Our Dietitians specialize in eating disorders and also working with athletes with eating disorders. The team at Erica Leon Nutrition has been growing in the past year and today, I wanted to highlight Simone Weingarten who works with our clients looking to partner with a Dietitian who specializes in eating disorders and sports nutrition. You can learn more about Simone in the video below where … [Read more...] about Meet our Sports Nutritionist and Dietitian Simone Weingarten
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5 Tips for Enjoying Your Cultural Foods: Newsflash…They all Fit, Babe.
Diet culture has painted a toxic picture that “ethnic” cuisines are “unhealthy.” The fact is, eating a diet that honors one's cultural background and experience IS nourishment. No matter your cultural or ethnic background, food can be a way of connecting with not only ourselves, but our families, cultures, and traditions. And while many of us are interested in improving overall health and … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Enjoying Your Cultural Foods: Newsflash…They all Fit, Babe.
Favorite International No Diet Day Tips from our Dietitians and Counselors
May 6th was a very special day – it was International No Diet Day. It’s one day out of the whole year we get to celebrate not dieting! With a team full of Non-Diet Dietitians and Intuitive Eating Coaches, the Erica Leon Nutrition team have several tidbits of advice about International No Diet Day. Diana Ushay, MS, RDN, CDN: Being diet neutral or food neutral towards your kids will go … [Read more...] about Favorite International No Diet Day Tips from our Dietitians and Counselors
Nutrition Tip: Food as a way to Cope with our Feelings
Food is a way many people, kids included, cope with their feelings. As a Dietitian who specializes in Eating Disorders, I get calls almost daily, from parents worried that their kids are snacking too much and gaining weight, or eating too little and starting to become obsessed with food. This is a universal experience that is affecting all of us to some degree -- who doesn’t feel some measure … [Read more...] about Nutrition Tip: Food as a way to Cope with our Feelings
Welcoming New Dietitians to Erica Leon Nutrition
After what feels like a lifetime of quarantining and challenging COVID at every turn, some exciting changes are happening here at Erica Leon Nutrition. Our team is growing with new dietitians to help serve our clients and work with new clients too! In addition to Diana Ushay, MS, RDN, who joined us in the late Spring, we have now added 3 more dietitians to our family. Meet our new … [Read more...] about Welcoming New Dietitians to Erica Leon Nutrition
Welcoming our New Dietitian – Diana Ushay
We are Expanding with a new Dietitian at Erica Leon Nutrition! Please join us in welcoming Diana Ushay, MS, RDN, to Erica Leon Nutrition LLC! Diana has been consulting with us for several years while she trained to be a dietitian, and now she is an official RD! Oh….and she is ALSO A CERTIFIED INTUITIVE EATING COUNSELOR! Diana began her nutrition career at a young age as she loved cooking … [Read more...] about Welcoming our New Dietitian – Diana Ushay