Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Today I am adding a new category to my blog: recipes. I plan to highlight nutritious, creative and delicious recipes that are compatible with a healthy lifestyle. Granted some of these recipes may not be appropriate if you have a restricted diet due to a medical condition. But my hope is that there will be […]
As I thought about the best way to kick off my posts for 2024, I began to think about how people often like to turn over a new leaf at the start of a new year. One great way to start off the new year is to get a fresh new haircut (and color, if […]
Wishing all of you a healthy, happy, and blessed New Year 2024! Regular blog posts will resume next week.
I am taking this week off from blogging, but I wanted to wish you and yours the most wonderful holiday season. Happy Hanukkah (belated) and Merry Christmas!
So many people today choose to be “gluten free” for a variety of reasons, right or wrong, but there are certain individuals for whom gluten free is an absolute necessity: those who have Celiac disease. Celiac disease is a condition in which the immune system attacks the surface of the small intestine in response to […]
Today in my support for local businesses here in Naples, I decided to highlight one of my favorite area restaurants: The Local. The Local, located at 5323 Airport Pulling Road in Naples 34109, is Naples’ first farm-and-sea-to-table restaurant. The ingredients from all of their dishes are sourced locally, sustainably, and seasonally. This ensures that their […]
Mmmm, what’s not to love about the smell of a fresh pot of coffee in the morning? Ok, maybe not everyone is a fan of coffee, but growing up in an Italian family, coffee was at everyone’s place setting. Even mine when I was a young girl, albeit I was served decaf. I only drink […]
Since I am taking some time off for the Thanksgiving holiday, I am going to keep this one short and sweet. Here’s an article I found about napping (fitting, given what most people do after eating a big Thanksgiving meal!). Are those midday siestas good for you, bad for you, or somewhere in between? Here’s […]
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I just wanted to take a brief moment to reflect on thankfulness. Life can be full of challenges, some expected and some unexpected. Illnesses, financial hardships, relational difficulties, losses, they can all take a toll on us. But regardless of the circumstances in which we may found ourselves, there is always […]
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 […]