Healthy Lifestyle & Medical Nutrition Therapy
If I could give one of my top tips for a healthy lifestyle, I would say to eat mindfully. Mindful eating makes eating an experience, rather than a routine. Have you ever had a time where you were eating and didn’t realize you had finished? This can happen a lot with foods like chips or M&M’s. …
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is a national public health campaign. It occurs the last week of February, sponsored by the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA). They provide education and resources regarding eating disorders, body image, and other related concerns. The theme for 2019 is “Come as You Are”. The purpose is to emphasize …
According to the Center for Disease Control, 45 million Americans are trying to lose weight. Experts say this is due to us being less active, eating less meals at home, and being busier than ever before. In efforts to lose weight, a majority of the 45 million people try the latest diet or weight loss …
We are all born as intuitive eaters. As infants, when we were hungry, we would scream, cry and demand to be fed. As we became satisfied, we would lose interest in food – turning our head away and becoming fidgety to get out of our chair. However, life, media messages, emotions, and several other …
How to talk to your teen about health & food Talking to your teens and children about health in a positive way is so important. Let’s face it, with constant comparison to media and body image advertisement it’s only getting harder to find the right words to say to our children about health & beauty …