Sugar gets a lot of hate. Commentary can range from “trying to cut back” to comparing it to Crystal Meth and calling in an addiction. It’s publicized as a pretty black and white issue (don’t eat it) with very little grey area. If you do eat it, you’re led to...
Anxiety and I are old friends. And I do mean friends, because it has taught me a lot. I’ve used a lot of things over the years to manage it, and ultimately to feel more in control and less afraid. Grades (valedictorian of my graduating high school class), mad...
As I’ve mentioned many times before, I fully support the idea of giving yourself unconditional permission to eat anything you want. The very act of doing so puts you back in charge of your food decisions, rather than being micromanaged by a list of rules. This works...
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t hear a question about nutrition that makes me wonder…when did nutrition get so hard? We are putting butter in coffee, using pH strips to test our urine, meticulously combining foods, diligently tracking food and...
I remember when I first started eating “clean” – it was right after I had my first son, almost 11 years ago. I had just had a baby, and was having a really hard time adjusting to the physical changes my body had gone through. Instead of appreciating what a...
Have you ever found yourself using food as a source of self-abuse? If not, I’m SO happy to hear that. If so, you aren’t alone. It is estimated that in the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at...
