Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Few diagnoses are more unsettling than finding out one’s kidneys are not working as they ought. From concerns about having a restricted diet to mentally and emotionally processing the potential reality of dialysis or transplant, there is much on one’s mind when the diagnosis is given. Kidneys are some of our hardest working organs. Filtering […]
Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body has trouble regulating blood sugar. Under normal circumstances, our bodies produce a hormone called insulin. Insulin – produced by the pancreas – acts like a “key” that opens up a “door” to our body’s cells to allow the glucose to enter and be burned for fuel. […]
The bloating. The cramping. The feeling that everything in your gut is just churning away. The pain. The altered bowel habits. These are the hallmarks of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a functional disorder of the digestive system that affects north of 25 million Americans, 2/3 of which are women. In essence, IBS is a diagnosis […]