by Renée M. Simpson, RDN | Aug 23, 2021 | Featured, Traveling
Back in the good old days of 2018 and 2019, I visited Dubai 3 times within a little over a year. I fell in love with the exotic fragrances of the UAE during the first of these 3 visits. It all started one evening when I entered the elevator in my hotel. There was a...
by Renée M. Simpson, RDN | Aug 3, 2021 | Cooking, Featured, Traveling
If you’ve thought about visiting Dubai, have you wondered what the food is like there? I know we never hear about Emirati food, so you probably have no idea what to expect. If you’re not an adventurous diner, you’ll be relieved to know that for the...
by Renée M. Simpson, RDN | May 22, 2018 | Featured
Are you familiar with the Blue Zones? As a healthcare professional I usually know about the latest in my field about 3 to 5 years before the general public is even familiar with this info. For example, I was all into the plant based diet about 6 years ago, but it...
by Renée M. Simpson, RDN | Feb 28, 2018 | Featured, Traveling
Yes, I did come back from Dubai. I wasn’t necessarily ready to come back, but I do have a family here so… There are so many things I could write about this trip. But I’m just going to start with a dozen things I want you to know that I learned about...
by Renée M. Simpson, RDN | Nov 25, 2017 | Featured
It’s really exciting to see the travel boom in the black community these days. There was a time when you could hardly find someone who looked like you when you ventured outside of the US for a vacation. Recently my family vacationed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico...