Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLPClinical Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Functional Nutritionist Menopause can bring changes that seem to appear all at once: hot flashes, disrupted sleep, changes in body composition, fatigue, mood changes, brain fog, or a different response to foods and exercise. It can be tempting to blame every new symptom […]

Hormones, Perimenopause, and Midlife Health Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLPClinical Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Functional Nutritionist In Articles 1 and 2, we looked at what happens to hormones during the menopause transition and why changes in sleep, body composition, blood sugar, mood, temperature regulation, and other symptoms may appear. Now let’s make […]

Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLPClinical Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Functional Nutritionist If you read Article 1, you learned that perimenopause is a natural hormonal transition—and that estrogen and progesterone do not simply decline in a predictable straight line. They fluctuate. That can help explain why one month may feel very different from […]

Stephanie Larmour Sanders MS, RDN, CDE, FNLPAnti-Inflammatory Dietitian and Nutritionist I grow my own organic fruits and vegetables. This allows me to share with family and friends. One Clue at a Time: A Simple Way to Move Your Health Forward Many people want to improve their health, but they do not know where to begin. […]

Stephanie Larmour Sanders MSRDN, CDE, FNLP Antiinflammation Dietitian and Nutritionist When most people look at a blueberry, tomato, carrot, or broccoli, they see food. A health detective sees something more. A health detective sees clues. The deep blue color of a blueberry, the bright orange of a sweet potato, the rich red of a tomato, […]

Over the past 40 years in health care, I cared for some of the sickest patients. Many required IV nutrition. Some were living with liver failure, diabetes, kidney and Cardiac disease, or cancer. This was the work I was trained to do. And it mattered. But over time, I began to ask a different question. […]

When people are trying to get pregnant, they often think first about hormones. Hormones are important, but they are not the whole story. Research suggests that inflammation and immune balance may also affect fertility. A healthy body needs a normal, well-regulated inflammatory response for ovulation and implantation. The problem begins when inflammation becomes chronic, excessive, […]

By Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLPAnti-inflammatory Dietitian and Nutritionist Your body is not working against you. It is communicating with you. You may have symptoms like these listed below: Fatigue in the afternoon.Cravings later in the day.Brain fog after meals.Sleep that does not feel restorative. These are often not isolated issues.They may be […]

Women disproportionately shoulder the role of primary caregiver for children, elderly relatives, and people with disabilities, largely driven by social expectations, gender roles, and “natural” nurturing expectations. To be fair, there is a growing involvement in men caregiving, though slower than the role given to women. Studies suggest female caregivers often face a higher risk […]

A Dietitian Explains What Is Actually True By Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLPAnti-Inflammatory Dietitian & Nutrition Educator Nutrition advice can feel overwhelming. One week a food is considered healthy, and the next week it is labeled harmful. Many of these claims are based on popular diet trends rather than scientific evidence. Unfortunately, nutrition […]