Hello Friends, today I would like to introduce my friend, colleague and GI dietitian expert, Emily Haller MS, RDN.  Emily and I have worked together on a number of projects including a couple peer-reviewed journal articles together.  She’s smart, fun, collaborative and great all around person! Learn more about Emily and what she does in practice […]

Hello Friends! As you may be well aware, April is IBS awareness month. We are looking for individuals living with irritable bowel syndrome to share their patient experience in a creative format via a painted picture, photo collage or written in poetry or prose. A collection of your creative pieces will be selected to be […]

This post is by Mel Spinella with support from me! – Kate Scarlata MPH, RDN.  Mel has a Master of Science degree in Nutrition Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and is working towards becoming a registered dietitian. The Low FODMAP diet (LFD) has been shown to improve gastrointestinal symptoms in about 50-70% of people […]

Hooray for Cookie Season! I love this time of year as it conjures up great memories of eating MANY of my Mom’s baked goods during the holidays. More recently, I love my annual cookie baking for the holidays with with my daughter! We try some new recipes and some of my Mom’s to make the […]

Hello Friends, I love keeping on top of the latest nutrition and GI topic “pulse” and what has sparked my interest in the last several years is the potential diagnosis of sucrase isomaltase deficiency (SID) in adults. Sucrase isomaltase is a digestive enzyme complex produced in the small intestine. Like lactase, which is a digestive […]

Hello Friends! This post is geared toward my clinician followers.  I am excited to share an upcoming educational program platform for dietitians called, Dietitian Deep Dive.  I have partnered with Erin Judge, RD to provide a more deep dive approach into nutrition education for gastrointestinal conditions–and our first series is on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth […]

Hello Everybody! Happy Thursday. I hope you are all staying healthy and tuning in to your physical and mental health needs. Today’s interview is with world-renowned clinical psychologist and health researcher, Olafur Palsson, PsyD from University of North Carolina’s Center of Functional GI & Motility Disorders. Dr. Palsson has an interest in the relationship between […]

Hi Friends! Today’s post is sponsored by Enjoy Life Foods, a company that shares my passion for providing delicious and accessible food for people living with food allergies and many types of food intolerance. As always, the opinions and thoughts in this post are my own. Today, I want to talk to you about celiac […]

Despite these unprecedented and challenging times, I think some structure in our daily lives and a sense of community is a good thing. So, let’s join forces to honor IBS Awareness Month with some great giveaways and content to support those living with IBS. As many of you know, I started the #IBelieveinyourStory campaign as […]