11/8/24: Spotlight: RD Side Hustle; #Sponsored: ASPEN Registration Discount; New Newsletter; 4 Things You Don't Want to Miss
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💡Spotlight: RD Side-fHustle Bartending & Rental Services
Dietitian Brittany Roberts
Q1: What is your full-time job as a dietitian?
Answer: “My full-time job is a supervisor for 3 WIC clinics in Allegan County, MI.”
Connect with Brittany:
https://mixingmemoriesweddings.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MixingMemoriesWeddings?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Q2: What is your “side hustle”?
Answer: “My husband and I own a business called Mixing Memories. We provide bartending services, day of coordination services, rental services, and run/operate the Centennial Wedding Barn in Wayland, MI….
….We met at a restaurant in Kalamazoo, MI while we were both in college at Western Michigan University. We realized we loved working in the restaurant industry as servers and bartenders but also recognized there are many drawbacks to working in a restaurant. We started Mixing Memories as a way to earn more money while getting to spend time together and fell in love with it.”
Q3: What do you like best about this side hustle?
Answer: “… I get to call this my own. While this business is not the traditional route a dietitian takes, I still get to use my registered dietitian nutritionist knowledge and skills with our clients such as providing a bar menu with recipes, ingredients and quantities.”
4️⃣Things You Don’t Want to Miss
1. YouTube: More New Obesity Meds from McGill Office of Science & Society
(Note: We prefer to use the term “obesity medications” and not “weight loss drugs” since these medications are used to address obesity which is considered a disease.)
“…Novo Nordisk’s Monlunabant is an oral “cannabinoid receptor inverse agonist” which means that it binds to a receptor and produces an effect opposite to an agonist. Since cannabidiol in cannabis increases appetite by fitting into a cannabinoid receptor, Monlunabant has the opposite effect…”
2.Substack: Celiac Disease and Osteoporosis & Osteopenia - The Celiac Scientist
Understanding the Risks of Osteopenia and Osteoporosis for People with Celiac Disease
Do you talk to your patients with celiac disease about their bone health?
“Why People with Celiac Disease Are at Higher Risk
“Celiac disease damages the small intestine’s lining, especially the villi, which are tiny, hair-like structures essential for nutrient absorption. When these villi are damaged, nutrients such as calcium and vitamin D—both essential for bone health—may not be absorbed properly, even with a well-balanced diet. This limited absorption can lead to deficiencies over time, contributing to weakened bones and increasing the risk of fractures.”
3. Obit: Bruce Ames - Biochemist
“Bruce Ames in 1987 at his lab at the University of California, Berkeley, where he created a test that exposed the toxicity of widely used chemicals. Later in his career he alienated some environmentalists, saying they were “wildly exaggerating the risks” of many chemicals.Credit...Jane Scherr for University of California, Berkeley”
Bruce Ames, 95, Dies; Biochemist Discovered Test for Toxic Chemicals - The New York Times
“The so-called Ames Test, developed in the 1970s, is still used by drug manufacturers and pesticide companies to check the safety of their products.”
4.Substack: Dr. Andrea Love (Immunologic) on Fluoride
“…if you listened to social media influencers, you’d hear all sorts of fear-mongering. Fluoride has been demonized since it was implemented as a tool to prevent tooth decay. And people who claim it’s a toxin forget that ANYTHING can be toxic at a certain exposure…”