Meet our Intern!

I'd like to introduce Crave Health's newest intern from the undergraduate nutrition program at Bastyr University: Alyssa Rieser!Alyssa will be with me through at least June 2011 and most likely through the end of her undergrad career :) She will be guest blogging in April as well so look for her upcoming posts!I became interested in nutrition while working at an acupuncture...

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Add "Registered Dietitian" to 425's Best of Edition!

425 Editors and Staff, I have just returned from Tokyo, Japan this morning, safe and sound. I was there on business with my fiancée when the earthquake hit. Prior to leaving for Japan, I was discussing 425’s “Best of” list for 2011 with several 425 associates. Now that I am back safe I wanted to return to my first business priority! I am disappointed that there is no...

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Japan Update

It is now about 2:15 pm on Saturday the day after the earthquake here in Japan. We are stuck as our flight out of Narita airport today was cancelled and have been re-booked for a flight on Monday afternoon back to Seattle.Crave Health appointments this week have been cancelled.We are safe in our hotel and they were kind enough (after begging) to extend our stay another 2...

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Earthquake in Japan

My fiancee Tyler and I are in Tokyo, Japan currently and did experience the 8.9 earthquake today. We are both okay and are staying on the 19th floor of the Mitsui Garden Hotel in the Ginza district. We still have power and access to email and internet at this point. We are having many aftershocks and are being warned of 6-10 meter waves from a Tsunami that may be coming....

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Elementary Nutrition

I spent the day on Wednesday at Woodin Elementary School on the Woodinville/Bothell border with my best friend and Woodin PE teacher, Jaclyn Rice. A part of the elementary PE curriculum now is nutrition focused, which is wonderful! They do a segment and test called "Mrs. Trimbles Muffins" where they learn about Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, Fiber,...

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March is National Nutrition Month

Welcome to March 2011 - National Nutrition Month!This month, registered dietitians across the United States will be downloading their brains via blogs, newspapers, magazines, tv and radio interviews to get up to date and correct nutrition advice to our public. This years theme is "Eat Right with Color". If you do one thing this month, try to get as many colors on your lunch...

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