The Mad Dietitian Videos

If you're hurting because of inflation, like most of us, but want to maintain your health, you can include more fermented foods into your diet. It's a great, inexpensive way to get in some probiotics instead of spending money on a bottle of probiotics (although I think that's worth it, too!).

Dark chocolate stuffed raspberries! Both have polyphenols which help heal/prevent gut issues. A small dose daily is important. #raspberries #darkchocolate #polyphenols

If you live in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago, you've gotta check out Avocado Theory in Tinley Park. They offer a variety of avocado based meals, but also offer gluten free and vegan options! I ordered the GF Avocado Zoodles dish with vegan pesto, and my friend had the Vegan Lover's Salad with homemade falafel and quinoa. They also make their zoodles from scratch, they're not packaged. Delicious!! Avocados are loaded in healthy monounsaturated fat and fiber. They should be a staple in everyone's diet! Sorry for the hair shot at the end. I've gotta get better with my camera! 😂 What's your favorite avocado dish to make, other than guacamole? #avocado #functionalmedicine #healthylifestyle #avocadotheory

2 Ingredient Pancakes! It's this little girl's 5th birthday and she requested banana pancakes, which I used to make for her when she was little (and I didn't really cook much in those days!). They are very simple: just bananas and eggs. For every one medium banana, you use two eggs. I also stirred in some vanilla and cinnamon which is completely optional, and topped off with chocolate chips. You get fiber and potassium from the banana, and protein, fat, vitamin D, and biotin from the eggs (among so many other benefits!). #2ingredients #pancakes #birthdaygirl

Beware of certain beauty products and their chemicals: my fave beauty product brands
It's not just what you put into your body that counts, but also what's around you and what you put ON your body. Check out my latest video on YouTube where I review my favorite clean beauty products and talk about the ingredients we need to avoid and why! Men, this is just as important for you because your hair, body wash, and face products matter too! https://youtu.be/I_Kh8T9uhZ0

Salad dressing makeover (clip needs audio)! Beware of most commercial salad dressings! Make your own in minutes. #oliveoil #superfoods #saladdressing #organic @veroniquediaz20

Spending time with family and friends is medicine! I took a recent trip for business/pleasure to my old hometown of San Diego and was able to connect with friends I haven't seen in over a year. Make sure to make the time to connect with others - I get it, I'm not perfect at it either, but it's so important for our health! Have you ever heard of the blue zones? They are areas in the world where people live to be over 100 years old. While they have several things in common, one of them is their sense of community. Research shows that having a strong network of friends and family and a sense of community keeps you healthy in the long term. It also helps with mental health. Sitting together with your family at dinner is also linked to good health! I know this sounds obvious, but so many of us are distracted at dinner time these days and don't eat together on a regular basis. Try your best. Your health will repay you! #friends #familytime #dietitiansoftiktok #wellness #functionalmedicine #sandiego