Julie C.H. Brake, MS, RDN, LD

The Christian Counselor's Medical Desk Reference, 2nd edition. Charles Hodges, Jr., M.D., Editor. Book Review by Julie C.H. Brake, MS,...

Can you name the six food groups? Do you have memories of learning the Food Guide Pyramid or the MyPlate in school? Why are food groups...

In the sports nutrition world, food is fuel. Of course that's true, but food is much more. It's vital, necessary, enjoyable, and...

During a pandemic, fear is everywhere. Maybe it is in the form of being scared to leave your house. Maybe it is feeling anxious when you...

I told someone that I had posted something on my blog about cravings... And then I said, "Or maybe I haven't posted it, but I wrote the...

We are currently dealing with a global pandemic of the COVID-19 Wuhan Coronavirus. My previous post was concerning whether or not...

Can "good" nutrition protect us? What foods are "immune boosting" foods? What can I eat that will keep me from getting sick? These...

Yep, it's the day before the trick-or-treating frenzy, and Halloween candy has been lurking in pantries, offices, and break rooms for...

A client recently asked me this question, and it is one that I often hear. It is really a loaded question because it assumes that the...

...and maybe you haven't, but I haven't posted on this blog in over a year! This was part of why I hesitated to start a blog in the first...

Has your life been crazy lately? How do stressful circumstances affect you? Everyone handles stress differently. And stress affects us in...

July and summer heat are upon us, and staying cool is sometimes a struggle. Here's a blog post that has ideas for how to use food and...

Don't we all want to change the world? We'd love to think that each one of us will, and I believe that we do, but not on our own. We take...

I missed getting a blog post during National Nutrition Month® by one day. Finding time to type something up has been a struggle. I felt...

This post will be short but I hope it is helpful to you. February is Love Your Body Month (LYBM) in metro Atlanta, sponsored by the...

It's New Year's Eve, and already the resolutions are being blasted on social media. Weight loss commercials abound, for programs, books,...

Holiday seasons don't have to be a struggle. We can eat well and still enjoy the holiday! How does this work? Here are my 10 tips to...

I had planned a different post for the beginning of November, but we all know life doesn't always happen as planned. This will be a brief...

As promised, here are some fun fall recipes. If you want to find recipes on the internet, you can always just use a basic search engine....

Okay, I admit, I'm baiting you with that title. And it was hard to pick the topic for this post! So many topics, so little time! I will...