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Hello, my name is Nathan. My sweet wife Kristen has asked me to share my thoughts on this blog. Think of me as a guest speaker. I will be sharing some of my challenges and successes when it comes to adopting the Open Eating lifestyle. As you may know, I am an IT professional, a job that presents som...
Today we touch on a topic near and dear to my heart. I was a food nerd before I became a dietitian, so it has always come naturally to me to look at the Nutrition Fact label. I read food ingredient lists for fun! Because of this, I’ve been aware for a long time that our food is prepared very d...
As a mother of four, the dietitian in me sometimes takes a backseat when the little one picks at her dinner for an hour and all of her veggies remain on her plate. No matter how much we love them, sometimes feeding the little people in our lives can be the largest struggle. I know I’m not alone here...
I don’t know about you, but I don’t usually think about my teeth unless they start hurting. Of course, we all have been trained to maintain our teeth properly. In case you were raised by wolves, dentists recommend brushing your teeth twice a day and flossing once a day, combined with routine checkup...
The poet may say “The eyes are the window to the soul”. But today we’ll learn about how the doctor says “The macula are the windows to the brain’s carotenoid reserves”.
Ok, so the poets win the battle as far as words that roll off the tongue, but today we’re going to use some interesting new research...
Time to get nerdy! Today we’re talking about calcium, where your body stores it, how it’s used, and what happens if we develop a deficiency. There are several related variables here, so we’re going to have to cover some details about blood chemistry to ensure you understand how to support ...
Hi there! There is a lot of wisdom to be found within traditional diet practices. For most of recorded history, humans ate whole grains primarily, fine white flour only became commonly available with the advent of the industrial revolution.
Whole grains contain more protein, more fiber, a...
Over the last few weeks, we’ve discussed all the live bacteria in our guts that can improve our health, our mood, and digestion. One of the wonders of the modern world is the way that our food producers respond to changing science. I can remember it seems like just yesterday when the first Gre...
Hi! Let’s talk about one of those buzzwords I know you’ve heard tossed around in recent years: probiotics. Scientific understanding is always evolving. In the 20th century, we cured many diseases that plagued humanity with the development of antibiotics. We gained the ability to ...
We are daily surrounded by the many wonders of the world. We can video chat with someone across the world using a powerful computer we keep in our pockets. We can hop in a metal tube and cross an ocean in hours. We can enjoy a delicious bottle of water, shipped to us from Fiji, for...
OK, this one is for all you lovely crazy people who run for FUN! Back when I was in high school and college and my knees were much younger I would run all the time. Fresh air, fitness, and cute boys are all wonderful things in life. I haven’t run consistently in quite a while, but I k...
We’ve all been there… a deeply cold winter afternoon, our feet propped up with a bowl of popcorn, comfy socks, and Netflix on deck. It’s so very easy to be idle when the weather outside is miserable. This kind of behavior is particularly common if you live somewhere with short sunlight hours in the ...
Diet after diet, after diet… does it ever feel like you’ve tried over and over to get a handle on your weight, and you do really well for a few days, maybe even a few weeks? Then comes the lack of results… you find yourself dealing with more stress, and deciding to let go just once…
The trouble with ...
Almost every client that I work with has one major focus… Weight Loss. It makes sense. When we gain weight, our body senses things just aren’t the way they used to be. Energy is lower, joints and muscles hurt more, and the brain fog starts…
Hollywood and marketing messages don’t help- they play...
If there is one thing I have learned in nutrition and wellness, it is that movement is absolutely a critical part of nutrition. One might not think so, because the movement itself doesn’t give us vitamins and minerals, nor does it come with calories. But especially right now, I am being truly remind...
This Thanksgiving week has me really thinking about the fun I have with Open Eating! When I think of all of the foods that normally spread across Thanksgiving tables throughout our country. I see things like turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, candied yams, green bea...
I’ve been pondering a lot this week about the world of marketing and how confusing and difficult it is to get a real definition of what is healthy.
I think part of it is that nutrition is complicated… there are so many things to consider. What is the best way to balance calories, carbs, proteins, and...
I just moved to the Rocky Mountains... from Phoenix Arizona. I've been in Arizona now for over 10 years, and I'm bracing myself for a REAL winter. Not my first real winter... I've lived in snowy places before, but I really just don't do great in the cold. So I'm gearing up. I have 4 kids, and even t...
The school has been in a while, the temperatures are beginning to cool off, the leaves are turning, and there is a real crisp in the air as we begin to move a step closer to winter.
Bring on the fall flavors- apples, nuts, pumpkins, and soups. So many cozy ways to eat such great foods!!!
In some...
Let’s face it. Turning Emotional Eating into something that sounds as great as Open Eating can take some work. Some HARD work. What you have developed into habits over years of trials and pressure, doesn’t always just go away with a whimsical idea of something better.
Guess what!? You’re not a ...