Discover a world of fun for the whole family at The Ranch. Children ages seven and above are welcome to join in the fun with a wide range of classic camp activities, hiking, fiestas, family bonding, and more. While your kids play sports, create art, and have other exciting adventures, you can enjoy activities such as yoga, sculpting, and strengthening, and indulging in spa treatments. Come together as a family over delicious meals, group sing-alongs, and family-friendly events

Aakansha Maheshwari, Creator of Bollypop
Tamara Duker Freuman, MS, RDN, CDN, Dietitian & author
Marcela Valladolid, Emmy-nominated celebrity chef
River Morgan, Yoga, meditation & Gyrotonic instructor
Eden Vardy, Founder of The Farm Collaborative
Brent Hedstrom, Multi-faceted artist
Alex Freuman, Teacher
Matt Roben, Founder of Rancho Roben Rescues
David Williams (aka Super Dave), Self defense instructor
Oliveyah Salvage-Fisch, Best-selling author and creator of the Spiritual Heartbeat Movement
Erin Gafill, Award-winning painter and author
Tom Birmingham, Artist and teacher
Abe Liebhaber, Cellist and bowmaker
Pei-Chun Tsai, Violinist

Catering to the Digestively Delicate: Common Therapeutic Diets for GI Disorders and Practical Implications for Foodservice
Chronic gastrointestinal symptoms are extremely prevalent among all demographic groups in the United States. Dietary modification is an increasingly common strategy for symptom and disease management within the healthcare establishment, and social media and direct-to-consumer testing is fueling even greater adoption of elimination diets even outside of the traditional provider-patient relationship. In this session, Registered Dietitian Tamara Duker Freuman will share the most common therapeutic diets employed in her clinical nutrition practice, which is embedded in a high-volume NYC gastroenterology clinic, as well as the medical conditions/symptoms that these diets are typically most suited to address.  Practical insights as to how principles of these therapeutic diets can be translated into menus and recipe development so as to make food service offerings more inclusive will be offered. The session will also address the growth of less evidence-based ‘food sensitivity testing’ and the challenges that it poses to consumers, healthcare providers, culinarians and foodservice directors alike.

Local friends and fans can join me at the Nyack Library in Nyack, NY, where I’ll share highlights from my latest book, REGULAR, in a presentation on how to troubleshoot the many causes of chronic diarrhea, constipation and other gastrointestinal symptoms. Submit your gut health questions anonymously in advance or on entry for a short Q & A to follow. 

Tune in to the Samantha Heller Show on Doctor Radio on Sirius XM on Friday, April 28! I’ll be talking about my new book, REGULAR, and answering callers’ questions about all things poop!

Meet me at Books & Greetings in Northvale, NJ on April 11 at 6pm for some good old fashioned potty talk and potentially gross/funny edible surprises! Each person attending an event must purchase their own book/ticket from Books & Greetings

You can order your book by calling the store 201-784-2665 and purchasing it over the phone with a credit card or stop by the store if you are local. Or buy your ticket online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-greet-tamara-duker-freuman-thursday-april-20th-6-pm-tickets-582272692297?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

If you cannot make the event the store can ship signed copies as well.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is estimated to affect 10-15% of the U.S population. Recent changes in practice guidelines issued by the American College of Gastroenterology altered diagnostic criteria for IBS to promote more rapid, positive diagnosis without prolonged and invasive testing. While this approach will likely spare many patients time, money and energy, it does raise the possibility that certain conditions that resemble IBS may be missed in the differential diagnosis. Even in patients who have had exhaustive diagnostic workups before receiving their IBS diagnosis, some do not respond to the usual dietary and medical interventions for the condition. RDNs are well positioned to detect clues as to the possibility of IBS-mimicker conditions in their observations of food and symptom interplay and can serve as key partners to MDs in the diagnostic process. This session will review small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, bile acid diarrhea, congenital sucrose isomaltase deficiency (CSID), histamine mediated disorders, systemic nickel allergy and high stool burden related to pelvic floor dysfunction.

This two hour breakfast workshop and networking event will take place in NYC and be co-led by me and Melanie Rogers MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S. It is open to dietitians who work with patients with eating disorders. It will cover the prevalence/confluence of digestive disorders among people with disordered eating patterns and how to balance symptom management with ED treatment/recovery. Registration by invitation only; email me if you wish to be added to the invite list.

Join me and a stage-full of health and fitness experts, along with motivational speakers galore, for Dr. Jordan Metzl’s annual NYC Wellness Summit: An Evening of Inspiration and Education with a Focus on Preventive Health.

Admission is free, but tickets are limited and RSVP is required!!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2020-new-york-city-wellness-summit-an-inspiring-evening-of-learning-tickets-93978940541

More of a paperback lover than a hardcover kinda person? Snag your copy of the paperback today!

Fellow nutrition professionals: Join me at the Academy’s annual Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) to explore the many causes of chronic diarrhea and build your clinical toolkit to include tailored diet interventions to manage it!

Fellow dietetics professionals: Join me and my fellow GI RDs, Kate Scarlata, RD and Alyssa Lavy, MS, RD, for a panel discussion and low FODMAP/gluten free cocktail party on the Saturday night of FNCE! Event is free, but RSVP required; see link to register

Join me in Edison, NJ for a one-stop shop on health-related information, lectures and screenings delivered by Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center and other area-wide experts (myself included!). I’ll be giving a brief talk, signing books and answering all your pressing nutrition and digestion related questions!

A professional lecture for dietitians on everything you need to know about diagnosing, preventing, managing and treating SIBO.

A webinar for health professionals and students on everything you need to know about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of abdominal bloating.

f you haven’t visited The Savoy, plan a road trip to meet me there as part of their New Year’s Resolution Series. It’s a grand, dreamy, old-world style bookstore and an absolute paradise for book lovers! I’ll be chatting about how to get your pesky bloating under control and signing books starting at 2:00pm (10 Canal Street, Westerly, RI).

Celebrate The Bloated Belly Whisperer launch over nibbles and conversation! Book signing at Books & Greetings in Northvale, NJ, 12:00-1:30pm, with snacks and beverages. Event is open to all. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. Please RSVP to 201-784-2665 so the venue knows how many people to expect.

Tune in at 9am to hear me discuss what can happen when good eating intentions go digestively wrong.

Tune in to learn all about which healthy foods might cause bloating, and how to get around that!