Happy spring, lovely reader! It's been a long winter, but a productive one. Not only have I been working on some tasty new recipes, but I've also been into some exciting new projects at work. (I'm a registered dietitian at the Physicians Committee, and I see patients at the affiliated Barnard … [Read more...]
How to Decrease Disease Risk and Get Better through Healthy Eating
Pretty in Pink: 3 Tips for Cutting Breast Cancer Risk – As Seen on Good Morning Washington
As you may know, I had a close call with breast cancer about five years ago. In fact, it’s one of the reasons I started eating a lower-fat, plant-based diet and went back to school to become a registered dietitian. So when Breast Cancer Awareness Month rolls around each October, and pink ribbons … [Read more...]
Honoring Carrie Fisher: 5 Proven Steps to Protect Your Heart
I was shocked to learn that Carrie Fisher, the actress who played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars movies, died today from complications of a massive heart attack. She was only 60. Her passing left me feeling empty, like a piece of my childhood was gone. After all, I was just a little … [Read more...]
6 Proven Ways a Plant Based Diet Supercharges Your Health
Author’s note: This is part 2 in our 6-week Plant-Based 101 series. (See Part 1: What is a Plant Based Diet? and Part 3: What No One Tells You About Protein) Are you thinking of eating a plant-based diet, or do you already eat this way? If so, congratulations! You’re taking an epic step for … [Read more...]
5 Foods that Fight Breast Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and what better way to be aware of breast cancer than to kick its butt? That’s right: While awareness is good, even better is to do what we can to prevent the disease in the first place (or prevent it from coming back). Since I’ve had some shady breast … [Read more...]
5 Surprising Heart Health Tips
Did you know that heart disease—the leading cause of death in the U.S.—can start before you're even born? Or that erectile dysfunction isn’t just fodder for goofy commercials involving bathtubs and innuendo, but a warning sign that a heart attack may be lurking a few years around the bend? I … [Read more...]
Hope for Heart Disease: Reflections from the Physicians Committee/GWU Conference
This past Friday and Saturday, I attended the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease, hosted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and the George Washington University. Given my love of all things nutrition, for me the event was bliss: I got to hear … [Read more...]
Are you eating this cancer fighter?
Since I eat a plant-based diet, I tend to think of beans as a convenient (and cheap) source of plant-powered protein. However, according to a recent "mega-study," beans may be so much more than chip dip and 10-minute taco filling. … [Read more...]
Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk Week 4: Make Your Blood Toxic to Breast Cancer Cells
Would you believe me if I told you that you could make your blood downright deadly to breast cancer cells in a mere two weeks? (All while making the rest of you even healthier?) Well, this study—one of my favorites of all time—suggests that you can. In fact, given its eloquence, simplicity, and … [Read more...]
Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk Week 3: Embrace Cruciferous Vegetables
The moment you've been waiting for all week is here: another easy (and delicious) way to bombproof your breasts, in honor of Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Month. This week's tip? Eat plenty of cruciferous (cabbage-family) vegetables, so-called because of their gorgeous cross-shaped … [Read more...]
I'm Lee, an RD thriving on a healthy plant based diet.