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

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 blog post in my head." Clearly it was the latter. So now I'm actually putting it on the blog. I'll answer some questions I'm commonly asked about cravings. Please note that this is not personal advice but general information. If you need individual guidance on how to best give your body the nutrition it needs, see a Registered Dietitian in yo

Can "good" nutrition protect us? What foods are "immune boosting" foods? What can I eat that will keep me from getting sick? These questions come up often in nutrition counseling, but now more than ever. As I write this blog entry, we have really just begun the Coronavirus Quarantine. The novel coronavirus or COVID-19 has become more widespread in the United States. There are those who use an emergency situation like this to take advantage of a vulnerable population and sell

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 that it was important to write at least one post about the NNM theme: Go further with food.* Food gives us energy for daily living, growth & development, and physical activity. Eating a variety of foods from all of the food groups gives our body what it needs to be at its healthiest. Consider ways to get different types of foods and drinks fr

It's New Year's Eve, and already the resolutions are being blasted on social media. Weight loss commercials abound, for programs, books, guides, diet products, foods, and drinks. Headlines about healthy eating and how to make desserts low-fat and good for you bombard pages. This diet culture we live in is contributing to the obesity crisis not helping it! Study after study has shown that diets don't work. Restrictive eating patterns result in rebound eating and consequently r

So, here it is! My first blog post! Over the years, I have written several articles for magazines, papers, websites, and my own Positive Nutrition site. But I have hesitated to start a blog because I felt it would be too much of a responsibility that I would not have time to uphold. I also wondered if I would really want my articles to be archived. Nutrition research is constantly changing, and do I want my current recommendations to be public when they may change in a few ye