Lately, everyone is asking me to weigh in on gluten. So many people in recent years have been completely eliminating this protein, which is found in wheat and grains, from their diet. And while for some people this is important to good health, most of us can be more moderate....

Here's a question as we head into New Year's resolution time: What's the best thing to commit to in order to lose weight? Did you answer, "Hitting the gym"? If so, you're hardly alone -- so many people are centering their plans for the new year around exercise. But there...

I have said for years that willpower doesn't work, and that people who rely on it to manage their nutrition will end up actually overeating when their will collapses. Nothing demonstrates this more than the holidays, with all that food, expectation and anxiety packed into a few days. But the...

Lately I've been seeing a lot of clients under the sway of yet another new diet trend: the Paleolithic diet. This is a diet plan that involves eating like it was the year 8,000 BCE, meaning lots of meat and fish, plenty of root vegetables, nuts and berries, but no...

The other day I was at the grocery store and saw something that made me pause: a table of guys selling "energy" bars. These bars were organic, dairy-free, wheat-free, raw, natural -- all those trendy catch-words you see so often -- but they had the caloric value of a full...

Many of my clients come to my office already very much aware of the importance of eating fresh, organic, locally-grown food. They are eager to talk about the nutritional value of what they eat and they know to avoid fast food. And that's a great sign of progress -- a...

These days, one of the most surprising things I get asked about in relation to nutrition and health is whether or not to eat fruits and vegetables. It sounds crazy, I know, but with so much concern about pesticides and organics, a lot of people are confused and scared to...

In my practice, I often meet clients who are afraid to eat after 7 p.m.

Just last week, I met a client who stopped eating by 5 p.m. every night as a rule. Some nights, she was successful at fighting her hunger, and others, she was at the refrigerator by...

The obesity epidemic is like the elephant in the room -- we all know it's there, looming over us, but few are willing to talk about it. Discussing personal weight is admittedly a sensitive topic, but we have reached the point where even our healthcare providers, the ones we look...

Is having a sweet tooth okay, or should you fight it at all costs? The truth is that sweet cravings are tough to resist. In fact, our first craving from birth is sugar, delivered via our mother's milk. It may surprise you to learn that human breast milk has the...

Recently, at one of my national speaking events, I was approached during the Q&A session by a woman who started talking to me about food, a common occurrence at these types of gatherings. Not too long after the conversation started, she began to complain about how bad the food industry...

In my practice, I often hear female clients complain about how easy it is for their husband or boyfriend to lose weight. They report that despite being more careful than their mates, they can't shed the pounds. Another set of clients complain that they are not losing weight at the...

By now, everyone knows about the obesity epidemic that has super-sized our nation. We're fat, confused, and misinformed -- and often spend hours in the gym trying to shed the pounds packed on due to a sedentary lifestyle and a lack of healthy foods. We've made eating one of the...

After 13 years of using the same Points System, Weight Watchers has overhauled its weight-loss program. What used to be a simple equation of calories-in/calories-out is finally being addressed with deeper complexity. It's high time that the company recognize food for all it provides: proteins, carbohydrates, fat, fiber, and micronutrients....