About Me
Hi and welcome!
It was definitely scary leaving a stable job and going back to school. Plus, I was not feeling well and was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, an autoimmune disease where your immune system attacks your intestines, six months into medical school. Since then I was started on a life long medication, changed my diet, and worked on stress reduction (which is not easy as a resident or life in general! ha).
My name is Christina DiMaria and I am a resident physician, registered dietitian, and LOVER of food and exercise. I created this blog to share my recipes, medical and nutritional knowledge, and help motivate others to eat well to live well.
My philosophy is that there is a balance between nutrition, wellness & medicine. And my goal is to help people find that balance.
My philosophy is that there is a balance between nutrition, wellness & medicine. And my goal is to help people find that balance.
I grew up in an Italian family that taught me an appreciation for cooking and food at a young age. I learned so many of the Italian recipes- sausage and broccoli rabe, manicotti (rolled pasta with ricotta inside), Italian cookies and more. I even wrote my college admission essay on how my family makes and jars our tomato sauce! More than cooking, I love eating.
I was a division I swimmer and had a HUGE appetite. I first became interested in nutrition because of its ability to enhance athletic performance. However, as I took more classes in college I grew to LOVE nutrition's ability to prevent, manage, and potentially reverse disease. This led me to choose my first career as a registered dietitian. After graduating Cornell University, I worked as dietitian at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. I learned so much there, but I felt like I was only focusing on one piece of a much bigger puzzle. So, I decided to go to medical school at Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine.
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| A thank you to my AMAZING grandma, who taught me everything I know! |
My experience with crohn’s disease taught me so much. It taught me what it is like to be patient-the fear of the unknown while awaiting a diagnosis and the stress of trying to maintain a career or school while sick and in and out of the hospital.
I also learned what it is like to follow a diet. It is hard! But, I do my best. With crohn’s disease every person is different and my diet, or as I like to call is healthy lifestyle, changes if my disease is active or under control.
The recipes I share on this blog can be described as a mixture of healthy, tasty, and quick. The nutrition and medical knowledge is vetted and from reliable sources. I am here to answer any questions you have and hopefully motivate you to make small changes to help you eat well to live well!
Cornell University Dietetic Internship R.D. (2012)
Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine D.O. (2018)
Internal Medicine Resident at Einstein Medical Center (current)
I also learned what it is like to follow a diet. It is hard! But, I do my best. With crohn’s disease every person is different and my diet, or as I like to call is healthy lifestyle, changes if my disease is active or under control.
The recipes I share on this blog can be described as a mixture of healthy, tasty, and quick. The nutrition and medical knowledge is vetted and from reliable sources. I am here to answer any questions you have and hopefully motivate you to make small changes to help you eat well to live well!
Education
Cornell University B.S. (2011)Cornell University Dietetic Internship R.D. (2012)
Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine D.O. (2018)
Internal Medicine Resident at Einstein Medical Center (current)
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