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My name is Debra. I am a nutritionist. I don't own a scale.  In my work as a nutritionist, I hear so many complaints from my clients about their bodies. Once, after hanging up the phone with...

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Have you ever clicked on an article about a superfood only to find that the super food was super hard to find in local stores or super expensive? Not this superfood! Dried herbs are chock full of...

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This post originally appeared on The Times of Israel on March 13, 2014. It appears again with minor edits here on my own page. Enjoy! My daughter’s first Hebrew birthday was this week. When my ...

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I have always had a special place in my heart for the phytonutrient known as Allicin, since my name is Debra Allison.  I first learned about phytonutrients in the 1990's during an undergradu...

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In response to a conversation on the BeyondPrenatals Facebook page, I am posting some rules and recipes for crock pot cooking. Enjoy them and like us on facebook for more health tips. Debra's Ten...

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Here in Modiin (Israel) I have been busy teaching a Maternal & Child Nutrition course to international students at Hebrew University, working with some amazing clients who are making fabulous...

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Nutrition during pre-conception, pregnancy and early childhood.

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I analyze research articles for the EAL, lecture on evidence analysis, and generally love the regimented science process. But I am in a profession (nutrition & public health) where we still k...

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My friend Alexandra from NYC gave an awesome kids class last year for Purim (a Jewish holiday that among other things, entails giving fun food presents to friends called Mishloach Manot...

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Just before we left for our move to Israel, we were sent some great goodies that I wanted to share with you. Tommee Tippee held a blogger's event in Manhattan last year. At the event I was able t...

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Ulpan (Hebrew immersion course) is winding down and baby #3 is still cooking, so I wanted to kick off my move to Modiin with a special class on Breastfeeding with Instinct. E-mail debra@beyondpre...

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One of my first semesters teaching at Queens College - CUNY, a great and eclectic student used to routinely show up to class with breakfast in a small mason jar.  After a few weeks, he made ...

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Where Have I Been? Since my last post in June, I have lived in 3 places. I said a couple of good bye's and one huge hello.  The first was our beloved NYC apartment. That was a difficult good...

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Me and Mayim  Last night I attended an event where Mayim Bialik spoke to a roomful of people about her Jewish background, her path to show-business, and her path to becoming more religious. ...

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I have a horrible habit of opening lots of tabs on my computer (ask my husband who complains about the reduced speed of our computer).  I receive daily nutrition emails compiling the day's i...

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Many years ago, I met an amazing physical therapist named Ashley Boyle . I saw her for a hip problem that I incurred while taking a belly-dance class with two friends of mine ...

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Plate courtesy of Healthy Kids Plate (On the plate is last night's dinner: Kale chips, millet stir fry, salsa/blackbean chicken) Updated March 15: Congrats Kate and Brooke for winning sectional p...

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Welcome back to Sectional Plates Part 2, where we are discussing sectional plates for children.. (Click here for Part 1). Here you will see some of our real dinners using sectional plat...

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  Last June, The United States Department of Agriculture revealed the new "Food Pyramid" in the form of a plate, depicting half the plate filled with fruits and vegetables.  On the live...

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Passing by this Duane Reade subway ad near 96th and Lexington, I was overcome with anger. Not only because of it's attempt to get you to eat more more junk food, but because of the pitiful messag...

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I am really interested in "catch phrases" and their effects.  For example, saying "The benefits of breastfeeding include...(insert whatever superpower you want your child to embody)" implies...

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Rosh Hashanah passed but we can always talk about fertility on this blog, right?  In the last post, I mentioned that on Rosh Hashanah we eat foods symbolic of ideas we wish to bring in with ...

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Seems like yesterday (okay, it sort of was) that I posted about summer foods, and now here I am in NYC on the verge of true fall weather.  Embrace the change of weather with these great fall...

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One day last year I was shopping at the Upper Breast Side, a breastfeeding boutique on the Upper West Side of New York City.  You can read more about this great store in this New York T...

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