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Some ideas about sodium keep coming up in my sessions, no matter who is sitting across from me. Here are five of them, and what I tell people instead. Myth 1: Sea salt has less sodium than table salt […]

Most of the conversation about blood pressure and food centers on sodium. Potassium gets less attention, even though the two work as a pair. These are the questions I hear most often about it. What does potassium do for blood pressure? […]

Food tastes flat without salt because salt does two jobs at once. It adds its own taste and it makes other tastes louder. You can replace both jobs with ingredients that bring their own punch. These are the eight I reach for most often, along with how I use them. 1. Citrus juice and zest […]

Packaged and restaurant foods supply most of the sodium in the American diet, more than 70 percent according to the American Heart Association. That makes the grocery store the best place to lower your intake. Here is the list I hand to clients, arranged in the order most stores are laid out so you are not doubling back for one […]

The front of a package tells you what the marketing team wants you to notice. The Nutrition Facts panel on the back tells you what is actually inside. When I work with clients who have been told to cut back on sodium, label reading is the first skill we practice, because it takes about thirty seconds once you know where to […]

The following post was written by USC Dietetic Intern Jessica Myers.  Be sure to follow her on Instagram @myersxhealth . If you are following a low sodium diet, you might find it difficult to adhere to your dietary plan while still being able to go out and enjoy a meal. Sometimes it feels like many […]

The following post is written by guest blogger and USC Dietetic Intern, Jessica Myers.  Be sure to check out her Instagram page. @myersxhealth for easy and delicious food and nutrition tips! What do twinkly lights, decorative coffee cups, and the fresh smell of pine all have in common? That’s right, the holiday season is upon […]

What do peaches, bananas, almonds, spinach, and coconut water have in common?    They’re all heart-healthy foods! Summer is here, temperatures are rising, and it’s time for a refeshingly cold smoothie!  A frosty shake is great for any time of day and it’s just so easy to throw ingredients into a blender to make a […]

I can’t believe my very first book, Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook,  is officially released today!  Needless to say, I am very excited to see the culmination of a ton of hard work! Healthy meal prep is a great way to save time during the week AND ensure you have nutrient-rich food ready at your […]

Are you in awe or completely dumbfounded by the folks that meal prep their breakfast, lunch, and dinner every week?    I used to be that person.  I didn’t understand why anyone would want to spend part of their weekend to cook a bunch of food and then portion out into individual containers.  The people […]

I am so happy to finally announce that I am officially a cookbook author!   I wrote a cookbook! When I was a kid, I had this dream of writing a cookbook when I was older, but I never thought it would actually happen!  At a holiday party in 2018, I mentioned to a colleague that […]

With January done and gone, how are those New Year’s goals and resolutions coming? This is the time of year where I am sick and tired of hearing  stupid juice cleanse commercials on the radio and the latest detox, starvation diet that’s supposed to change your life.  The only thing they’re going to change is […]

With Christmas and Hannukah right around the corner, have you started your gift shopping yet?  If you’re like me, then maybe not!  For me, November and December roll on by as usual.  Then, a week before the holidays I realize I haven’t done any shopping!  Luckily there are a ton of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (aka […]

“My Doctor ordered a low sodium diet. Where the heck do I start???” If your doctor has ordered a low sodium diet for you or for a loved one, chances are, you didn’t get very much guidance of what to do next besides removing the salt shaker from the table. I definitely had the “where […]

Life is nice when you’re traveling down a path without any major obstacles. Wake up, go to work, eat good food, have some fun time, self care, work out, go to sleep and repeat.    But then, life decides to drop a major boulder in that path, Indianan Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark style,  and […]