We all know that our digestion is connected to our level of stress. Just think about how your stomach feels before you give a presentation or how you lose your appetite when you are upset. But what about the other way… can your digestive system be driving your mood?
Read MoreNaturally fermented foods include vegetables like pickles, sauerkraut and the Korean staple, kimchi, as well as plain yogurt, miso, tempeh, kefir (a fermented milk drink like yogurt), and kombucha (a sweet fermented tea). Fermenting is a ritual that has literally been found in every culture around the world originating as one of the safest ways possible to preserve vegetables, dairy and other perishable foods.
Read MoreStress plus unmanaged blood sugar can create a perfect holiday storm of excessive fatigue, disrupted sleep, mood swings, brain fog, gut problems and that unwanted holiday weight gain.
Read MoreTea can be an essential part of letting your body recover and heal from the damage that living this go-go lifestyle can create.
Read MorePumpkin is everywhere… you can’t avoid it right now. If you don’t believe me try walking through a Trader Joe’s… it’s like a pumpkin circus. So is pumpkin all its smashed up to be?
Read MoreNatural remedies to address allergies can be extremely effective. As such, it's important to look closely at how what you are eating may be contributing to or alleviating your allergic reactivity.
Read MoreToday, many of our teen girls are lacking the nutrients to support the intense emotional, intellectual and physical growth they are experiencing as well as the demands that athletics and adolescent stressors place on their bodies and brains.
Read MoreAre you as ready for summer as my family is!? Hurray for no more making lunches! Boo for concession stand food and camp "C.R.A.P" - Chemical-laden, Refined And Processed. While we can't steer our kids away from unhealthy foods all the time... the pool club and highway rest stops come to mind... we can ensure that meals at home are nourishing and fun ... and easy for us. One way to do this is through salsas, dips and dressings that can make cold leftovers exciting and jazz up simple broiled or lightly grilled meats and veggies with that extra pop of flavor.
Read MoreNow that the weather is finally starting to warm up, many of our kiddos are looking for something beyond water to keep them hydrated during sports activities and summer camp adventures. Unfortunately, popular “energy” drinks are full of refined sugar, coloring and unwanted additives at the expense of the electrolytes us moms are trying to replace!
Read MoreIf you are like many families, you may have heard about CSAs but have a lot of questions about whether one might be right for your family. CSA is an acronym for Community Supported Agriculture where a local farm or farm collective is financially supported by members and in return supplies members with "shares" of fresh produce on a weekly basis. Members usually join annually and receive the bounty of their membership throughout the year or just the growing season (May-November here in Northern Jersey). Some CSAs supplement their harvest with fresh items like artisan cheese, homemade bread, and pastured eggs. Other CSAs ask for volunteers or workshares to help out the farmer and reduce member fees. All CSAs enable your family to not only get access to amazing, just-picked, seasonal crops but also support local farmers by ensuring their season is funded before the growing season. It's a win-win for your family and the farmer!
Read MoreBone broth seems to have taken last year's health food conversation by storm with bone broth take-out windows popping up to bone broth diets and celebrities marveling about its benefits. Hey, we all adore Salma Hayek but should we all be drinking bone broth to age and curve as gracefully as she does?
Read MoreAs one of the 40 million adults in the United States who suffer from anxiety, I am keenly aware of how disruptive the chronic worry and stress can be to your everyday life and how depleted and week anxious episodes leave you. To make it worse, during bouts of anxiety, we often turn to comfort foods high in refined carbohydrates to make us feel better but which often leave us with mood swings and low energy.
Read MoreHelping women over 50 make sense of menopause and aging through evidence-informed nutrition counseling, education, and practical lifestyle strategies
Meet Amy
I'm Amy Rind, a board-certified nutrition counselor and restorative health practitioner specializing in menopause, digestive health, and healthy aging for women over 50.
I help women understand the physiological changes of menopause, create new rules for their changing body and build the foundation for the life they still dream of living.
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