One of the reasons it can be hard to get started with mindful eating is that it’s unfamiliar. And if you’re like most people, you’re...

I have to admit I don’t usually think much about the use of fat suits in Hollywood, but a couple of things have recently brought them to...

If you’ve ever been on a diet, you’ve probably experienced feelings of rebelliousness. These tend to crop up after you’ve been following...

I recently listened to a fascinating episode of the podcast Brain Science, featuring an interview with David Eagleman, author of the book...

One of the things I like most about mindful eating is that it’s about making small, incremental changes. You don’t have to do everything...

One of the challenging parts of eating mindfully is that many other things can disguise themselves as hunger, or at least make you want...

When I was in my teens, whenever my mom brought up my weight, it was inevitable that she also talked about exercise. The implication, of...

Did you know that estimates indicate that the average person is exposed to 6,000 to 10,000 ads per day? That’s double the amount from...

Like many people, I’ve been thinking a lot about Simone Biles recently and her decision to withdraw from some of the Olympics...

I recently read Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay, an excellent if a sometimes difficult book about her experience in a larger...