I didn’t know I needed to make peace with my body. In my college years, I was determined to be a certain weight and wear a certain size. I was living in the greater Long Beach area in Southern California, and the ideal body image was to be thin. When people would compliment my thinness, […]

Here is my story about diet culture and the effects of fad dieting. I remember moving away from home to attend college in Long Beach, California. I was young and so excited to be in close distance to some of southern California’s most famous beaches and party life. But navigating new experiences and adjusting to […]

Nutrition and mental health, or is it mental health and nutrition?  As my dear friend Amanda asked, “which is the chicken and which is the egg?” In 2017, I embarked on a nutrition journey to understand how food physiologically impacts our bodies.  Watching my family members and friends battle chronic disease and mental health, I wanted to […]

May is mental health awareness month. And I am diving into the ‘Eat to Beat Depression & Anxiety’ book by @drewramseymd to understand further how nutritious foods can positively impact mental health. I think Hippocrates was on to something when he said, “Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Westernized medicine […]

What’s Earth Day? Take the time to tackle food justice, environmental justice, and more. Earth Day is a time when global citizens take action to preserve our planet. Meaningful issues like climate change, science and education, people and communities, conservation and restoration, plastic and pollution are some of the areas we all can get involved […]

I’m ashamed that I use to feel embarrassed that I am part Asian. I hid that beautiful part of me. And when I think back on the reasons, as a kid I was racially bullied. I distinctly remembered a neighborhood kid saying he thought it was gross that I am part Filipino. In my freshman […]