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Hello there! Cheers to another edition of Mountaintop Medicine: Nutrition Notes! In honor of Thanksgiving next week, I want to share some impressive health benefits of eating pumpkin, the holy grail of the holiday. Pumpkin is a type of winter squash and is scientifically a fruit because it contains seeds, although nutritionally, it closely resembles […]

Hello there! This week for Mountaintop Medicine: Nutrition Notes, I want to discuss one of my biggest lifesavers when it comes to maintaining a nutritious diet: meal prepping. Meal prepping is preparing whole meals or ingredients ahead of time. It requires you to determine what to eat in advance, which can in turn, help you […]

Hello! This week, I want to discuss how the foods we eat impact our mental wellbeing. Here is some “food for thought:” your brain is always turned on. Think about that. It takes care of your thoughts, movements, breathing and your senses. Our brains work hard constantly, even while we are sleeping. This means our brains require a constant […]

Hello! Cheers to another edition of Mountaintop Medicine: Nutrition Notes! In spirit of autumn finally in full swing – bringing a plethora of yellow aspen trees and pumpkin-spiced everything, I wanted to share some of the health benefits of eating seasonally this fall. You might find yourself buying crisp apples at the grocery store or […]

Hello again – welcome back to Mountaintop Medicine: Nutrition Notes! As the air gets cooler and the leaves are beginning to change colors, you and I both know that wintertime is quickly approaching. Many of us find ourselves falling off the bandwagon when the snow starts to fall. It can be easier to stay on […]

Hello again, welcome back to Mountaintop Medicine Nutrition Notes! In this week’s edition I want to discuss the popular nutrition topic of weight loss. As a dietitian, I am often asked a question like, “What is the best way to lose weight?” Which can be a tricky question. Weight loss is dependent on several genetic and lifestyle factors. […]

Hello! Welcome back to another edition of Mountaintop Medicine: Nutrition Notes! We often focus on convenience when choosing a cooking oil rather than its nutritional value, quality and smoke point. In this article, I am going to explain a variety of common cooking oils using these components to describe their contribution to our health and […]

Hello again! Welcome back to Nutrition Notes. Many health professionals have recently begun advocating for high protein diets due to their proven positive impacts on our health. Whether your goal is to lose weight, build muscle or live an overall healthy lifestyle, consuming enough protein each day is vital to reach your goals. Now, I am not recommending you […]

Hello! Cheers to the 20th edition of Mountaintop Medicine: Nutrition Notes! For this week’s article, I want to give you some of my best nutrition tips to live a longer, fuller, and healthier life. Start your day with breakfast- it truly is the most important meal of the day! Whether or not you like to eat breakfast first […]