Understanding Nutrition, Food Safety, Government Regulation, and the Choices We Make Every Day By Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLPAnti-Inflammatory Dietitian and Nutritionist Updated October 15, 2026 Have you noticed more conversations about artificial food dyes, ultra-processed foods, and the ingredients in our food supply? You may have heard that certain food colors are […]

Stephanie Larmour Sanders MSRD, CDE, FNLP Anti-inflammatory Dietition Nutritionist Research published in 2024 and 2025 reinforces an important point: we cannot simply divide foods into “raw equals nutritious” and “cooked equals nutrient loss.” A comprehensive 2024 review examined how thermal processing affects polyphenols, carotenoids, glucosinolates, and vitamin C in fruits and vegetables. The researchers found […]

October 11, 2026 | SLS LLC Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition By Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLP Clinical Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Functional Nutritionist mindbodypelvis.com Introduction: Everyone Is Talking About Gut Health Gut health has become one of the most popular topics in nutrition and wellness. Walk through a grocery store, browse social media, or […]

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, […]