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17/07/2025

Excited to be presenting at .ca on culturally inclusive nutrition care for IBD!

⏰ 7/31/2025 (Thurs) @ 9am PST/12pm EST
Register on .ca’s website

See you there :)

25/02/2025

So honored and excited to be presenting about culturally inclusive care in IBD this year at summit ❤️

So EXCITED to talk more about my favorite topics: IBD and cultural sensitivity. ☕️ You’re gonna hear me yap about this but it can’t be emphasized enough. We need representation from different cultures in all aspects of nutrition care (not just IBD/GI):

🍓nutrition care goes beyond nutrition
🍓diversity in research groups and trials
🍓harm reduction (or prevention) during healthcare encounters
🍓creating safe spaces and communities
🍓culturally-relevant resources
🍓support for current and future RDs to bridge the cultural gap in healthcare

If you’re passionate or even remotely interested in these topics, I want to connect with you. Hope to see you there! Get your tickets :)

31/10/2024

Off to make some spooky sourdough loaves 👻

31/10/2024

Could never go wrong with food-based-probiotics for gut health. Now on my way to make some spooky sourdough loaves 👻

08/04/2024

It was an absolute honor to be able to share all things IBD nutrition this past weekend at ’s MyIBDLearning event with patients, caregivers and providers ❤️🤩 (swipe to the end for a goodie - credits to whoever that made it!)

So much interest and questions from patients on how to manage symptoms, achieve remission and manage ostomy nutrition. Working with a culturally inclusive IBD Dietitian (hi 👋) is key to support + personalize plans with patients! 🥘

First of all, we need legislation and insurances to cover GI nutrition visits, formulas (EEN/PEN) to optimize the power of nutrition in IBD management. The data has been showing this and it’s time to do our patients justice.

Secondly, we need more multidisciplinary collaboration and individualized support not just for outcomes, but better patient care EXPERIENCE. We cannot and shouldn’t do IBD care alone.

Thank you for having me!

21/02/2024

Share this post with IBD warriors and providers on the power of nutrition! 🍎

If what we eat does not impact our IBD, we would not have dietary therapies created for IBD, or actually see efficacy in inducing remission. 🤔

Very exciting times for sure, but we also need to balance risk and benefits of implementing dietary therapies with our patients. 🩺

For example, exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is a well established therapy to help induce remission in both pediatric and adults Crohn’s, with newer evidence as an adjunct therapy in acute severe UC. But it may not be appropriate for certain patients after a thorough evaluation and joint discussion.

It’s all about the right tool, right patient, right time! Find yourself an IBD care team (👋) that can support you on your IBD journey.

20/09/2023

Can’t talk about IBD without focusing on malnutrition!

The inflammatory nature of IBD and its associated impact on GI function puts patients at a high risk of malnutrition. Prevalence ranges from 20-80%, with higher percentage in Crohn’s🔥

Fatigue from IBD + malnutrition compound on each other. Which means getting and staying nourished is challenging. 😴

Which means detection and appropriate nutrition intervention is key! 🔑

If you, your loved one or your kiddo is experiencing some or all of these symptoms - please reach out to your care team for support.

And 100% get an IBD dietitian (like myself!) to support you in your IBD journey. ❤️

Have you experienced malnutrition before? And how have your conversations around nutrition in your IBD journey been like? Let me know in the comments below 👇

12/09/2023

Trying to get more protein in but scared about the gas, bloat and pain that can come along with it?😞

I see this struggle a lot among my clients who are:

🔥 reintroducing foods fresh out of GI surgery

🔥 trying to stay nourished while having an IBD or IBS flare

🔥 trying to mesh cultural ingredients with the typical “high calorie, high protein diet” that providers has told them to follow with no plant based options 🫠

No fear. Your cultural GI dietitian is here 🤣

Our traditional, go-to ingredients have way more nutrition than you think.

🌰 Chestnuts are great go-to snacks

🥜 Nut butters are great as spreads and in smoothies

🍲 Tofu and lentils: Use them in your stir-fry’s, soups, etc.

Every culture has its own high protein, plant based foods. I help my clients explore their own cultural foods and integrate them into their nutrition goals.

‼️No one should sacrifice their cultural and comfort foods in the pursuit of recovery or health. If you’ve been told that, please run and find someone who can meet you where you are. 🙏‼️

Also, sign up for my email newsletter for some upcoming news and sneak peeks 👀 via my website with link in bio :)

30/06/2023

✈️ tips with sensitive guts!

You CAN travel with , , even when you’re on or . There’s definitely more planning that goes into it!

For those that are working with me, we would have a personalized strategy plan ready to go prior your trip 😎

This is definitely not an exhaustive list. But does cover major points to consider while packing. 🧳

How do you pack for your travels? Let me know if you utilize any of the shared tips, or if you have tried and true methods to share with the crowd 🥰

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