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What I'm Reading Today by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I have a horrible habit of opening lots of tabs on my computer (ask my husband who complains about the reduced speed of our computer). I receive daily nutrition emails com ... Read on »

The $5 Item Every Woman Should Own by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Many years ago, I met an amazing physical therapist named Ashley Boyle . I saw her for a hip problem that I incurred while taking a belly-dance class with two fr ... Read on »

Sectional Plates Part 3: Q & A + Giveaway by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Plate courtesy of (On the plate is last night's dinner: Kale chips, millet stir fry, salsa/blackbean chicken) Welcome back to Part 3 of our sectio ... Read on »

Sectional Plates Part 2: Half Plate Vegetable Pictures by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Welcome back to Sectional Plates Part 2, where we are discussing sectional plates for children.. ( Click here for Part 1 ). Here you will see some of our real dinners using ... Read on »

Sectional Plates Part 1: Half Your Plate with Vegetables by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Last June, The United States Department of Agriculture revealed the new "Food Pyramid" in the form of a plate, depicting half the plate filled with fruits and ... Read on »

Gelato Ad Reduces Women's Worth by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Passing by this Duane Reade subway ad near 96th and Lexington, I was overcome with anger. Not only because of it's attempt to get you to eat more more junk foo ... Read on »

Are Low-Fat Products Bad for Fertility, Pregnancy, Children? by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I am really interested in "catch phrases" and their effects. For example, saying "The benefits of breastfeeding include...(insert whatever superpower you want your child t ... Read on »

Fertility, Rosh Hashanah, and Sukkot by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Rosh Hashanah passed but we can always talk about fertility on this blog, right? In the last post , I mentioned that on Rosh Hashanah we eat foods symbolic of ideas we wis ... Read on »

Fall Foods and Rosh Hashanah by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Seems like yesterday (okay, it sort of was) that I posted about summer foods, and now here I am in NYC on the verge of true fall weather. Embrace the change of weather wit ... Read on »

A Belated Breast Pump Donation Story by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility One day last year I was shopping at the Upper Breast Side , a breastfeeding boutique on the Upper West Side of New York City. You can read more about this great sto ... Read on »

Summer Food by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Although the blog was on vacation this summer, I was still eating! Here is a glimpse into my summer. Blogging will continue soon, check back shortly. ... Read on »

Organic Article in amNY today by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I'm quoted in amNY today, check it out here: Buying Organic: What's Worth It? Updated posts coming soon! Read on »

PCOS and Milk Supply by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Last year, I posted about Carbohydrates and PCOS (and fertility) and at the end of the post, I said there would be a follow up about PCOS and Breastfeeding. I rec ... Read on »

Research Update: Not Back to Sleep for Pregnancy?? by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Last night I went to a Pilates/Ballet class and the instructor was 6 months pregnant. She could not demonstrate all of the positions, especially the ones on her bel ... Read on »

Kale Chips and School Food by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility One day in March, I was bringing my older son home from school. We were sitting next to each other in his favorite seats on a NYC bus. What happened next is an embarra ... Read on »

Prenatal Vitamins Update: Food-based better? by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I have previously written about getting vitamins and phytochemicals from food versus supplements. There have been a few recent studies regarding this issue that specifical ... Read on »

Prenatal Environment Mother's Day Song by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Some of my favorite lines You gave so much to me mom... You gave me nutrients, transcription factors, nearly every thing that really matters, plus my prenatal ... Read on »

Finding Green in NYC by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I love nature and the color green. I grew up spending lazy summers in the Catskill region of upstate New York. What I loved best about those summers were the nature walks ... Read on »

Today's Delivery of Nourishing Foods (thanks to Fresh Direct) by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility (Forgot to include the Yellow/Orange stuff: Peppers, grapefruit, oranges...oh well.) Read on »

Integrative Health Symposium and Toxins by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Earlier this month I attended the Integrative Health Symposium, sponsored by the Institute for Functional Medicine and chaired by Dr. Woodson Merrell, MD, who is (among man ... Read on »

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