There are 10 principles of Intuitive Eating and the 10th principle is “Gentle Nutrition”. There’s a reasons it’s last; there’s a lot of healing to be done before someone is truly able to receive any sort of nutrition information without it feeling tremendously...
Generally speaking, we’ve rejected the idea of dieting. Most have heard the research enough or have been on enough diets to believe the fact that dieting is futile. We know the only substantiated claim on dieting is that it actually causes weight gain, not weight...
As I mentioned in my last blog post, Intuitive Eating has been a lifesaver during this pregnancy. I have done so much work in this area over the past few years and all that I’ve learned has been consistently applicable while pregnant. Being proactive with food in...
If you are a human, you’ve likely experienced cravings before. Maybe you even feel like you are someone who experiences them to a greater degree than what may be considered normal. Our current nutrition culture is such that you likely have felt a lot of judgment...
The other day I was teaching a class about the Restriction/Chaos Diet Cycle and I mentioned this cycle is fueled by obsession over weight. It’s true and if you wish to change food behaviors, weight cannot be the (or even a) focus. If it is, it can easily motivate...
A little while ago I wrote a blogpost about How Eating Sugar Made Me Healthier. It’s totally true! The interesting thing is that eating sugar was relatively easy for me compared to challenging myself to add dairy back to my meals and snacks. That was HARD. Really....
