As I’ve mentioned many times before, I fully support the idea of giving yourself unconditional permission to eat anything you want. The very act of doing so puts you back in charge of your food decisions, rather than being micromanaged by a list of rules. This works...
I was recently asked what I mean by Real Food, Real Life – the tagline you may have seen on my logos, business cards and website. In our current nutrition culture which pushes clean eating and “real food” diets, it might feel at odds with the anti-judgment,...
In case you missed it, here is Part 1. This year’s National Nutrition Month message encourages mindful eating as part of “Savor the Flavor of Eating Right”. Some of my fellow nutrition colleagues have expressed concern over the use of the term “eating...
Each year the month of march is National Nutrition Month – a campaign from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. From their website: “The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical...
Diets have a 95% fail rate, meaning that 95% of dieters will regain lost weight within 1-5 years. With such a poor prognosis, it’s curious why we continue to chase it. What makes the next diet or the next attempt different? Most people blame their lack of “success”...