Note: This article is a reflection of the author’s first-hand experiences with berries of the Pacific Northwest and is intended as a starting point to get educated and not as a definitive guide. Unfortunately, we are not able to identify berries on a case-by-case basis at this time. This summer, whether you’re on an intensive [...]

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The blurring of work-life balance seems a fact of life these days. That comes as no surprise, perhaps, for parents with kids. Social distancing orders and stay-at-home mandates combined with the promises of modern technology have at once expanded possibilities of working from home and increased the demands on parents with homeschooling. And that’s just [...]

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To download a summary of the guidance below to your mobile or other electronic device, click here. Hi, healthcare heroes! How’s it going taking care of you? Here at The Whole U, we want you to know: We hear you. We see you. Calling a Code Lavender (i.e. taking time for self-care) isn’t easy when [...]

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The emergence of COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on people around the world. Daily uncertainties often lead to more questions than answers on how to protect ourselves and our communities from a disease with a nebulous mode of transmission. Given we internalize the external environment when we eat, it is no surprise that questions [...]

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Did you know that, right now, an estimated 1.6 million Washingtonians are at risk of not having enough food to eat. That’s double the number of people than before the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and that number may continue to rise as hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians struggle with joblessness and limited resources. As demand is [...]

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As people across Washington spend more time at home during COVID-19, we are presented with the opportunity to prepare and enjoy food at home more often as well. The benefits of cooking at home are manifold—not only is it a more economical and healthier option than ordering delivery, it also allows you more time to [...]

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Eating healthy is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, but it can sometimes be tricky for parents when children reach their teens. Oftentimes, as teens begin to gain more independence and begin to dine out with friends—typically at affordable fast casual restaurants or other social places where junk foods are readily available. It can [...]

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Welcome to the fourth and final week of National Nutrition Month! So far, we have focused on how nutrition affects our brain and mental health, physical performance, and skin health. This week, we take a global perspective—focusing on how nutrition affects our environment and nutritional sustainability. To do so, we enlist the expertise of Yona [...]

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Welcome to Week 3 of National Nutrition Month! In Week 1, we explored the link between nutrition and brain health and in Week 2, nutrition and performance. This week, we’ll be investigating how what we eat influences skin health. Like all other organs and functions in our bodies, skin is heavily influenced by what we [...]

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A snack by definition is a small amount of food eaten between meals. When most people talk about snack foods, they are often referring to packaged foods like chips, cookies, crackers, or popcorn that you would find in the “snack foods” aisle at most grocery stores. Planned snacks can actually be a great opportunity to [...]

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When The Whole U launched in 2014, it did so with a mission of using our platform to elevate voices of experts from across the University of Washington. Over the past six years, registered dietitians from across the UW have been some of our most consistent and widely read contributors with more than 60 articles [...]

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It’s March, which means National Nutrition Month is officially here! This week, The Whole U begins our month-long celebration of food by focusing on nutrition and how it impacts brain health. We caught up with UW Medicine dietitian Kristine Carlson to highlight the importance of how our food choices impact brain function and mental health. [...]

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