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So you want to lose fat?
So you want to lose fat do ya? Who doesn't. But did you know that it's WAY harder than doctors, online influencers, or actors make it...

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
May 294 min read
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How Important is Strength Training Anyway?
Should we focus on strength training, or just cardiovascular exercise? Learn the benefits of strength training in this article by Lucy

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
Aug 26, 20246 min read
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Is a Plant-Based Diet for EVERYONE?
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...

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
Sep 7, 202311 min read
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Thyroid: Is it purely genetic, or does diet play a role?
Your thyroid is the butterfly shaped metabolic organ at the base of your neck. It’s primary function is to secrete hormones responsible...

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
Nov 16, 20224 min read
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Plant-Based Diets for Treating Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
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...

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
Aug 26, 202210 min read
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Best Vegan Chick'n Salad
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...

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
Jun 24, 20223 min read
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The Surprising Truth About Weight Loss
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...

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
Mar 30, 20222 min read
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5 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, Dietitian
Feb 9, 20228 min read
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3 Steps to Begin Reversing Insulin Resistance
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...

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
Aug 19, 20217 min read
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Postbiotics: The Newest Buzz Word is Worth the Buzz
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...

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
Jun 14, 20215 min read
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Beans 10 Ways
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...

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
Jun 7, 20215 min read
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DHA, 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, Dietitian
May 10, 20215 min read
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Is 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, Dietitian
May 7, 20215 min read
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Plant-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, Dietitian
Apr 29, 20217 min read
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Haywire 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, Dietitian
Apr 23, 20217 min read
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Simply 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, Dietitian
Apr 15, 20213 min read
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Losing 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, Dietitian
Apr 8, 20218 min read
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"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, Dietitian
Mar 31, 20216 min read
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"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, Dietitian
Mar 25, 20216 min read
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Killing You Softly, But Not With Love: How Heart Disease is Killing 12 Canadians Every Hour
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...

Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
Mar 12, 20217 min read
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