For decades, menopause has been framed as decline—something to fix, control, or endure. Maybe the real problem isn’t menopause at all, but the story we tell about it. It’s a Tuesday afternoon. I’m mid-work, probably writing about the nutritional benefits of something...
It’s time to retire the metric that was never designed for women in the first place. Every year, brilliant, capable women over 50 walk out of their doctor's office feeling like a failure. All because of three little letters: BMI. As a dietitian, I’ve seen this story...
As a dietitian, I tell women to eat more nuts. Then I put myself to the test—and discovered what science doesn’t always say about cravings and aging. What happens when a dietitian takes her own advice? I decided to find out by challenging myself to eat one serving of...
I spent years avoiding bread and pasta—now, I’m done with the carb guilt. Carbohydrates: the nutritional villain of an entire generation and, for a while, my personal nemesis. For far too long, I lived in fear of bagels, avoided potatoes like they owed me money, and...