Author: Dee Harris, RDN, LDN, CDE, IFM-CP

Fall Back Into Good Health

Ready to turn your clocks back?   With cooler weather and shorter days, we certainly feel the change in the air. There are more changes than the weather, especially this year. We anticipate change after the election, no matter what the outcome. We anticipate preparation for the holidays. With holiday catalogs already filling our mailbox, we… Read more »

Back to school: Transition Time for Better Nutrition and Health

     Although fall hasn’t arrived on the calendar yet, “back to school” is a time for transition.  The post Labor Day effect may affect almost everyone, even if you aren’t in school yourself or waking a little one up daily to get the bus.  Labor Day heralds in the beginning of fall and the end… Read more »

Healthy Travel Tips For A Feel Good Vacation

  Maintaining a routine while traveling can certainly be a challenge, and healthy eating and exercise habits are most at risk. Remember, our bodies are creatures of habit, but when we get off schedule during vacation times, our cells rebel. This may cause some of us to experience gastric changes such as bloating, diarrhea, and… Read more »

Fermented Food Facts

Fermented Foods The process of fermenting foods has been practiced for many years all around the world as a form of preservation, but did you know that fermented foods also offer a wide variety of health benefits for your whole body?  Our digestive tracts can contain more than 1,000 different types of beneficial bacteria that… Read more »

Nutrition in Cancer Care and Prevention

Dee Harris, RDN, LDN, CDE It is always a shock to hear that you’ve been diagnosed with cancer.  Our immune system usually takes care of  cancer cells, but it takes multiple breaches of our system over time to actually develop a tumor.  So, prevention is key.  But, if you happen to be diagnosed with cancer,… Read more »