We would like to welcome back Naz Amini to our team of trained professionals, which includes naturopathic doctors, certified nutritionists, holistic health counselors and clinical herbalists. Naz will be available for phone consults on Saturdays from 9 am to 3 pm. We are also fortunate to have her contributing to our blog.
Naz was a familiar face at Village Green Apothecary starting in 2002. She has been a licensed clinical nutritionist over the last 10 years. She holds a Master of Science degree in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, providing her with a strong foundation in biochemistry, science and practice of nutraceutical therapy.
As an integrative nutritionist and a lifestyle educator, Naz provides individual wellness counseling using current technologies and diagnostic tools. She specializes in autoimmune conditions, gut-related issues and brain health. Continue reading “Meet and Consult with Naz Amini”
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As we start 2019, it is a good time to reflect on 2018 to help make this new year even better. I hope that we all strive for happier and healthier lives, and that we are able to achieve that, as well. I also hope that Village Green continues to be a resource for your nutritional supplements compounding and prescription needs, products for hand and body care, as well as a place that provides you with information and knowledge.
It is National Nutrition Month and this year’s theme “Go Further Food” was chosen because what you eat and how you eat can make a huge difference. Whether it’s starting the day off right with a healthy breakfast or fueling before an athletic event, choosing the right foods can make you go further! The theme also has an environmental perspective. Preparing foods to go further at home and within the community can have a positive impact by helping reduce food loss and waste.
Eating healthy is more confusing than ever. I’ve been studying nutrition for 35 years and found that even experts are confused by the science. If the people we look to for nutritional guidance keep changing their views, no wonder the rest of us are so overwhelmed!
The school year has wound down around here, and that means that routine goes out the window. My kids go from 3 healthy meals and 2 snacks per day to continuous grazing, thanks to a mostly unscheduled summer. The problem is that this lack of schedule tends to lend itself to higher fat, higher sugar and less nutritious diet because the snacks my kids gravitate toward tend to be granola bars and freezies! So, although the summer is more free-flowing, to encourage healthy snacking, I find it important to have tasty and filling snacks ready to go. I plan ahead and make big batches, and freeze them, where appropriate. 
