Top 5 Nutrition Tips for the New Mom
By Dina Cohen, MS RDN CEDRD The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. – William Ross Wallace Welcome to...
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Mar 24, 20191 min read
Exercising Balance
You've been told a hundred times about that miracle drug called exercise and how wonderful it is. All the hype is based on something,...
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Mar 5, 20196 min read
Growing Body-Confident Kids
It’s fascinating to me that one of the first questions asked after a baby is born is, “How much does she weigh?” Why is this of such...
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Feb 27, 20191 min read
Nourishing Hope
Infertility is not an easy topic to discuss, but, like so many things, it can mess with your eating, and so it comes up in my office....
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Feb 21, 20192 min read
Guilty as Charged (Not You; Your Thoughts)
Today I took my baby for a check-up, and thanks to the advances of Western medicine, my lucky girl received five (!!!) vaccines....
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Feb 11, 20196 min read
Shame at Every Size
If you are trying to escape the clutches of chronic dieting or in recovery from an eating disorder, you may have noticed that poor body...
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Feb 5, 20196 min read
The Deal with Food Addiction
Since you’ve probably heard the term “food addiction” thrown around at some point or another, I figured it’s time to shine some light on...
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Feb 3, 20192 min read
The Power of Permission
The other day, one of my daughters (aka Little A) had a dilemma. I've given her a chocolate pastry which she thoroughly enjoyed - but now...
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Jan 29, 20194 min read
Why Ignoring an Eating Disorder Doesn't Make it Go Away
It's always difficult to tell parents that their child has a problem requiring treatment. Even when the problem is readily apparent. And...
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Jan 27, 20191 min read
Lunchroom Lessons
In life, we all have teachers, and we all have "un-teachers" - those individuals who help us unlearn the myths, lies, and other harmful...
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Jan 24, 20196 min read
Raising an Adventurous Eater
Dear Dina, How can I prevent my baby from becoming a picky eater? We have lots of fussy eaters in the family and I want to help him learn...
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Jan 23, 20195 min read
Eating A Rainbow: How Moving Away from Black-and-White Thinking Can Make You Healthier
For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. To me it is a prison. - Hamlet Act 2, Scene 2 I love that line. Is it...
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Jan 21, 20196 min read
How to Help Someone with an Eating Disorder
This is the second post in a two-part series about eating disorders. In the previous post, we highlighted some critical facts to know...
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Jan 21, 20196 min read
Eating Disorders: 3 Things to Know
By Dina Cohen, MS RD CEDRD My job sounds like it’s about food, but it’s really about people. I am so fortunate to have a profession in...
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Oct 7, 20185 min read
What's in YOUR Lunch?
by Dina Cohen, MS RDN CEDRD Whether your child will be eating lunch that’s provided by school or he’ll be bringing his own lunch from...
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Feb 18, 20185 min read
Little Kids, Big Feelings
Dear Dina, My son is six years old and has recently put on a lot of weight. Ever since noticing his weight gain, I haven’t been letting...
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Feb 4, 20187 min read
Were You Expecting THAT?
by Dina Cohen, MS RDN CEDRD Pregnancy is a great time to focus on good nutrition, because what you eat now impacts your baby’s health as...
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Jan 28, 20184 min read
How to Not Diet
When I ask clients to consider what their eating might look like if they weren’t dieting, some of them describe nightmarish visions of...
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Jan 7, 20186 min read
Myth-Busting!
To be blind is bad, but worse it is to have eyes and not to see. Helen Keller Below are some common myths that stand in the way of...
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Dec 30, 20165 min read
Why Your Diet Is Failing You
Kids love to ask questions. They want to figure out how the world works and make sense of it all. Unfortunately, this tendency sometimes...
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