Nutrition Review Board

Meet our Review Board members and learn more about our editorial process.

Many of us are looking for accurate and compassionate answers to a variety of health, food, and recipe questions but the internet is full of misleading, false information. The BHG nutrition review board ensures that you’re receiving accurate information you can trust. Our nutrition review board is composed of experts including registered dietitians and physicians. Our goal is to provide you with well-researched, trustworthy, and factual information vetted by subject matter experts.

We want to empower our readers to live happy, healthy lives by providing up-to-date nutrition information, tested recipes, and actionable wellness advice.

Which Topics Are Reviewed?

Our editors work hand in hand with our review board to fact-check our library of food-related articles that cover topics like heart health, diet plans, nutrition, recipes, and cooking. Our review board assesses topics that affect your health and wellness so you can be confident the information you’re receiving is factual and unbiased.

Who Is on the Board?

The Better Homes & Gardens Nutrition Review Board is made up of recognized health and wellness experts including registered dietitians, physicians, and diabetes educators. These professionals boast a wide variety of experience and have been hand-picked based on their impressive backgrounds, extensive knowledge, and ability to communicate complex health topics to a broad audience.

Meet the BHG Nutrition Review Board

 Dr Monya De (MD, MPH)
Monya De, MD, MPH

Monya De, M.D., MPH, is an internal medicine physician in Los Angeles. She has expertise in urgent care, primary care, workplace medicine, environmental medicine, hospital medicine, functional medicine, and lifestyle medicine/nutrition. She holds degrees from Stanford, UC Irvine, and UC Berkeley. Monya De, M.D., is a professional journalist and editor as well as a filmmaker, most recently completing a narrative film about COVID vaccine access in the early days of mass vaccination.

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Jessica Jones, MS, RD

Jessica is a nationally-recognized Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, Writer, Speaker, and Digital Content Strategist.  As the co-founder of the wellness content media company, Food Heaven, Jessica creates engaging food and nutrition content for over 80 global corporations, food companies, and media outlets including American Heart Association, Blue Apron, Adobe, Dove, and KitchenAid. Jessica also co-hosts the top 50 nutrition Food Heaven Podcast, which explores the intersections of nutrition, health, and wellness through a social justice lens. With over 3 million downloads to date, the Food Heaven podcast has been a pillar for accessible and inclusive health and wellness insights since 2015. In addition to being a go-to nutrition expert, writer, and columnist for SELF magazine, Jessica is the co-author of the 28-Day Plant-Powered Health Reboot and A Diabetes Guide to Enjoying the Foods of the World.

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