Author: Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD

Founder of NutriScape.NET. As a dietitian since 1992, Steph Figon has had experiences in consulting, 15 years in clinical, and has operated a private practice nutrition counseling office for since 2011. Connect on Linkedin

Academy Telehealth Resources

Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD June 25, 2019

Telehealth is an emerging area of practice for many health care professionals. Regulations, policies, and standards are in flux until a “gold standard” becomes consensus; but that has not stopped technology from entering into mainstream practice. It is not surprising that RDNs are asking themselves how their patients can benefit from Telehealth and Telenutrition. Here, you will find information for providing telehealth care to your patients.

Read the excellent resources offered by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Telehealth

How to Come Up with Your Profitable Course Idea

Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD June 25, 2019

Get our free Profitable Course Idea Workbook and come up with a money making course topic.

Source: How to Come Up with Your Profitable Course Idea (Free Workbook!)

Reforming FDA’s oversight of Supplements

Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD June 25, 2019

The use of dietary supplements, such as vitamins, minerals or herbs, has become a routine part of the American lifestyle. Three out of every four American consumers take a dietary supplement on a regular basis. For older Americans, the rate rises to four in five.

Source: Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on the agency’s new efforts to strengthen regulation of dietary supplements by modernizing and reforming FDA’s oversight

Certain Social, Behavioral Factors Associated With Diabetes and Hypertension Onset

Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD June 25, 2019

Select behavioral and social risk factors were correlated with early onset of hypertension and diabetes, a prospective cohort study found.

Source: Certain Social, Behavioral Factors Associated With Diabetes and Hypertension Onset

Concussion and Dementia: Do Statins Help?

Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD June 25, 2019

Statins were tied to a lower rate of dementia among older adults who experienced a concussion, according to an observational study involving nearly 30,000 people.

Source: Concussion and Dementia: Do Statins Help?

Mediterranean diet may protect against late-life depression

Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD June 25, 2019

Data presented here suggest that adhering to a Mediterranean diet may protect against the development of depressive symptoms in older age.

Source: Mediterranean diet may protect against late-life depression

T2D Predicts Progression in NAFLD/NASH

Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD June 25, 2019

Type 2 diabetes was found to be a strong independent predictor of life-threatening liver outcomes in patients diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its more advanced form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to an analysis of a large European database.

Source: T2D Predicts Progression in NAFLD/NASH

Exercise should be emphasized in patients with dyslipidemia

Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD June 25, 2019

How Maintaining Weight Loss is Like Anorexia

Given all of the recent guidelines on physical activity and CVD prevention, health care providers should focus on recommending exercise for patients with dyslipidemia to decrease their LDL, according to a presentation at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.

Source: Exercise should be emphasized in patients with dyslipidemia

Unapproved Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Dietary Supplements Associated With FDA Warnings

Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD June 25, 2019

This quality improvement study examines trends across adulterated dietary supplements, containing unapproved ingredients, associated with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings.

Source: Unapproved Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Dietary Supplements Associated With FDA Warnings