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  • Can Vitamin D Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?

    It’s commonly known that vitamin D helps maintain strong bones, helps the body absorb calcium and can improve heart health. But a recent study indicates vitamin D—specifically, vitamin D3—can even help reduce the risk of breast cancer.

  • Vitamin D: The Powerhouse That Makes Everything Work Better

    Think of Vitamin D as the workhorse of the vitamin world, something that has the potential to make every cell in your body function better. Its superpowers include helping to produce hormones, strengthen bones, protect the heart and support the immune system by fighting off bacteria and viruses. Yet nearly 40 percent of Americans are deficient — double that for black- and brown-skinned folks.

  • When your doctor drops the D-bomb: Diabetes

    Your doctor says you have diabetes. And you immediately think, he must be mistaken.

  • The M Plan: The nutritional benefits of adding mushrooms to your diet

    What woman doesn’t want to shave inches from problem areas, like the belly, hips, thighs, waist, and upper arms, without shrinking their bust?! Well, The M Plan, a mushroom-rich diet, claims just that. Supporters say that replacing one regular lunchtime snack or dinner with a mushroom dish for 14 days has helped them achieve this goal.

  • Kirbie Whitaker, MS, RD, LDN

    Kirbie Whitaker is a clinical oncology dietitian at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute, where she started in outpatient services. Her specialties include:

  • Jenny Zheng, RD, LD/N, CNSC

    Jenny Zheng is a registered dietitian at the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. She has more than three years of experience providing dynamic, patient-focused dietetic care to patients of all ages. Jenny specializes in diet education and nutritional support, and her areas of expertise include:

  • Robyn Glass, OD

  • Ryan Bisson, MS, CGC

    Ryan Bisson is a certified genetic counselor (CGC) with the Orlando Health Cancer Institute. He analyzes a patient’s personal history, family history and genetic test results to estimate their risk of developing cancer and to create a personalized medical management plan.

  • Rachel S Marks, OD

  • Shetal Patel, OD