Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianMar 302 minThe Surprising Truth About Weight LossCan 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...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianFeb 98 min5 Must Have Kitchen Tools for a Plant-Based Diet 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...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianJun 15, 20215 minPostbiotics: The Newest Buzz Word is Worth the BuzzI 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...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianJun 8, 20215 minBeans 10 WaysKnow 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...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianMay 10, 20215 minDHA, EPA, ALA, What's in a Name? 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...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianMay 7, 20215 minIs Chocolate Healthy? 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...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianApr 29, 20217 minPlant-Based Family? Is a Plant-Based Diet Best for Everyone in Your Family? 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,...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianApr 23, 20217 minHaywire Hormones? What Foods Might Be Causing A Wide Variety of Hormonal Conditions. What types of conditions are caused by out-of-balance hormones? Diabetes (insulin is a hormone) Female-specific conditions like PCOS,...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianApr 15, 20213 minSimply Seedy: Two Seeds You Need to Eat Regularly 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...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianApr 8, 20218 minLosing Weight on a Plant-Based Diet: It Just Makes Sense!One of the reasons people will begin looking into nutrition is that they want to lose weight, and they appropriately recognize that diet...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianMar 31, 20216 min"Plantiful" Pantry Staples (Part 2) 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...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianMar 25, 20216 min"Plantiful" Pantry Staples (Part 1)I had the pleasure of giving a webinar Thursday on "Must-Haves in Your Plantiful Pantry". I talked about some essential pantry items that...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianMar 12, 20217 minKilling You Softly, But Not With Love: How Heart Disease is Killing 12 Canadians Every HourI'm back with more provocative statistics. It's actually surprisingly hard to get a handle on just how many deaths happen due to heart...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianFeb 26, 20216 min100 Trillion Microbes: Explaining the Microbiome According to Harvard Health, about 100 trillion bacteria live in our gastrointestinal tracts. Each of us has a different combination, not...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianFeb 19, 20215 minMaking Your Diet Plantiful: Advice on How to Eat More PlantsI thought it was time I shared something a little less philosophical and a little more practical with you all. So this week, I'm giving...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianJan 25, 20216 minThe Obesity-Covid Link I mentioned in a previous blog that the research is indicating that those with excess weight are experiencing worse infections with...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianJan 14, 20214 minWhy Improving Your Health Should Actually Be Everyone's Resolution for 2021The new year usually brings around renewed hopes and motivation to improve aspects of our lives. Be it time management, fitness, healthy...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianDec 22, 20201 min12 Days of Christmas-Themed MovementMerry Christmas! I know it can be hard to do 2 things during Christmas- reading blogs and staying active. So here's a short and sweet...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianDec 18, 20206 minPregnant and Plant-Based, My Journey So FarThis post is about what my experience as a plant-forward woman has been during the first 4 months of pregnancy. It's just my honest...
Lucy Luong, MPH, DietitianDec 17, 20202 min12 Day's of Plant-Forward Christmas I've assembled twelve delicious alternatives to traditional holiday favorites that will leave you feeling nourished over the holidays!...