5 Ways Food Marketing May Negatively Impact You
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...
11 Tips to Improve Mental Health
Like many people, I’ve been thinking a lot about Simone Biles recently and her decision to withdraw from some of the Olympics...
Reflections on “Hunger” by Roxane Gay
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...
Why Diet Myths Are So Hard to Shake
Note: the following is based on my understanding and interpretation of what I read in The Believing Brain – the author did not discuss...
5 Tips on Mindful Eating from the Cats
Like many people, I’ve spent a lot of time with my pets during this past year of the pandemic, and it’s highlighted even more how...
On Not Taking Food for Granted
For many people in our society, it’s very easy to take food for granted. We have access to so much all the time that it’s a shock when we...
Appreciating Feet and Ankles
It’s amazing how easy it is to take our bodies for granted - until something goes wrong. I don't have this happen often, but when I do, I...
Keeping It Simple with Nutrition
Anyone who’s thought about their weight or food has almost certainly read a lot about nutrition. But have you ever noticed that some of...
3 Reasons Not to Justify Your Food Choices
I recently re-watched the movie Eat, Pray, Love, and I appreciated (again) how Liz eats with such gusto in the “eat” section. She points...
5 Ways to Deal with Zoom Dysmorphia
About a year ago, I offered some suggestions about what to do if you’re feeling self-conscious on Zoom, but since then, the side-effects...
