Reach Your Healthy Weight
Healthy, sustainable, nutrition support the NOAD way! Are you ready to take the weight of dieting off… [more]
Sports Nutrition for Athletes
With a sports nutrition plan that matches your level of training you will experience the… [more]
Diabetes, Cholesterol & High Blood Pressure
Do you feel overwhelmed by high blood sugar? Does your cholesterol continue to creep up every year… [more]
Pregnancy Nutrition
What to eat when you're pregnant: Pregnancy nutrition is a priority for you and your growing baby. With… [more]
Eating Disorder Treatment
Work with a registered dietitian who understands the complexities of your eating disorder (ED) treatment… [more]
Letting Go of the Next Best Diet
Do you have disordered eating? Don’t know what that means? Katie Couric Video you need to watch now!
Find Success with Intuitive Eating Group Meetings
Intuitive Eating* Adult Group Led by Registered Dietitian Sumner Brooks, MPH, RD, CSSD Intuitive Eating is a process-based approach that ultimately teaches patients how to have a healthy relationship with food, wherein patients become the expert of their own bodies. Patients learn how to trust their ability to meet their needs, are able to distinguish [...]
Raspberry Chai Muffins
Raspberry Chai Muffins Dry Ingredients: 3/4 C whole wheat pastry flour 3/4 C all purpose flour 3/4 C oat bran 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 3 scoops chai powder mix (9 Tbsp) Wet Ingredients: 1 egg 6 oz unsweetened organic soy milk 1/4 cup plain nonfat [...]
Shrimp and Veggie Fried Quinoa
This recipe is loaded with fiber, nutrients, protein, and flavor! Uploaded after popular demand from our Facebook fans! INGREDIENTS: 1 cup quinoa, dry 2 cups water 1 large carrot 1 cup snow peas 1 cup bean sprouts 3 stalks celery 1 cup chopped broccoli 1 large green bell pepper, sliced Ponzu sauce Low sodium soy [...]
Wanted a six pack and found much more.
“I want a six pack,” I said. “I want to lose weight fast,” I said. “I want to create a strict diet,” I said. Sumner just listened and said, “Ok.” But what really happened next? She taught me what I really needed to learn: how to listen to my body and respond accordingly. First things [...]
Client Appreciation Day with Personal Trainer Dara Mazzie!
It was such a treat to collaborate with our go-to personal trainer in the South Bay, the lovely Dara Mazzie. Dara and I have had the privilege of working together in different ways, and it is always such a joy when clients decide to work with both of us at the same time. With the [...]
Tips to Prevent Impulse Eating
Impulse eating is described as eating in reaction to an emotion or a situation. It happens quickly, sometimes feeling almost violent and is often very mindless. Impulse eating can be in any amount and happen at any time. You may end up in a full blown binge, or just realize you finished an entire box [...]
My Favorite Way to Make Quinoa… [for now]
People are always asking me “How do I eat quinoa?” and “What is it?“. Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is a lovely little grain from the quinoa plant, pictured. It is prepared similar to rice, cooked in boiling water. I love it because it is inexpensive, fast, and takes on whatever flavors you add to it. You [...]
Why You Should Hire a Certified Sports Dietitian
Thinking about hiring a sports dietitian? If you take your sport seriously you’ve come to the right place. Sumner is a Certified Sports Specialty Dietitian (CSSD) and she’s here to answer your questions about fueling, recovering, building muscle, weight management and more! Watch this short video created by the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition practice [...]
I will be turning 50 next year and am looking forward to my life free of dieting!
I have had 14 terrific sessions with Sumner! I can honestly say thanks to Sumner I will be taking the word “DIET” out of my vocabulary! I will never be counting points, calories or buying another diet book! I am still a work in progress, but Sumner has taught me to finally have a [...]
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