Your calcium intake can take a hit on the low FODMAP diet.  Although the low FODMAP diet can provide ample calcium, many of us rely on high lactose dairy to meet our calcium needs. Not consuming enough calcium can lead to break down of our bone and teeth as we age.  Did you know 99% […]

Hooray for strawberries! The farmer’s market strawberries have been so amazing in Maine this summer. They are a little expensive but so worth the taste. Sweet. as. can. be. Last weekend, I purchased the sweetest local strawberries.  I decided I would try  to make a little  strawberry refrigerator jam with them.  Adding a little table […]

I am so fortunate to live close to Boston’s Longwood Medical area, a world–renowned medical and academic district, full of top notch hospitals and research centers, and home to Harvard Medical School. Last week, I attended Harvard Medical School’s division of nutrition 16th Postgraduate Nutrition Symposium. This year, the title was Diet and Microbiota in Health and Disease. […]

Hello friends. Summer is off to a great start in my little section of the Northern Hemisphere! I love the laid back and carefree attitude that the warm weather brings along with it. Last week, I attended a 2 day conference at Harvard Medical School titled, Diet and Microbiota  in Health and Disease. Topics such as […]

I have been in Maine the past 2 weeks, working some, baking some and enjoying nice long walks with Lucy, my chocolate lab.  It’s been a nice mix between work, enjoying nature and our little cottage. Today’s recipe is one that I have been wanting to try for a while…baked oatmeal. I opted to bake […]

I am a fan of citrus zest.  And so this week, I added some lime zest to my baked sweet potato fries.  Lime and sweet potatoes are a marriage made in heaven. I partially cooked my sweet potato so that it would be a bit easier to cut into fries. But, you can do this […]

When a patient is diagnosed with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), they often breathe a sigh of relief! Finally, the doctor has found what is wrong with me! In reality, the detective work has just begun. SIBO is a condition in which microbes overgrow in the small intestine. We have many microbes living in our […]

Good news! I have another give-a-way today!! 🙂 One of my favorite salty snacks are popchips! Have you tried them? I can seriously wolf down the whole bag in one sitting. Seriously.  {Don’t tell anybody!} When popchips reached out and asked if I wanted to share my love of popchips with my blog followers…I did […]

Happy Tuesday! Caution: I am ready to delve into a private topic today. I will be talking about constipation, specifically, dyssynergic defecation. This topic might not be your favorite cocktail party chatter …but hey, someone has to do it! So, here I go. I have talked a bit about pelvic floor dysfunction in the past […]