Should we focus on strength training, or just cardiovascular exercise? Learn the benefits of strength training in this article by Lucy

Hi reader! I sometimes hear that it's bad practice to prescribe one diet for everyone- surely we can't all thrive on the same diet. Other...

Your thyroid is the butterfly shaped metabolic organ at the base of your neck. It’s primary function is to secrete hormones responsible...

Hello Ladies, many of you may be new to my blog, so I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Lucy, a registered dietitian with a Master's...

Summer means that soup is no longer a go-to lunch in our household. In place, I make vegan sandwich mixes like my Tofu Egg Salad and this...

Can you believe we are already on our way to Spring? We have a lot to look forward to in the next few months, a few of those being a trip...

Are you considering going plant-based? The reality is that you can make it work with your standard kitchen tools, but if you want to...

Hello, many of you may be new to my blog, so I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Lucy, a registered dietitian with a Master's in...

I bet all of you have heard of probiotics. I bet that some of you have heard of pre-biotics. But I bet that rarely any of you have heard...

Know that eating beans is good for you, but don't know how to incorporate them more into your life? Remember when I talked about the Blue...

Have you heard the buzz about "healthy" fats, "essential" fats, fish oil, olive oil, and on and on? In this article, I'm going to break...

The question we all want to be answered is this: is my chocolate obsession good, or bad? This article is for me as much as you, because I...

Let me cut to the chase here. The answer is YES. Plant-based diets are not only the best diet option for grown adults, but for children,...

What types of conditions are caused by out-of-balance hormones? Diabetes (insulin is a hormone) Female-specific conditions like PCOS,...

See these seeds? Do you know what they are? If not, YOU NEED TO. These are chia and flax seeds, two incredibly healthy seeds that I and...

One of the reasons people will begin looking into nutrition is that they want to lose weight, and they appropriately recognize that diet...

Last week we discussed 5 pantry staples that I use to build my plant-forward meals each week. I gave you a ton of examples of how I use...

I had the pleasure of giving a webinar Thursday on "Must-Haves in Your Plantiful Pantry". I talked about some essential pantry items that...

I'm back with more provocative statistics. It's actually surprisingly hard to get a handle on just how many deaths happen due to heart...

According to Harvard Health, about 100 trillion bacteria live in our gastrointestinal tracts. Each of us has a different combination, not...