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Food Freedom, Food Freedom Recipes

Recipes With No Food Rules: Pumpkin Spice Energy Bites

October is well known for pumpkin spice and everything nice, so we thought it would be fitting to share a pumpkin spice recipe for this month while also touching base on the importance of satiating and satisfying snacks!

Emily Edelson
October 4, 2023

Food Freedom, Food Freedom Recipes

Recipes With No Food Rules: Easy Back to School Lunch Ideas

Whether it be work or school, generally there is not going to be an abundance of food around so if you want to save some $$, packing your own lunch is the way to go.

Emily Edelson
August 31, 2023

Diet Culture, Food Freedom, Food Freedom Recipes

Recipes With No Food Rules Series: Make Your Own Nourishing Snack Plate

In order for a snack to be a snack or a meal to be a meal, we have to ensure we are including a variety of nutrients to help keep us satisfied and satiated.

Emily Edelson
August 2, 2023

Food Freedom, HAES

7 Signs It’s Time to See a Dietitian

Ultimately, seeking out professional guidance from experts like RDNs gives us access into specialized knowledge which equips us far better when tackling our unique concerns regarding our health & nutrition.

Emily Edelson
April 4, 2023

Body Positivity, Diet Culture, Food Freedom

The Potential Cardiovascular Health Risks of Following a Keto Diet: What You Need to Know

In this article we will look at the long line of diet’s failure and look at some real life examples of how diets don’t provide long term benefits. Below we look at a study that investigates the keto diet and its relationship to cardiovascular health (spoiler: it's not as beneficial as it claims to be).

Emily Edelson
March 21, 2023

Diet Culture, Food Freedom

Am I Addicted to Junk Food or is it an Eating Disorder?

With the results of the National Poll on Healthy Aging, it is clear that an alarming number of older adults are struggling with addiction to junk food. Eating disorders and food addictions share many characteristics and both can have serious consequences on physical, mental, and emotional health. Working with a dietitian to develop personalized strategies to improve nutrition and eating habits can help older adults break their addiction to unhealthy foods and work towards a healthier lifestyle. A dietitian's role in helping manage food addictions can make all the difference in improving overall health and wellbeing.

Emily Edelson
February 10, 2023

Food Freedom

Parenting Styles and Eating Habits in Kids: Is There A Pipeline to EDs?

Eating habits and mindsets around food develop from an early age. Researchers have hypothesized that eating habits and behaviors may be associated with different parenting styles and have even suggested that approaching parenting in a certain way can improve a child’s long term relationship with food.

Emily Edelson
December 13, 2022

Food Freedom

Addressing Gastrointestinal Symptoms in ED Recovery

Eating disorder (ED) recovery is often a complicated journey in and of itself, but many times ED recovery is complicated by gastrointestinal (GI) issues. These issues are sometimes addressed using restrictive or limiting diet therapy.

Emily Edelson
November 29, 2022

Food Freedom

Mindful Eating: The Mental and Physical Benefits Behind It

Mindfulness is a key principle of intuitive eating, and for a good reason. Mindful eating has been linked to several health benefits, both physically and mentally. Incorporating mindful eating as part of your normal routine can not only improve physical health markers, but it helps build the foundation for fostering a healthy relationship with your body and your food.

Emily Edelson
November 16, 2022

Food Freedom

Navigating Out of Range Lab Results with Kindness

How many of you have been sent to get routine blood work by a physician only for some of the lab values to come back out of range and be provided information that puts you into panic mode? I know…

Emily Edelson
August 29, 2022
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