Nava Ratzon, at The Blogs

May 25, 2023, 7:10 AM

Bread: Staple of our forefathers or demon of our time?

“Do you think bread is healthy?” As a registered dietician, I get asked this a lot. I recommend to my patients to include bread as a major part of their diet. My patients always think I’m crazy. “ Bread is fattening and...

May 1, 2014, 6:18 PM

Dearest friends and family,

I write to you from what looks like a burst of green in the middle of the golden desert. I am siting on a straw chair in a small farm called ztofar. Here we will be spending Shabbat with...

Jan 19, 2014, 11:36 AM

Notes from the trail: Seeking the essence of man

Dearest friends and family, I write to you from what looks like a burst of green in the middle of the golden desert. I am siting on a straw chair in a small farm called Tzofar. Here we will be...

Jan 14, 2014, 1:42 PM

Hiking the Israel Trail

Shalom! My name is Nava Rosen. Just last week, I was released from the Israeli army after serving two years as a commander in the education unit. My job was to teach Judaism to soldiers who are in the conversion process. I am...

About Me

Nava Ratzon, RD, is a registered dietitian practicing in Israel with a specialty in eating disorder treatment. She helps women and teens transform their relationship with food in treatment and through hands-on sourdough and fermentation workshops. She resides on her family citrus farm in Moshav Azriel with her two girls, husband, and herd of goats.