Written By: Julane R. Contursi, MS, RDN, LD Pain is defined by The International Association for the Study of Pain as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Its impact is significant, exerting a burden on...
Feed Your Sleep; Nutrition practices to promote better sleep Our diet can have an impact on our sleep patterns. Here are a few ways that we can influence our sleep habits through the foods we eat. What you eat impacts how well you sleep, and how you sleep impacts what...
If you watch the news, it’s hard to ignore the fact that depression and psychological disorders are affecting people around the country and the globe at increasing rates. According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 10.3 million...
Written By: Courtney Buck, MS, RDN, LD Let’s talk about Weight Management Goals Hello 2023! We have all had a couple weeks to settle in and get the date right. But every year around this time we start to think about the changes we can make. The new year...
Written By: Julane R. Contursi, MS, RDN, LD Let’s talk about caffeine Caffeine, an often-criticized component that is consumed in many forms (and can be categorized into food, dietary supplement, or a drug), is most notably consumed in coffee throughout the...