A public service announcement: Get your vitamin D levels checked.
I am sitting here enjoying the sunshine. It is a sunny and mild February day in Seattle. But as sunny as it is, my skin is not able to make vitamin D from the sun’s rays from late September to late March. And that’s a problem.
Plain and simple. The majority of us do not get enough vitamin D from our environment (sunshine or food). Vitamin D deficiency is endemic and research has linked this deficiency to many chronic degenerative diseases associated with industrialized cultures.
The New England Journal of Medicine recently reported that a 25-hydroxy-vitamin D blood test is one of the most important blood tests you can ever have. Yet health care providers are still slow to check their patients’ vitamin D levels. Read more
Yes, it is true – after taking a hiatus of several months to complete my dietetic internship, I am happy to report that I am back to two of my favorite things – talking about food, food-related issues, nutrition, health and happiness…and being a resource to you as you make positive changes toward achieving your wellness goals!
Once again, look forward to regular blog postings about fascinating, gotta-know wellness topics. (The best way to stay connected is to sign up to receive an email when a new blog posting is ready and waiting. And it’s easy…the sign-up form is on the front page of the blog – just enter your email address and away you go).
I will continue to post readers nutrition and wellness related questions (and my responses) on a regular basis. I welcome your questions – email me at: jessadlin [at] gmail.com.
This fall I will be offering several informative, engaging, life-enhancing teleclasses, webinars, and classes on some of the your most “asked about” topics. Check the Events page in the coming weeks to see what’s on the Autumn 2008 schedule!
So many exciting things…it’s good to be back.
Be well-
Jess
Jessica Adlin, MS RD
Yes, it’s true, I am learning to play the piano. And I am loving it. I experience pure delight, appreciation of the moment, mindful yet relaxed focus, and surprising patience. While that may not seem to have anything at all to do with good nutrition, it does have everything to do with embracing change, loving life, and making choices that nourish and sustain your mind, body, and spirit. I encourage you to welcome opportunities for new experiences, try new skills, challenge yourself…and keep moving in the direction of your vision of your very best self!
I am also learning how to record, edit, and post audio podcasts (look for upcoming “living well” audio podcasts!). This post is a sampling of both of my budding skills.
Just for fun…here is a sample of my rendition of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Minuet in G Major (No. 1).
To life!
Jess
I am about to start my dietetic internship. Yup, I leave tomorrow for a week-long orientation at a beautiful lodge on a lake in the middle of New Hampshire. It doesn’t get much better than that; autumn in New England.
I expect to return home from orientation and hit the ground running. It will be a full and interesting year ahead. The internship consists of several different rotations, giving me the opportunity to work in a variety of settings from in-patient medical nutrition therapy, to community nutrition education, to food service management.
And do you know what this means for you?? I will have, oh, so many more important nutrition and healthy living topics and tips to share with you!
So, keep those questions coming…and stay tuned!
Be well-
Jess
Yes, indeed, I have been gone from the blogosphere for awhile. I have taken a nice hiatus to thoroughly enjoying summertime in Seattle. Heaven on earth. I return refreshed, alive, alert, and enthusiastic about life and our ability to create health and happiness!
I am back in full force and look forward to answering your thought-provoking nutrition and wellness-related questions as well as providing you with information and advice on living a healthy life.
Email me your questions: jessadlin[at]gmail.com
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Salud-
Jess
I will be off to an exciting conference this week, Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives: Caring for Our Patients and Ourselves, at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa valley. Check out what I will be up to over the next few days! I expect I will have much to share with you upon my return!
Please note that due to my adventures in Napa Valley, the Resource Line will be CLOSED this Friday, April 20th. I look forward to taking your calls and questions again next week.
For those of you not familiar with the Resource Line, check out the Contact Page for more information.
The article below gives a great overview about nutritional supplementation and addresses Sheila’s question from February 11, 2007. The article first appeared the May 2006 issue of Northwest Prime Time newspaper in the greater Seattle area and is reprinted with permission from Northwest Prime Time, Bastyr University and the co-author, Debra Boutin, MS, RD, CD.
Seek health-
Jess
Do we really need nutritional supplements?
Jessica Adlin, MS, CN
Debra Boutin, MS, RD, CD
A healthy balanced diet provides all the essential nutrients needed for optimal health.
Or does it? Read more
When everyone else in my neighborhood was eating bologna sandwiches on Wonder Bread, my mom was fixing me tempeh, tomato and alfalfa sprout sandwiches on whole grain bread. From as early as I can remember, I saw the magic in good nutrition; it made me run faster, play harder, and think better. Whether climbing trees as a child, competing as an athlete as a young adult or just being joyfully awed at the wonder of a healthy body, I have always been aware that good nutrition is a cornerstone to vibrant good health.
My mom really had it going on; she practiced yoga and meditation long before it was the “in” thing to do. So, along with my early understanding that good nutrition made all the difference in good performance, I also grew up knowing the importance of nurturing the mind-body connection.
I believe we all have the power to make choices that move us toward better health. We need to be aware that not only diet and exercise, but also our thoughts and feelings shape our physical well-being. As Aristotle said, “We become what we repeatedly (think, say and) do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.”
Everyday, every single day, wherever I am, people ask me questions about health-related issues. People need information in order to make informed decisions, but there is a tremendous amount of misinformation, myths and outright lies about nutrition, wellness and disease.
It is my goal to be a resource to people as they journey toward optimal health and wellness by providing accurate information about nutrition, exercise and general well-being, provoking thought and curiosity about current public food and health issues, and motivating each individual to make choices and take action toward being their very best self.
Sure, sure, I am passionate, but am I qualified?
I have a lifelong interest in achieving and maintaining vibrant good health through nutrition, exercise and general well-being, AND a passion to share that information with others.
I am a Certified Nutritionist with a M.S in Nutrition from Bastyr University and BS.Ed in Exercise Science from the University of Minnesota. I am licensed as a Certified Nutritionist by the State of Washington and am also certified as a Health and Fitness Instructor by the American College of Sports Medicine.
Nearly 20 years ago, I founded Live Well (formerly known as Fitness Designs), a health and wellness education and consulting business. I have been a teacher, consultant, coach, speaker, mentor and guide helping people discover their best selves as they successfully move toward their health and wellness goals. I have been recognized by the local and national media as being an innovator in the wellness field.
You know what they say…if you love what you do you never have to work a day in your life. My family and friends know that this is more than what I do; it is who I am and how I live my life.
Here’s to your health-
Jess
