There’s been a bit of controversy and discussion lately on the subject of “clean-eating”, on-line nutrition information, and the pursuit of perfect health (otherwise referred to in some circles as “orthorexia”). I’ve read a lot of great articles on this subject in...
Making peace with food can often feel out of reach. It’s human nature to want concrete objectives for how to do that, a checklist if you will. Unfortunately, that’s just not how it works. While I do like to help my clients with a certain amount of (flexible)...
This week is Eating Disorder Awareness week. For those of you who haven’t been diagnosed with an eating disorder, you may wonder what this has to do with you. Chances are, quite a bit. For example (and I take all of these stats from nedaawareness.org): 1....
A few years ago, I arrived early to pick up my oldest son from a basketball practice. They were just splitting into teams to scrimmage and one team was assigned “shirts” while the other “skins”. JC, then probably 6 or 7, was assigned to the...
Here we are again approaching the New Year. This point marks a time of reflection and resolution, which in theory is healthy and productive. However, many nutrition and health related resolutions are often short-lived at best. As Albert Einstein said, “Insanity:...
To quit is often a hard sell with my clients, but once they quit, they never go back. What I find is that counting calories is a common way to control anxiety about food, or control food choices in general. While I can understand why, it doesn’t get to the root of...
