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Am I a Biased Dietitian?
Am I a Biased Dietitian? Recognizing & Minimizing Bias in Professional Dietetic Practice Let’s cut right to the chase— yes, we are all biased. As humans, we all see the world through our own biased lens, which has uniquely developed throughout our young life and evolved through professional experience. While it may seem impossible to…
Read MoreTips for Searching for Your First Job Post-Internship
Job searching – the two scariest words for a student about to graduate. There are few things worse than getting questioned by friends and family on how your job seeking is going prior to a graduation from undergrad, grad school, or a dietetic internship. Here are a few tips to keep you from losing your…
Read MoreFNCE First-Timer
This year marked the Academy’s 100th annual Food & Nutrition Expo & Conference (FNCE), hosted here in our city of Chicago. I feel lucky that I was able to experience FNCE for the first time at home and am thankful that I now have enough bars and snacks to last me until next year. Even…
Read MoreFood Fighters For Stress and Sleep
Arianna Huffington, co-founder of the Huffington Post, fainted in 2008, hit her head on her desk, broke her chin bone, and got five stitches over her right eye.  In 2011, the chief executive from Lloyd’s Banking Group announced that he was taking time off because he was suffering from “extreme fatigue.” In 2015, the CEO…
Read MoreNutrition Counseling: How to Help
How do we, as registered dietitians, inspire and support nutrition behavior change and truly help individuals? Try these 5 reminders to help promote behavior change and not hurt.
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