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At-Home Tips to Alleviate Acid Reflux

At-Home Tips to Alleviate Acid Reflux
Post-dinner burps, regurgitation, or heartburn are unenjoyable and can stop you from getting a satisfying night of sleep. In this blog, we explore ways of alleviating acid reflux at home.
Jul 1st, 2022
When Is Acid Reflux a Serious Problem?

When Is Acid Reflux a Serious Problem?
Occasional heartburn is common, often due to overeating or certain foods. However, acid reflux could indicate a serious health issue. Find out when acid reflux becomes a significant medical condition.
May 1st, 2022
Hemorrhoid Banding: What to Expect

Hemorrhoid Banding: What to Expect
Most hemorrhoids respond well to warm baths and other home treatments. When they’re severe, consider hemorrhoid banding. Read on to learn what to expect from the procedure.
Apr 1st, 2022
5 Facts Everyone Should Know About Colon Cancer

5 Facts Everyone Should Know About Colon Cancer
March is colon cancer awareness month, and there’s no better time to refresh yourself on facts about the disease. Read on to learn five facts about colon cancer and what you can do to lower your risk.
Mar 1st, 2022
5 Signs You May Have Anemia

5 Signs You May Have Anemia
Anemia can be difficult to detect, especially because its symptoms are easy to mistake for other conditions. Find out about five of the most common signs of a low red blood cell count.
Feb 1st, 2022
Basic Tummy Trouble or IBS: How to Tell the Difference

Basic Tummy Trouble or IBS: How to Tell the Difference
Stomach pains, diarrhea, and even constipation can all signify IBS, but they’re also common symptoms that everyone gets from time to time. Discover the differences between basic tummy problems and a chronic bowel disease.
Jan 1st, 2022
How Serious Are Hemorrhoids?

How Serious Are Hemorrhoids?
Whether you’re pregnant, have chronic constipation, or make a career out of lifting heavy objects, hemorrhoids are a likely occurrence. Find out if they are serious and when to seek treatment.
Dec 1st, 2021
Living With IBS

Living With IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms can strike at any time. Therefore, it impacts your everyday decisions and planning your day. Here’s how you can simplify living with IBS. Read on to learn more.
Nov 15th, 2021
Diet Tips to Avoid GERD Flare-ups

Diet Tips to Avoid GERD Flare-ups
Acid reflux symptoms like chest burning and regurgitation can spoil the experience of any meal, no matter how delicious. Find out how you can avoid GERD flare-ups by making some easy changes to your diet.
Oct 1st, 2021

When Diarrhea Requires Medical Intervention
Sooner or later, everyone has a bout of diarrhea — maybe it’s something you ate, or maybe you’re stressed out at work. But, once in a while, diarrhea is more than an embarrassing inconvenience — sometimes it’s a medical problem.
Sep 1st, 2021

Telehealth: The Advantages of Telemedicine
Struggles to get to the clinic? Trying to reduce your exposure to COVID-19, as well as other contagious illnesses, and still need to see your doctor? Telehealth is safe and easy — receive quality care from anywhere.
Feb 20th, 2024

A New Look at Grocery Shopping
A simple task like grocery shopping that we never gave another thought to, is now a nerve wracking trip. Will I get Covid-19 while at the grocery store? What do I buy during this time?
Apr 24th, 2020

Cream of Broccoli Soup
This week we are all about cheap meals and using everything in our refrigerator and pantries. We are in a time where we need to make meals stretch. Everyday is a little different and we need to ensure that we are feeding ourselves and our families in...
Mar 22nd, 2020

Gluten Free Bread
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is staying safe, sane and healthy during this time. I thought, since we cannot meet in the classroom I will do some videos for everyone.
Mar 18th, 2020

Chicken sausage and Bean Soup
Chicken sausage is severely underrated in my opinion. This product is lower in fat than its pork sausage counterpart, and is also jam packed with a ton of flavor. On a blustery winter day a sausage spinach and bean soup is one of my go-to dishes.
Jan 9th, 2020

Our New Year’s Resolutions
As we kick off 2020 we all are looking at our new year’s resolution. Many of us think that this is the time to start our diets and go to the gym, thinking that this new year will be different.
Jan 2nd, 2020

How to Cut Calories this Holiday
This holiday season we all want to prevent weight gain and possibly even lose a few pounds. Lets face it, no one wants this holiday season to ruin all of their work for the year.
Nov 14th, 2019

Fall Butternut Squash Skillet
This is an easy vegetarian recipe for our meatless mondays. This recipe came from a meal prep class I was conducting in my weight loss support group. The meal prep class was about getting ready for the wee. Many people ask how I prep for the week.
Oct 18th, 2019

Time Management: Ways To Stay Focused On You
Time management is something I struggle with as a mom, having three kids all under the age of 8 can make it difficult to manage time wisely. This can be work time, family time, time for exercise and time for leisure.
Oct 7th, 2019

Concord Grape Season!
The sweet taste of this grape is loved in my house and no it’s not in a glass of wine it’s in the small purple sweet Concord grapes. When the weather starts to turn it’s not only football time of year but what I like to refer to as Concord grape season.
Sep 14th, 2019

The Truth Behind Seltzer
Many people ask me if seltzer is just as hydrating as water? With the seltzer industry boasting a whopping 1.5 billion dollars, it’s no wonder that everyone wants to know the truth behind this sparkling beverage.
Aug 12th, 2019

Low fodmap pumpkin pancakes
Check out our low fodmap cooking video! My son joined me and it’s such a simple recipe he put it together!! This is a great way to get your kids in the kitchen!
Jul 24th, 2019

Tips for a Successful Weight Loss this Summer
Summer is here, which means warmer weather, barbeques, beaches and frozen daiquiris are now within our reach. With these joys of summer can also come some unwanted calories, dont let the summer fun spoil your weight loss goals. Here are some ways to...
Jul 16th, 2019

How to Survive Traveling while being Gluten Free
Traveling and being gluten free can be a hassle. As the summer weather approaches and schools let out we start to travel more. For someone who is gluten free this could be a chance for cross contamination to strike.
Jun 21st, 2019

Low FODMAP Swap Outs
FODMAP stands for fermentable, oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols. These are carbohydrates that are found in common food items and contribute to gassiness, bloating, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Jun 6th, 2019

Gluten Free Taquitos
onight was a taquito kind of night! Who better to make them with than my oldest son. We had a blast and this recipe is so easy it’s kid friendly!
Apr 26th, 2019

IBS Awareness
April is IBS awareness month and we here at digestive disease center know a thing or two about IBS. We practice the fodmap diet so much that we teamed up to be a partner of health with Epicured!
Apr 22nd, 2019

Gluten Free Bon Bons
When you are craving a sweet treat and you are gluten free it’s sometimes hard to indulge that craving and have it taste good. My husband found two great Gluten Free options at BJ’s yesterday and I thought I would share.
Apr 16th, 2019

How to Use Herbs
As a someone who is gluten free I am always looking to herbs to spice up my dishes. I rarely rely on the store bought versions of items afraid contamination and the high sodium count also scares me.
Apr 10th, 2019

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD is a very common disorder and refers to a group of conditions where there is an accumulation of fat in the liver for people who drink little to no alcohol. The most common form of NAFLD is a non serious...
Apr 9th, 2019

Look to Fiber for Colon Health
It is imperative that when we look to eat healthy we find items that are healthy and nourishing for our bodies. This month is colon cancer awareness month and one of the great things that we can do to help our our bodies is to ensure that we are feeding...
Mar 7th, 2019

Gluten Free Make Ahead Meals
Dinner meals can be tough to put on the table, add in being gluten free and it becomes increasingly difficult. This is why I say we need to take it a bite at a time! Instead of cooking a week’s worth of meals, cook 2-3 days.
Feb 20th, 2019

Detoxing After the Storm
Due to tonight’s forecast our IBS Support Group lecture is cancelled. With temperatures dipping to frigid levels and our cravings in overdrive I thought it would be a great time to discuss detoxing from sweet binges, holidays and vacations.
Jan 30th, 2019

Gluten Free on the Go
Sorry for the cancellation tonight. One of my kids was home sick and what is a mom to do. So I changed the location of our meeting tonight to online and thought we could go over more information next class.
Jan 23rd, 2019

Soups on!
With the thermostat reading 2 degrees out this morning, I was happy when I reached for my thermos at lunchtime for my soup. The hot steam pouring out of the top was warm and inviting.
Jan 21st, 2019

Finding the Time to Meet this Year’s Exercise Goals
I have been an avid runner since my college years. I never ran for a team, it was just how I coped with stress at the time and loved the feel of the pavement on my feet. Since then I have ran through all of my pregnancies and just completed my first...
Jan 4th, 2019

Gluten Free Holiday Cookie Recipe
If you made it to our Gluten Free cookie Extravaganza you tasted the great slice and bake cookies from Sweet Loren’s, gingerbread from Mad Batters bakery and my own sugar and double chocolate fudge cookies!
Dec 10th, 2018

Gluten Free Place and Bake Cookies
Since tomorrow is our gluten free cookie extravaganza, I thought I would write a post about the delicious gluten free place and bake cookies I have recently discovered. If you have not tried these yet, they are a must!
Dec 6th, 2018

Gluten Free Cookie Extravaganza
This time of year everyone is bringing in their favorite holiday fudge, chocolats, cakes and cookies. This can be a time for some to indulge in the little sweet treats that they look forward to.
Dec 5th, 2018

How to Meal Prep
Most clients when I start to discuss meal prep cringe and reports that there is no way they can devote a few hours or a day to cooking meals for the week.
Nov 12th, 2018

Darker Days and Increased Hunger Correlation
The skies are darkening earlier, many of us are not only going to work in the dark but also coming home in the dark as well. As the winter months come upon us we may start to feel an increase in hunger.
Nov 9th, 2018

Chicken in a foil pack
We had a good turnout tonight at our Keep it Healthy for Life Fall Fling! We grilled up some foil packs full of chicken and vegetables as well as baked apples. Everything was a huge success!
Oct 15th, 2018

The Hype on Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting are the new buzz words in the nutrition world. I have countless patients coming in asking my thoughts on this “revolutionary” diet approach.
Sep 16th, 2018

Turmeric’s Many Health Benefits
Over thousands of years Turmeric has laid claim to many benefits and it stands true today.Turmeric’ s many health benefits include blood clot prevention, blood sugar control, is an anti-inflammatory, reduces depression, boost skin health,...
Aug 24th, 2018

Choosing the right Probiotic
This months IBS support group was a great success! Our discussion topic lead to How to choose the right Probiotic and is what you are currently paying for worth it?
Aug 14th, 2018

Sweet Potato Pasta
Spiralized Sweet Potatoes In this recipe you will need to purchase a good spiralizer. I recommend one that can be placed on the counter,...
Jul 30th, 2018

Grilling Fruits and Vegetables
Last week’s Keep it healthy for Life Session was a great success! Thank you to all the participants who came out!
Jul 23rd, 2018

Pizza in the Grill
Who would’ve thought that pizza on the grill could be so easy? This weekend my husband and I wanted to make our usual homemade pizza with the kids (I’m not gonna lie it was a bit crazy this weekend so we bought store bought crust and Hannafords has...
Jul 17th, 2018

Roast beef Dinner on the Grill
With this week’s heat wave upon us, I feel that any heat especially from my oven is not welcomed. With that in mind I have decided to do a few blog post on grill items.
Jul 6th, 2018

Thirst or Hunger?
As this years summer heat wave falls upon us,it is important to ensure that we are staying hydrated.
Jun 26th, 2018

Goal Setting
This week we decided to take our Support group outside! Instead of always being in the classroom it was time to put some of the topics discussed into action! Particularly exercise.
Jun 15th, 2018

IBS and A Low FODMAP Diet
Hi all, today I wanted to discuss fodmaps. Since my lecture for our IBS Support group this month is all about Fodmaps I thought why not share some of the discussion here.
Jun 8th, 2018

Mindful Eating
Last keep it healthy for life weight loss support group was a great success! We exercised for 15 minute with resistance bands and then our discussion turned to mindful eating techniques.
May 29th, 2018

Black Bean and Corn Salad
Looking for a salad to take to your memorial day BBQ? Look no further, this bean salad will be a nice addition to any BBQ. It’s easy, healthy and delicious!
May 28th, 2018

Breaking Bad Habits
Bad day at the office and you find yourself reaching for that cookie or piece of chocolate. Parent teacher night not going as planned and the chips come out.
May 27th, 2018

Celiac Disease in our Community
Our Annual Celiac walk was a huge success. The rain held off and we had a gorgeous sunny day! Attendees love our goodie bags this year which included donations from Schar, ...
May 22nd, 2018

Dippable Veggie Fritters
Ever find yourself fighting with your children about eating their vegetables? These veggie fritters will have them asking for seconds! They are delicious and totally dippable. I hope your family enjoys them as much as mine did.
May 14th, 2018

Dining and Being gluten free
May is celiac awareness month and along with our annual walk for celiac disease held on May 20th at the walkway over the hudson.
May 13th, 2018

3 Beans Salad for Mother’s Day
With the arrival of spring and the upcoming summer months I can’t stop thinking about all the wonderful fruits and vegetables that will be arriving.
May 12th, 2018

Spring Allergy Aid
Spring allergies wreaking havoc on your daily life? One focus is to make sure you get your gut health in check. Many studies are emerging on the need to have our gut in a state of balance of good and bad bacteria to thrive.
May 11th, 2018

How to Choose a Probiotic
Probiotics are all around us. Many healthcare professional tote the endless advantages of taking a Probiotic daily. I myself have discussed this with many of my patients.
Apr 30th, 2018

IBS Awareness Month
is IBS awareness month and last night was our monthly IBS Support group. Last night discussion was interesting as we touched upon probiotics and prebiotics and the benefits of them.
Apr 28th, 2018

Join our Annual Walk for Celiac Disease
It’s almost that time of year again! May is fast approaching (although I think we need to let Mother nature know) and May is Celiac Awareness month.
Apr 25th, 2018

A Gluten Free Vacation
I recently went away with my family to Cape Cod and Mystic Connecticut. The trip was fun!swimming in the pool, going to pirate museums and the Mystic Seaport was a blast with my kids.
Apr 16th, 2018

A Week of Smoothies
I was recently speaking with a co-worker who reported that she was paying upwards of 8 dollars for a smoothie in the morning. A smoothie drinker myself I started to think of how much money a day that this could potentially add up to as well as...
Apr 15th, 2018

Stress Eating
Last night’s session of our weight loss support group was an animated discussion on Emotional eating or Stress eating. We discussed how this vicious cycle can sabotage our best intentions when trying to follow a healthy diet.
Apr 12th, 2018

Chicken oreganato
One pan meals are my favorite dish to prepare and from what I guess most parents favorite. They are easy to clean up and can be on the table in as little as thirty minutes.
Apr 2nd, 2018

Swap out your workout
At times we can get complacent in our exercise routines. This can leave our body at plateaus that we need to break.
Apr 1st, 2018

A Gluten Free Evening with Chef Coppedge
Tonight was a great night! We had CIA’s own chef Coppedge the Gluten Free Baker here discussing techniques for gluten free baking. A great time was had by all. If you missed it here are the talking points that were discussed.
Mar 31st, 2018

Living with a food allergy
Worry if your throat will close? Will i break out in a rash? These are questions that a person with a food allergy wonders on a daily basis. I am lucky enough that myself nor someone in my family has had to live with these worries.
Mar 27th, 2018

Gluten Free Baking Demonstration
Let’s bake cookies! But how do we make them gluten free? Many people who have been gluten free for many years find it difficult to make gluten free baked goods.
Mar 18th, 2018

Convenience Foods Take on a New Meaning
Before we throw our noses up at some convenience type foods, let’s first understand the difference between highly processed foods and convenience. In my opinion there is a way to live in both worlds.
Mar 16th, 2018

The Truth Behind Body Type
Hourglass, pear shaped or apple. I’m sure every woman has wondered what shape they fit into and what it means.
Mar 15th, 2018

Stress and weight loss
I had a stressful week and the scale has not moved! Many clients come into my office complaining of just this predicament. A stressful week can wreak havoc on our weight loss goals but why is this?
Mar 13th, 2018

Non-alcoholic Fatty liver disease
The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is on the rise with the incidence of NAFLD almost doubling in the past two decade.
Mar 5th, 2018

Bacon Pea Soup
On this stormy day what warms you up more than a bowl of hearty soup! Split pea soup as I knew it growing up was always made with the leftover ham bone.
Mar 4th, 2018

The Probiotic Debate
This week at our IBS support group the talk was all about probiotics. Why we take them? The benefits of them. As well as choosing a refrigerated versus shelf stable probiotic. Below is a handout that was given at the class to help keep you informed.
Mar 3rd, 2018

The Fitness tracker hype
Fitbit, a simple device used to track your steps? Or the technology to help meet your goals?
Feb 22nd, 2018

A Simple Salad
A simple salad that is the title of this blog post. Since it seems that everyone I encounter (myself included) is rushing around at dinner time.
Feb 18th, 2018

Gluten Free Breadcrumbs
There are some things that after going gluten free I just miss. Fried chicken cutlets is one of them. Now, before everyone is up in arms about a dietitian recommending anything fried it is something that I have once a year if that!
Feb 14th, 2018

Immune boosting chicken soup
In previous posts we discussed the benefits of mom’s tried and true chicken soup. Why there is some truth when you are sick for mom to tell you here have some chicken soup.
Feb 5th, 2018

Gluten free cinnamon bread
Gluten free bread products can leave your mouth as dry as the sierra desert. Recently I have been craving sweets but gluten free sweets sometimes have much to be desired.
Feb 4th, 2018

The complex Microbiome
The Microbiome is all the rage lately, products touting the next miracle item to help achieve optimal digestive health and heal your microbiome.
Feb 3rd, 2018

Cream of Broccoli Soup
On a cold dreary day there is nothing better than a bowl of soup. Creamy cheese broccoli soup used to be my favorite but since some food intolerances started to rear their heads I couldn’t enjoy this dish.
Jan 23rd, 2018

Jovial Bread Flour
I want to personally thank Jovial for sending us gluten free pasta and bread products to give out at our gluten free cookie swap in December.
Jan 9th, 2018

In 2018 Try Goal Setting!
Instead of New Year’s resolutions I want to focus on goal setting that way each month you can work on a different goal instead of one idea throughout the whole year.
Jan 7th, 2018

Ancient Golden Treasure: Beets
Beets have been around for thousands of years. Our ancestors realized the health benefits of beets and these benefits stay true today. Beets come in a variety of colors.
Jan 6th, 2018

Ham Soup
Holidays are behind us and now what to do with all these leftovers. If anyone is like my family around the holidays there is always a ham. I never did much with ham in the past.
Jan 4th, 2018

Savory chicken and rice casserole
Is there anything more memorable from childhood than a casserole? They are quick, easy and oh so comforting. I have been on a casserole hiatus ever since going gluten free.
Dec 26th, 2017

Rutabaga Fries
The CSA that we belong to is a great project. I love getting new items each week some that I normally would not buy and researching recipes for them.
Dec 23rd, 2017

Chicken and Broccoli
I know we all think there is sometimes nothing better than Chinese food and I understand!
Dec 21st, 2017

Celery Root Soup
Don’t let the look of this root vegetable fool you it is very delicious. Not only does celery root smell like celery but it also gives similar flavor to dishes.
Dec 11th, 2017

Navigating your Holidays with IBS
IBS or irritable bowel syndrome is a condition categorized by a group of symptoms that occur together. These symptoms can range from repeated constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, changes in bowel habits and or bloating.
Nov 29th, 2017