A report from www.consumerlab.com discussed a recent finding as follows:  “Although multivitamin supplementation (3 to 5 times a week) in pregnant women is associated with a reduced risk of autism in their child, excessively high blood levels of folate (>59 nmol/L) in pregnant woman is associated with an approximate twofold increased risk of autism in […]

I’d finished my pilates class at 5:45PM and dashed to the supermarket on the way home to pick up some mainstays for the kitchen.  By the time I got home it was 6:30PM and dinner had to be made.  Earlier in the day, anticipating a dinner crunch, I’d nuked a couple of large baking potatoes, […]

I’m a fan of frozen vegetables for people in a hurry.  I prefer buying the 16 oz. plain vegetables in a plastic bag- no sauce, no salt.  The steam-in-the bag versions contain only 12 oz. of produce. [Not a good value.]  I also do not like heating plastic that touches food, because I want to […]

I recently ran into a former client, a woman of a certain age.  She’d struggled with her weight for many years…unsuccessfully.  But, when I met her, she looked fabulous, and had clearly lost a good deal of weight.  Delighted for her, I asked her to reveal the secret of her success.  She told me that […]

For more than a decade I’ve been discussing the importance of Vitamin D with my clients, urging them to have their serum 25 OH Vitamin D levels checked with a simple blood test.  The response often is, “I take lots of supplemental Vitamin D, my diet is great, and I spend lots of time outdoors.”  […]

Molly Belmont posted an article on the Times Union blog about what we could learn from our grandmothers with regard to eating and nutrition. I was asked (along with a few other nutritionists) to contribute. Meat, if they had it, was used more as a “flavoring agent,” Windmueller says, for soups and other filling one-dish […]

The newsletter Environmental Nutrition reported in its March issue findings of the American Institute for Cancer Research in the field of cancer prevention and survival.  They are as follows: 1.  Some Pancreatic Cancer Is Preventable.  A healthy weight can prevent 19% of pancreatic cancer cases. 2.  Exercise Helps Cancer Survivors.  Quality of life, body weight, […]

Dr. Mehmet Oz has been a respected cardiac surgeon for many years.  Recently, he has become a popular phenomenon, revered for the medical wisdom he dispenses daily on his television show, and in interviews in other media.  I and other nutrition and medical professionals are stunned by his cavalier use of his platform to announce miracle cures […]

Of the many things you can stay aware of to ensure your nutritional health, one of the most simple (and important) one is your vitamin D levels. I had a personal story to contribute to this article published at Seattle Pi. You can read the whole article here.

I had the opportunity to chime in on an article that dealt with how to get the most out of supplements and, more importantly, whether or not it’s right for you as an individual. You can read the whole article here.