Virtual Dietitian Nutritionist Experts
Virtual Dietitian Nutritionist Experts
Have you ever found yourself on a calorie-restricted diet feeling a sudden urge to eat ALL the foods? Or maybe you aren’t on a restrictive diet, but you missed lunch that day and overate at dinner as a result. It was almost like your brain couldn’t catch up to your stomach to let you know …
Are you familiar with the concept of intuitive eating? Intuitive eating is all about listening to our body’s internal cues rather than our external cues. This may look like evaluating where you are on the hunger fullness scale prior to eating and deciding how much YOU want to eat, rather than letting what workout you …
Stress. OCD. Depression. PTSD. Anxiety. Panic disorder. Specific phobias. If any of these words describe your daily life, you’re not alone. Around 20% of Americans suffer from mental illness. And around a quarter of them have experienced serious thoughts of suicide. It is likely that you have researched & Googled ways to be free, or …
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). The purpose of this week is to shine a light on eating disorders through education, resources regarding eating disorders and body image, and to spread a message of hope. …
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!
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. …
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, …
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 …
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-dos in life? Perhaps you work …