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...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- Aug 26, 2022
- 10 min
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...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- Nov 6, 2021
- 5 min
Plant-Based Babies (6-12 months)
I don't pretend to be an expert in the debate of pureed baby food versus baby-led weaning, but what I do know is that the diet that I...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- Oct 1, 2021
- 6 min
The Art of a Head Start: How Lifelong Health Begins in the First 10 years
Have you noticed the increasing rates of eczema, allergies, asthma, ear infections, and other childhood diseases among your children,...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- Jun 14, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- Jun 7, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- May 10, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- Apr 23, 2021
- 7 min
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,...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- Apr 8, 2021
- 8 min
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...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- Feb 26, 2021
- 6 min
100 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...
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Lucy Luong, MPH, Dietitian
- Feb 19, 2021
- 5 min
Making Your Diet Plantiful: Advice on How to Eat More Plants
I 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...
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