Today I had the opportunity to sit down with Allyson, the founder and farmer at Full Heart Farm. Full Heart Farm is a beautiful, sustainable farm in Ledyard, CT that uses the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model to provide healthy farm-fresh food to members and local restaurants. Community supported agriculture describes a system where people… Continue reading Community Resources- Full Heart Farm
Category: Nutrition
Amelia Lord is a brilliant chef who provides a combination of nutritional knowledge and the ability to create food that makes people look forward to savoring every bite. Amelia inspires me with her creativity. I first saw her teach a class about packing healthy lunches and she shared ideas about making delicious and beautiful vegetables… Continue reading Community Resources: Amelia Lord
In an ideal world, I would go to the farmer’s market every week to buy fresh, locally sourced organic vegetables. In reality, I get very busy on the weekends so getting to the farmer’s market is more of a special trip instead of a routine. This is where Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares come in. … Continue reading Local Resources: Community Supported Agriculture shares for fresh, nutritious vegetables!
Over the weekend, I planned to bake a dessert for my friend’s 70th birthday. She cannot eat dairy and I planned to make a dairy-free torte. Unfortunately, my oven started to shut itself off so I found myself searching for a bakery that would make a dairy-free cake. This is easier said than done. In… Continue reading Community Resources: Allergy-Friendly Bakery
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently came out with a presidential advisory that coconut oil should be avoided for heart health due to its saturated fat content. Meanwhile, many people in the natural medicine community have been promoting coconut oil as a great way to lose weight based on an extrapolation of research done by… Continue reading Coconut Oil: Good for Cooking but No Miracle Cure
We talk to all of our patients about improving their diets not only to treat specific conditions like hypercholesterolemia or diabetes but also to generally support energy and wellness. It is difficult to navigate the convoluted world of nutrition science because nutrition science is full of controversies, and conflicts of interest, and packaging is designed to… Continue reading Health Tech Resources: Fooducate
The Diet Wars, Volume Two: The New Year’s Resolution Weight Loss Detox Every year, we all talk about it: New Year’s resolutions, weight loss, and getting fit. Just about everybody thinks about shedding the few extra pounds of holiday indulgences that are making their pants fit a little tighter. Some people are determined to make… Continue reading Eat to Feel Good
The Diets War – Volume 1 I was recently interviewed for an article in Connecticut Magazine, asked about my thoughts on a vegan diet… and I wanted to expand upon the topic. The internet is full of recommendations and admonitions about what you should eat, and you don’t have to look around very long to… Continue reading Are Vegan Diets Better?