Owner and President of Entirely Nourished, Michelle is a Preventive Cardiology Dietitian, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, and Certified Diabetes Educator specializing in heart disease management and prevention. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Clinical Nutrition and has completed her nutrition dietetic training residency at New York University. She has over ten years of experience counseling individuals and families on chronic disease prevention and management through personalized, science-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine.
Michelle specializes in the following areas:
- Science-Based Nutrition
- Reducing risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes
- Nutrient-sufficient heart-healthy diet to optimize cardiovascular function
- Personalized Nutrition and lifestyle plans to manage medical conditions
- Helps to improve heart disease-related risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar levels, diabetes, fatty liver disease, and weight loss.
- Principles of the science-backed diets of plant-based, Mediterranean, DASH, anti-inflammatory, and portfolio diets and ensures proper interpretation and inclusion of foods to prevent and manage cardio-metabolic diseases
Plus, the surprising potential benefit of drinking your morning brew.
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This food fight is a bit nutty, TBH.
This study reiterates what I see in my private practice, [as] many individuals come to see me after being on the keto diet for several months with very high LDL and apolipoprotein A levels, two important [factors] that help establish risk for atherosclerosis,” she noted.
“The keto diet can be very high in saturated fat and low in soluble fiber, which negatively impacts both of these values,” Routhenstein cautioned.
When sleep, physical activity, and social connection are prioritized, these can cause a decrease in stress hormones like cortisol levels, which can improve dietary choices and metabolic functioning
Consuming 25g to 38g of fiber daily in midlife can help control blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and abdominal weight.