Fad Diets: Why They Don’t Work

By Melissa Buscetta, RDN There’s always a new diet being promoted as the best approach to weight loss. Unfortunately, many of these diets involve eliminating foods that contain necessary nutrients. Some diets even cut out entire food groups. Many of these fad diets may lack major nutrients, such as dietary fiber and carbohydrates, as well…

Progress NOT Perfection: Tips to help set realistic and achievable exercise goals

By Barbara Broggelwirth, RDN, CDN Do you begin a new exercise routine going full-out, every day, only to stop abruptly when the first hiccup prevents you from getting to the gym? If so, you may be an exercise perfectionist.  In any perfectionistic behavior, we set ourselves up for failure by taking an “all or nothing”…

Intuitive Movement

By Melissa Buscetta, RD, CDN Intuitive movement is the practice of connecting with your body and its internal cues and using that awareness to determine what type of movement, how long, and the intensity you’d like to engage in. It also incorporates the concept of mindfulness by being present in whatever movement you choose to…