Cultivate Nutrition Consulting

07/03/2026

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What is the deal with lemon juice and kidney stones? 🍋⁠
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Lemon juice is famous for helping with kidney stones because it has a lot of citrate in it. Citrate can help stop calcium kidney stones from forming - so low urine citrate levels can cause calcium stones.⁠
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HOWEVER, not everyone with kidney stones has low urine citrate! Only a 24 hour urine test will tell you if low citrate is the cause of your stones.⁠
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If you do have low urine citrate, squeezing a lemon wedge into your water here and there probably isn't really going to move the needle. Most people need about a 1/2 cup of lemon juice per day to really increase urine citrate levels.⁠
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Lots of other aspects of what you eat can impact urine citrate levels too! Including eating plenty of fruits and veggies (ALL of them count!) and avoiding excess non-dairy protein.⁠
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Bottom line: There is no single "kidney stone diet" or advice that works for everyone. Nutrition for kidney stones MUST be individualized to your 24 hour urine test results.⁠ ⬅️ THIS is where working with a kidney stone dietitian comes in!
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06/16/2026

FREE Webinar with Megan Mountcastle, an amazing LICSW specializing in IBS

04/14/2026

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In Massachusetts, the lone star tick — associated with alpha-gal syndrome — has started to expand to areas of the state, officials say.

03/12/2026

My dear friend Melinda Dennis is hosting an amazing GLUTEN FREE wellness retreat. I think she has 1 or 2 spots left! Grab one while you can.

GF Wellness Retreat in Maine this Spring

02/10/2026

**Patient Event**

A 2 hour patient education event with 3 of the TOP IBS providers in Boston (I'd also argue in the US!) for $25. Will I see you there?!

An Educational Event Featuring Leading IBS Experts Join us for a comprehensive 2-hour educational event designed to empower individuals living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with evidence-based knowledge and practical tools to feel better and live well. This unique program brings together

01/09/2026

I want to highlight this paper so that it doesn't get lost in the hoopla of the "new" dietary guidelines 🙄. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcp2501860
"Conditioned reflexive behavior may be responsible for food aversion in some cases, but the term “avoidant restrictive food intake disorder” is technically inaccurate in patients with functional dyspepsia and may cause confusion or stigmatization owing to the suggestion that an eating disorder is present." 👏👏👏
"It is also important to consider psychological therapies as an adjunct for helping patients cope with their symptoms" 🫶🫶🫶

And last but not least "The term “functional dyspepsia” has persisted as an umbrella label and conveys a sense of diagnostic certainty about a heterogenous group of illnesses, potentially masking as yet incompletely characterized causes, such as a microinflammatory neurogastrointestinal illness. We believe that functional dyspepsia should no longer be considered “functional” (indicating a lack of organic pathologic features). The trend toward the use of other broad labels such as “disorder of gut–brain interaction” is also potentially problematic because it is nonspecific, may distract scientific attention away from the root cause, and may be considered dismissive or stigmatizing by patients."

Pankaj J. Pasricha, M.B., B.S., M.D. and Nicholas J. Talley, M.D., Ph.D -Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for this very important paper.

Functional dyspepsia is a common but serious medical syndrome that can induce weight loss and food aversion and may be associated with increased risks of hospitalization and death. It probably comp...

12/12/2025

Very exciting research about the microbiome and gut pain!

Two research teams 3000 miles apart discover a common bacterium triggering chronic gastrointestinal pain — while developing a fascinating nanotech fix that can shut it down.

11/27/2025

Support Medicare coverage for Regustered Dietitian services for the management of celiac disease, pre diabetes, eating disorders, and so much more. Currently Medicare only covers dietitian services for patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Btf2XaGBs/?mibextid=wwXIfr

🚨 Urge Congress to co-sponsor the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act! 🚨

📜 The reintroduced Medical Nutrition Therapy Act is an effective solution to address the costly and continued rise of diet-related chronic diseases in America – many of which can be remedied with MNT delivered by a registered dietitian nutritionist.

🔗 Tell your members of Congress to support the MNT Act today: https://sm.eatright.org/MNT25alert

11/06/2025

Amazing opportunity for anyone with chronic and acute GI conditions. I encourage all of my clients to register if you are able and this feels like a good option for you :)
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10/28/2025

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Here's a list of food resources in the Boston area. https://trib.al/3cYvtjC