Food is always an interesting conversation especially when it comes to DASHA®s Founder Shannon Russo-Pollack. Food is both a necessary and pleasurable sensory activity, eating is something that happens every day, with a great percentage of our time revolving around [...]
The nutrition community has spent decades running in circles about how to best teach the people regardless of their community, just how important it is to eat vegetables and have a balanced diet! Eating your veggies does not mean you [...]
Labor Day weekend has officially started, and that means you have one more time to wear your favorite white jeans, flowery sundresses and crisp linen shirts. Let’s face it: the “last” barbecue of the summer is about to happen and [...]
We may still be in the dog days of summer, but we all know what’s creeping up right around the corner: back to school. Packing healthy lunches, penciling in family time, coordinating all the after school physical activities, and keeping [...]
It's a fact: sugar is addicting. Yet we still continue to consume it in excess amounts? Frequently, sugar is hidden in a bunch of the foods we eat. Go out to that local Italian spot? Sugar is often added [...]
It's the weekend! And if you’re heading to out of the city to for some weekend fun you’re most likely going to need some personal wellness too. DASHA® understands, that there’s something special about vacationing outside your environment that makes [...]
Sweet potatoes are not your average spuds and that’s why they are one of my absolute FAVORITES! Especially as a runner who is training for a whole lot of half-marathons (I know, I know here I go again) it’s so [...]
This weather surely has me saying “oh baby, it’s cold outside”! So, if you’re like me and looking for a way to WARM your body during this POLAR VORTEX (I mean what even is that?) I did some searching for [...]
No matter the size of the gym, the thought of working out in front of a room of strangers terrifies some, and I can’t really blame them. All those big weird-looking machines, weights that you have no idea what to [...]
Have you ever caught yourself saying “oh, it’s okay to skip out on the workout today, i’ll just work extra hard tomorrow at the gym.” Well, even if you don’t want to admit it, we’ve all pretty much been there, [...]