3 effective tips to AVOID weight gain this Holiday season!

3 effective tips to AVOID weight gain this Holiday season!

At this time of the year, you may deviate from your regular eating pattern and indulge on some delicacies. Here are my 3 tips to enjoy the holidays while not putting on those pesky pounds! 1. Plan your portion sizes ahead of time: As you walk through the door visualize the small slice of cake or number…

Fat is neither a friend nor foe! What matters is the type of fat…

Fat is neither a friend nor foe! What matters is the type of fat…

For the longest time, we have had a love-hate relationship with fats! We went from eating fats to banishing fats with a low-fat diet to adding lots of fat with keto and sometimes we hear the trend for no-fat/oil-free diet. But none of the shifts have made us healthier as a society.  As we know,…

Actionable solutions to get rid of pesky Pandemic Pounds! (Part 2 of 7) 

Actionable solutions to get rid of pesky Pandemic Pounds! (Part 2 of 7) 

Welcome to week 2 of our 7-week program! In this series, we are focusing on the 7 nutrition and lifestyle factors that are the usual (and hidden) culprits behind pandemic pounds. Today, in part 2 let’s uncover some facts, myths, studies, and talk about all things “Grains”. Food for thought! I ask my vegetarian clients…

Actionable solutions to get rid of pesky Pandemic Pounds! (Part 1 of 7)

Actionable solutions to get rid of pesky Pandemic Pounds! (Part 1 of 7)

Over the next 7 weeks, I will be sharing practical and actionable solutions to overcome stubborn pandemic pounds. In this series, we will focus on the 7 nutrition and lifestyle factors that are the usual (and hidden) culprits behind stubborn pandemic pounds. In part 1 of the 7-week series let me begin by talking about…

Artificial food colors & artificial food dyes – The culprit behind ↑ Food Sensitivities

Artificial food colors & artificial food dyes – The culprit behind ↑ Food Sensitivities

Have you seen a little girl suck on a lollipop and her tongue turning blue, or have you been to a birthday party where the cake is covered with a dark blue or purple icing? Or it is St. Patrick’s Day and you would have seen green color added to your drinks or your kids…

Julia’s Weight Loss Success Story

Julia’s Weight Loss Success Story

Traditionally prevalent belief is that–“weight gain causes health problems”. And so the traditional weight loss approach calls for increased physical activity or restricting caloric intake by following calories in, calories out formula. However, for most people, sustainable weight loss is anything but a simple formula because the human body is complex, and each person is…

Can I reverse my prediabetes/diabetes with nutrition therapy?

Can I reverse my prediabetes/diabetes with nutrition therapy?

I am often asked this question about reversing prediabetes/diabetes so thought of making this into a blog post. What a better occasion than at this time of the year! Why is November Diabetes Awareness Month? In four decades, the prevalence of diabetes has increased four-fold from 108 million to 463 million worldwide according to the…