhyme or reason whatsoever, I've never had Malaysian food. I've never been to
Sometimes, I love cooking from a recipe, but other times...I just don't. Like, when I've been busy, or I'm tired, or I've broken my brain working on some project or other. Basically, when I'd rather operate on autopilot rather than think or read my way to a homecooked meal.
I have a horrible admission to make.Every single year for the last, oh, 15 or
In lieu of my own post today, I'm going to kindly direct you over to
Question: What do these two concepts have in common?Whoever can eat the most New York
When we take quick trips to San Francisco, a farmer's market is always on our itinerary (specifically, we beeline to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market), but taking home gobs of gorgeous produce is usually out of the question...except on this trip.
I'm a big fan of repurposing and recycling, and that goes for my own writing,
In lieu of a blog post today, I'm going to point you in the direction
I've been on a cooking kick since we got home from Paris. I blame this
Have you ever followed a delicious-looking recipe to the letter and felt a little let down by the finished product? Like, it needs a little...something. Me, too. Here are some tips from culinary wizard and cookbook author Rebecca Katz for boosting and balancing the flavor in your recipes.
I knew the kale quinoa salad I made Tuesday for dinner was delicious, but I
I'm headed to Paris in a few weeks, and I love kale, so naturally I
Since I wrote two newspaper columns on saturated fat in February (along with a little
Type 2 diabetes runs in my family, and the knowledge that healthy food and regular
I have shelves full of cookbooks and cabinets full of Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Food &
If you're the type of person who doesn't like to make a big hullabaloo about
I frequently talk to people who think that the word "natural" on a food package
I received a good lesson in mindfulness a few weeks ago when I tweaked my
While there are some legit reasons for doing a strict detox diet (which I'll get
While I'm a coffee girl first and foremost (I do live in Seattle, after all),
With a stash of more than 200 cookbooks, at least that many back issues of
Do you like to make New Year's resolutions? I do, too, even though I know
If you caught the news last week about vitamin and mineral supplements being, well, pretty
Thursday was the first time in six years that I hosted Thanksgiving. While I didn't
Happy Thanksgiving, or Thanksgivukkah, a day early. I'm hosting this year, so preparations are already
Earlier this year, when I won an award from the Washington State Academy of Nutrition
Happy Halloween! Yesterday I talked about the science part of the American Institute for Cancer Research
I listened to a great webinar yesterday from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR),
Yesterday, I came across Dr. David Katz's "The Case for Taste Bud Rehab," and the
So I met two friends for happy hour late last week. I hadn't seen either
I'd been meaning to read Darya Pino Rose's Foodist for months, and finally had the
Happy Monday! Shopping my pantry is going swimmingly. Too swimmingly, actually. I'm so well stocked
Diets may not lead to eating disorders in most people (because most people, fortunately, are
I admit, I'm embarrassed. I openly endorse having a well-stocked pantry, but things are a
I'm a pretty good cook. I have more than 200 cookbooks, piles of back issues
I had planned to write a specific post for today, but decided it made more
I think it's safe to say that most people don't have unlimited food budgets. Even
Several months ago, I decided to investigate some of the quick-cooking grains available at Trader
I had to opportunity to attend a showing of the documentary "GMO OMG" last night
The actual arrival of fall is less than a week away, and while I've been
Last weekend, the Discovery Channel (which my husband is regularly glued to, watching The World's
I had already decided to write about potatoes this week before receiving an email from
One reason that diets don't work is that they promote all-or-nothing thinking. If you're "on
Today's the final day of World Breastfeeding Week. I've been doing a lot of reading
For my column on orthorexia in Sunday's Seattle Times, I spoke with Colorado CrossFit trainer
I was still in the reading and contemplation phase of my planned post on the
One definite upside to my current food service internship rotation is that I get to
I haven't had time to do much cooking for, oh, the last two years. As
The main complaint lobbied by those opposed to using virgin coconut oil* is that is
Building on my On Nutrition column in Sunday's Seattle Times, I'm going to talk a
I heard about this TED talk by Dr. Peter Attia the other day and watched
I spent some time yesterday catching up on the scientific brouhaha surrounding Dr. Walter Willett's
I was contacted last week by one of the AcademicEarth.org creators of the video "The
I'm super crazy busy right now (and eternally, it feels), so I grab moments of
I know I've mentioned a time or two that LARABAR is one of the few
As I mentioned, I went to see Michael Pollan talk about his new book, "Cooked"
Are you planning to partake in Food Revolution Day? I was, and was looking forward
Last weekend, while I had my nose to the grindstone on this project and that,
Last week, Jessica Kuzma, MS, RD, a local dietitian who has been following a paleo
Hi everyone! Just a heads up that I'm taking a blogging break this week so
Last weekend, I got to play at being a single lady, since Jeff was off
Do you ever wonder how your "whole grain" breads, bagels, and cereals stack up? Good
For today's post, I'd like to give a shout out and a huge "Thank you!"
There's been a lot of smirking and giggling lately about the recent attempts to market
I am a huge fan of steel-cut oatmeal. My first foray into the genre came
While I was working on a few projects last night, I enjoyed watching this Food
You thought I was going to let National Heart Month slip by without saying anything
Greetings! I think the jet lag has worn off from my weekend in New York
I know I've mentioned the Oldways website before, but it bears mentioning again. I love
Easiest (healthy) dinner ever:Cook enough pasta for two people (I used a hair over 3
I've been shaking my head over Ashton Kutcher's ill-fated foray into the fruitarian diet ever
It's not a huge secret that anti-egg bias is a bit pet peeve of mine.
I loved this video montage of "real food hangouts" that landed in my inbox from
I'm a fan of Mediterranean-style diets in general, and the Oldways website specifically ("Health Through
I don't know if you saw the, er, controversial "Coming Together" commercial put out by
This is a second year in a row that I've received an annual flu shot,
Lentils are the best. They are nutritious, inexpensive and quick-cooking (compared to most other legumes).
In the context of the ongoing media coverage about the meta-analysis published in the Journal of
I actually laughed yesterday when I read this quote in The Wall Street Journal article