Wellness Team

April is Parkinson's Awareness Month, dedicated to increasing public understanding of Parkinson's disease (PD) and recognizing the challenges faced by those living with it. A critically important aspect of managing PD is working with a multi-disciplinary team of experts, as there are a variety of interventions from medication to mental health to targeted protein intake that all play a role…

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics sponsors National Nutrition Month every March to create awareness around nourishing our bodies through food. This year's theme is Beyond the Table, emphasizing the entire system of food such as sourcing, production, availability, budget, cooking & preparation methods and even our mindsets around eating. We often don't consider all of these factors, but they…

Are Girl Scout cookies healthy? No. But you already knew that. Do our wellness dietitians promote Girl Scout cookies as nourishing foods? No again. But you probably knew that too. So why do we have a blog post on this subject? Why not just tell you not to eat them? Because that's not realistic and it does nothing but create…

From gluten free and minimizing lectins, to intermittent fasting and keto diets, the internet is full of dietary recommendations promising to fix all of your health concerns. It can be so difficult to navigate which method to follow based on your own needs. Interestingly, almost all of the recommendations out there have some merit to them, but just because a…