by Cassie | Sep 18, 2017 | Dietitian Cassie, Healthy Changes, Whole Body Health
I just returned from spending 10 days in the desert for an event called Burning Man. Burning Man is a temporary city of 80,000 people living in the desert, and is based on self-reliance (because you need to be prepared in the middle of the desert), self-expression (in...
by Cassie | Apr 23, 2017 | Balanced Meals, Balanced Snacks, Disease Prevention, Healthy Changes, Hot Topics, Weight Management, Whole Body Health
On one of my first days working as a hospital dietitian, I had a patient come in with a feeding tube. A feeding tube is a device used to provide nutrition to people who cannot eat orally. This patient was receiving all of his nutrition through the tube, which means I...
by Cassie | Feb 14, 2017 | Disease Prevention, Healthy Changes, Hot Topics, News, What Cassie Eats, Whole Body Health
Let’s talk about your heart. Since February is American Heart Month, it’s extra heavy on my heart just how many people I hear from who want to break up with cholesterol. When really…. we should be falling in love with cholesterol over and over again!...
by Cassie | Jan 12, 2017 | Healthy Changes, Start Here
I’ll admit—I used to think detoxing was a complete scam. Juice cleanses, restrictive fasts and sugar detoxes marketed to us from every angle? Scam. Scammy. Scam. How could they ever be healthy when they don’t provide lasting results? Besides, isn’t your liver already...
by Cassie | Dec 12, 2016 | Balanced Meals, Balanced Snacks, Healthy Changes, Holiday Eating, Uncategorized, Weight Management, What Cassie Eats
’Tis the time of year when we’re bombarded with sweets and sugary treats EVERYWHERE. Work parties, family gatherings, everywhere we look. Christmas cookies, candies and junk will be thrown in our faces. It’s socially acceptable to stuff our faces and binge on...
by Cassie | Jul 18, 2016 | Healthy Changes, Most Popular Posts, Start Here
Do you bust your tail at the gym day in and day out, yet you can’t shed a pound? (Or maybe you’re even gaining!) I know too many women who follow restrictive diets, depriving their body of what it needs, all while putting it through hell at the gym. I can relate. I...
