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Lauren O'Connor
MS, RDN, RYT
Lauren O’Connor is a private practice registered dietitian / culinary nutritionist and yoga instructor in Los Angeles and author of 5 cookbooks including Healthy Cooking for One. She specializes in gut health and offers evidence-based information, cooking tips, and recipes at nutrisavvyhealth.com.

Education & Training: Cal State University, Los Angeles — Masters in Nutritional Science

Works As: Registered Dietitian / Culinary Nutritionist at Nutri Savvy Health

Experienced In: acid reflux, cooking techniques, digestive health, yoga, nutrition

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By Lauren O'Connor
Mature person with blond hair doing the knees to chest stretch in bed for morning back pain
Waking Up With Lower Back Pain? Here's Why, and 5 Stretches to Get You Out of Bed
Fitness
By Lauren O'Connor
Mug omelet prepared in microwave on a plate next to fork on tabletop
How to Make a Mug Omelet for a Quick High-Protein Breakfast
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Homemade Savory Spiced Meatloaf
10 Comforting Meatloaf Recipes High in Protein
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Asian salad with tuna and avocado, a meal full of nutrients for healthy skin
6 Essential Nutrients for Healthy Skin, According to Dermatologists
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Baked broccoli and chicken casserole in a baking dish on blue marble background beside pamesan cheese
15 High-Protein Chicken Casseroles That Bring Comfort to the Table
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
coffee chocolate banana smoothie with coconut whipped cream
10 Protein Coffee Recipes That Put Power in Your Breakfast
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Collage of the best coffee grinder brands, including Baratza, Capresso and Oxo, over brown and white ombre background.
The 9 Best Coffee Grinder Brands of 2023, According to Coffee Experts
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor, MS, RDN, RYT and Ciara Lucas
a collage of the best k cup coffee pods on an orange background
The 12 Best K-Cup Coffee Pods for Cafe-Quality Brews at Home
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
collage of the best snacks for runners including Bare baked crunchy banana chips, Perfect bar and GU Stroopwafel biscuit
The 11 Best Snacks for Runners of 2023
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
A breakfast for healthy hormones of savory oatmeal with egg and avocado
The One Breakfast Endocrinologists Want You to Eat for Healthy Hormones
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Green vocado smoothie recipe made with spinach in a glass on a wooden cutting board
Want to Age Well? Sip These 10 Avocado Smoothie Recipes
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Fillet of salmon with asparagus, a meal complete with healthy fats for gut health.
The One Nutrient Gastroenterologists Want You to Eat More Often (It's Not Fiber)
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Avocado breakfast bowl with salmon, tomatoes, cucumbers, scrambled eggs and avocado.
12 Avocado Breakfast Recipes That Go Beyond Toast
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
woman with hat and sweater drinking cup of green tea
Does Green Tea Have Caffeine?
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
A young woman drinks green smoothies and eats a burger in a vegan fast food restaurant
5 Dietary Fiber Mistakes You're Making (and How to Fix Them)
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Healthy coconut cauliflower tacos, close up on wood
7 High-Fiber Dinner Recipes to Help You Poop
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Healthy breakfast set. Superfoods smoothie bowl with chia seeds, coconut, grapefruit and quince flowers. Overhead, top view, flat lay
5 Gut-Healthy Grapefruit Desserts That Crush Cravings
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor, MS, RDN, RYT and Andrea Jordan
Frittata with bacon, courgette, feta for a high protein low carb breakfast
20 High-Protein, Low-Carb Breakfasts That Keep You Full
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Pear chocolate cake with mulled wine glaze
7 Tasty Pear Desserts That Are Good for Your Gut
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Vegan red lentil dal in a black bowl on gray countertop
20 Comforting Lentil Recipes With More Protein Than Chicken
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Breakfast with eggs, avocado, bread and tomatoes for healthy fats
4 Mistakes You’re Making With Fats — and How to Fix Them
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Mature Woman Groceries Shopping for foods for gluten free symbol
How to Decode All the Gluten-Free Labels Out There — and Which Ones Are Actually Legit
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Man eats a beef grilled steak on wooden table how to get more protein diet
4 Protein Mistakes You're Probably Making — and How to Fix Them
Nutrition
By Lauren O'Connor
Young couple eating bread outdoors for carb diet
4 Carb Mistakes You're Probably Making — and How to Fix Them
Nutrition
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