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🌱 Navigating IBS with the Power of Food: A Dietitian's Perspective

🌱 Navigating IBS with the Power of Food: A Dietitian's Perspective As a dietitian, wellness coach, and someone personally diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in my twenties, I've spent years exploring how dietary choices and lifestyle shifts can ease symptoms and support long-term well-being. Although IBS can be confusing and frustrating—especially when it comes to food—the concept of using “food as medicine” has never been more relevant. That's why I felt it was time to revisit and update one of the most transformative tools I've come across: the low FODMAP diet. 💡 What is the Low FODMAP Diet? If you're among the 10–20% of people dealing with IBS and haven’t heard of the low FODMAP diet, you're definitely not alone. I first learned about it years ago during the Greater New York Dietetic Association’s Annual Meeting, where the brilliant Kate Scarlata, RD, spoke about its benefits. Her presentation was a lightbulb moment—both for me personally and for...
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🚌 You Are the Driver of Your Life: Courage vs. the Fear Gremlin

Do you have the COURAGE to bring fort the treasures inside you; say yes. Deep inside you, what is calling out to you, what is driving you? Courage is needed to bring out your inner voice, and your inner you; the "Joy of Life"! What goes side by side with courage though, is fear. Fear you might be left out, fear you might be asked out, fear you're too tall, fear you're too short, fear your assignment was too long, or your assignment was too short, fear you might be right, fear you might be wrong. The list is too long! Who can live with all this fear! Let's just imagine an easy, healthy, peaceful life; this is what You Deserve. When you use your inner voice to silence the "Fear Gremlin", your creativity and focus will return or improve. Your "inner fear" will always be there, but you don't need to allow this "Gremlin" to sit on your bus, to drive, to play the music, to be disrespectful to the others on the bus. Fear does co-exist wi...
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The Practice of Gratitude: Nourishing the Soul Every Day

The Practice of Gratitude: Nourishing the Soul Every Day A Reflection on Awareness, Appreciation, and Inner Growth To wake to a new day is to receive a silent, profound invitation. Life, with all its unknowns, greets us with the gift of possibility. Each breath upon awakening is a gentle reminder that our presence here is purposeful, that we are called to find meaning in the moments—both small and grand—that compose our experience. Gratitude, it turns out, is not merely a passing sentiment. It is a conscious choice, a lens through which we can view the world. Adopting an "attitude of gratitude" allows us to savor the gifts that surround us: the warmth of sunlight streaming through a window, the laughter of a loved one, the comfort of a familiar routine. There is wisdom in the refrain, "you can always look up and you can always look down." Perspective is a powerful tool, and each situation invites our interpretation. In any circumstance, we hold the agency to d...
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