The first fall after I moved into my condo, when October rolled around, I did what every good American did. I bought Halloween candy. I...

“Treating yourself is never wrong.” That was the pithy phrase in the wrapper of a Dove dark chocolate I recently ate. I can understand...

What would you give up if it meant that you could live forever and have eternal youthful? Sunlight? Your soul? Food? That question came...

Note: This piece contains some religious references, but hopefully in an inoffensive way. With the arrival of fall, we’ve been getting an...

BEDA (the Binge Eating Disorders Associations) is dedicating a week to raising the awareness about weight stigma, the first of what they...

This weekend I attended a conference hosted by the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, where I’m getting my certification as a health...

One of my recent assignments for my health counseling program suggested that we look at packaging and advertising to assist in thinking...

Note: Learn more about the Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating program here or at www.amihungry.com. Last week I blogged about how some people...

It’s part of human nature to look for patterns, trying to tease out what triggered a particular event. We like to think that the world...

Last week I finally had a chance to volunteer with Cooking Matters, a program developed by the Good Shepherd Food Bank. It’s designed to...