This post looks at the history of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, including their purpose and process of development.

As we revise Communicating Nutrition: The Authoritative Guide and create the 2nd edition, we are incorporating best practices for using artificial intelligence. The first edition never mentioned AI. Not once. The second edition has more than 70 mentions of AI, detailing how to use it responsibly, ethically, and for its maximum potential. This post will share 10 strategies for maximizing your use of AI excerpted from the current first draft of the 2nd edition of the book.

The new year. An opportunity to start fresh, to open a new calendar, bursting with potential. New beginnings are invigorating and exciting. To start fresh, we must wipe the slate clean. Don’t carry old burdens into the new year. Leave them behind.

This season, when one year ends and another begins, can be one of the best for downsizing and decluttering. At New Year’s, when you think about downsizing and decluttering, think beyond your stuff: Downsize your goal list; Downsize your calendar and time commitments; Downsize your stress – build margin in your life, schedule time for self-care and connecting with others, ask for help; And, yes, declutter your stuff…