How to Navigate: Emotional Eating, Stress Eating, & Boredom Eating
Emotional eating, stress eating, and boredom eating are a big struggle that we see our clients deal with. Get the help you need to find new ways to cope!
Mindful Eating
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. …
Promoting Positive Body Image
Body image is how we feel about our own bodies. Children and tends can develop a positive or negative image of their own bodies regardless of their weight. Parents and other role models are responsible for promoting a positive self image. Young people with positive self-image are more confident and comfortable in their own skin, …
National Eating Disorder Awareness
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 …
Is There a Fad Diet That Works?
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 …
Intuitive Eating
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 …
Talking to Your Teen About Food
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 …
The Importance of “Me Time”: Self Care
The Importance of “Me Time” Self-care (aka “me time”) has been defined as providing adequate attention to one’s own physical and psychological wellness (Beauchamp & Childress, 2001). In other words, you need to take time to recharge your batteries. Have you ever just been stuck with all of the to-do’s in life? Perhaps you work …