Dr. Orna Izakson
  • welcome
  • about
  • clinic
  • learn
    • calendar
    • online classes
    • free guides
  • blog
  • contact
Select Page
how much is one serving of vegetables?

how much is one serving of vegetables?

by Dr. Orna | Sep 30, 2024 | eating, food as medicine, the single girl's guide to eating alone

I was reading a nutrition article in the New York Times the other day, and it made the same mistake as so much of such writing: it referred to veggie recommendation in terms of “servings” per day, a term that gives zero guidance for actual people. How much...
toasted squash seeds make a healthy winter treat

toasted squash seeds make a healthy winter treat

by Dr. Orna | Jan 3, 2024 | eating, food as medicine, the single girl's guide to eating alone

Squash season means squash-seed season! Roasting seeds of almost any squash is one of my favorite winter treats. If I’m lucky, I’ll get to rotate between these and kale chips for my salty snacks instead of always going to popcorn. Squash seeds are a great natural...
herbes de provence: an excuse to eat lavender

herbes de provence: an excuse to eat lavender

by Dr. Orna | Feb 22, 2022 | food as medicine, garden medicine, the single girl's guide to eating alone

Herbes de Provence is a classic cooking blend from, as the name suggests, the Provence region in southeastern France. It hit my radar early in my gardening adventures, because it was one of the few recipes I could find that included lavender as an edible spice. When I...
healthy DIY popsicles to beat the heat

healthy DIY popsicles to beat the heat

by Dr. Orna | Jul 22, 2021 | eating, food as medicine, the single girl's guide to eating alone, Uncategorized

Just before the once-in-a-thousand-years heatwave hit the Pacific Northwest, I wrote about beating the heat with a blender and a freezer. (And my beloved watermelon gazpacho recipe.) Today I want to talk a little more about the freezer half of that duo — before the...
the truth about “super” fruits

the truth about “super” fruits

by Dr. Orna | Nov 28, 2020 | DIY medicine, eating, food as medicine, the single girl's guide to eating alone

Are superfoods a thing? I spent a sunny Sunday morning going down the rabbit hole of food-nutrition research. Why? Because someone on the internet said something … with which I disagreed. A friend posted a short piece about the value of goji berries — a small Asian...
« Older Entries
book an appointment
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube

the legal stuff

This website is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for individualized medical or professional advice, care, diagnosis or treatment. Consult your personal physician regarding the applicability of any information on this site.

let’s stay in touch

let’s stay in touch

  • terms of use
  • disclaimer
  • privacy policy
  • contact