For most people, part of the intuitive eating process is accepting that your body may be bigger than the body you have spent a good chunk of your life working towards. For understandable reasons, that can trigger some pretty intense emotions through a process called body grief. This blog post explains the stages of body grief, and ideas for processing through each.
Read MoreAre you trying to eat intuitively, but worried that diet mentality might be influencing your food choices? This blog post shares a simple question you can ask yourself to eat more intuitively.
Read MoreA few weeks ago I had the honor of attending a farm tour in Monterey, CA with the Alliance for Food and Farming. I learned all about safe and sustainable agriculture in the region, and am excited to share what I learned with you all!
Read MoreIn mainstream discourse about food and nutrition, food is often put into binary categories of good and bad, healthy and unhealthy. This blog discusses why you should stop labelling food good and bad and the harms of binary thinking around food.
Read MoreHealth is often thought of as the outcome of food and fitness, but mental health is health too. If your behaviors around food and fitness are damaging to your mental health, then it's not actually healthy.
Read MoreFor many people, running is an essential tool for stress relief. But did you know that running is actually a stressor on the body? Read this blog post to understand the relationship between running and cortisol, and how you can run in a safe way.
Read MoreThanks to the diet industry co-opting wellness, it can be hard to distinguish if a food choice is stemming from gentle nutrition or diet mentality. Read this blog post to explore the difference.
Read MoreAs a non-diet approach, intuitive eating might seem like it’s not for people with diabetes, a chronic condition that (supposedly) must be managed with a strict diet. While intuitive eating for diabetes might look a little different, it’s still a tool you can use to take some stress out of managing diabetes and to help control blood sugar levels.
Read MoreConfused by the glycemic index? Originally developed as a tool to help people choose foods that are better for their blood sugar, the glycemic index may seem to make intuitive sense. Unfortunately, it’s based on pretty bad science. Read this blog post to debunk the glycemic index.
Read MoreWe’ve all heard breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But what do you do when you’re not hungry? This blog post explores the reasons you might have no appetite in the morning, and gives ideas for what to eat when you have no appetite.
Read MoreBMI charts are as ubiquitous to doctors offices as stethoscopes and thermometers, a crude formula that categorizes people into categories based on weight. Most people recognize the BMI scale has problems, but most don’t realize just how bunk BMI actually is. Learn about the problems with BMI, and why we should stop using this metric to measure health.
Read MorePeople decide to go vegetarian or vegan for many reasons, but are they the right ones? While these can be perfectly healthy ways of eating, these dietary patterns can get wrapped up in diet mentality and disordered eating. Read this post to see if you are going vegetarian or vegan for helpful reasons.
Read MoreEating disorders are one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses, and that lack of knowledge prevents many people from getting the care they need and deserve. For Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I’m busting four of the most common eating disorder myths that get in the way of people needing help.
Read MoreThere’s a lot of people who connect with the body positivity movement, but wonder what to do if they’ve been told they have to lose weight for health reasons. If that’s you, read this article for some things to think about in deciding how to care for your body.
Read MoreFor new moms, there’s a ton of pressure to “snap back” to your pre-baby body. However, losing weight while breastfeeding can be dangerous, physically and mentally. This blog post discusses the problems with dieting while breastfeeding.
Read MoreThe exchange system is a common eating disorder meal plan, but it has many flaws and is often over and inappropriately used. This blog post discusses the problems with the exchange system, and shares other tools for meal planning in recovery.
Read MoreBurnt out? You might not have energy to cook or feel like going out to eat, but your body still needs food. This blog post has ideas for what to eat when you’re too tired to cook.
Read MoreAs any parent can tell you, there’s a lot of pressure to do things just “right.” The unrealistic expectations around parenting are perhaps most evident when it comes to feeding your child. This blog post looks at diet culture and feeding babies, and the harm it does to new parents.
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