Navigating Nutrition Facts Labels
**Disclaimer: the intention of this blog post is to provide a brief overview of what is on a nutrition facts label and what it all means. The intention of this blog post is NOT to cause anxiety around feeling the…
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Intuitive Eating Principle 10: Honor Your Health with Gentle Nutrition
Intuitive Eating Principle 10: Honor Your Health with Gentle Nutrition Introduction We have finally come to the end of the Intuitive Eating Principle series. Honoring your health with gentle nutrition means healing your relationship with your food, mind, and body…
Intuitive Eating Principle 9: Exercise – Feel the Difference
Intuitive Eating Principle 9: Exercise – Feel the Difference Introduction Not only does Intuitive Eating help you to find satisfaction in food/eating it also helps you to find satisfaction in movement again. To move your body in a way that…
Intuitive Eating Principle 8: Respect Your Body
It is hard to reject the diet mentality if we are overly critical of our body size or shape. If you are a size eight shoe, would you feel shame if you needed to size up in a particular brand?…
Intuitive Eating Principle 7: Cope with Your Emotions Without (or with!) Using Food
Intuitive Eating Principle 7: Cope with Your Emotions Without (or with!) Using Food Introduction This principle is all about learning to cope with emotions that may lead us to find food as comfort. Emotions such as anxiety, sadness can often…
Intuitive Eating Principle 6: Discover the Satisfaction Factor
Intuitive Eating Principle 6: Discover the Satisfaction Factor Introduction What is satisfaction? Satisfaction is defined as “fulfillment of one’s wishes.” However, when it comes to food, that can be so hard to actually nail down. Why Finding…
Intuitive Eating Principle 5: Feel the Fullness
Intuitive Eating Principle 5: Feel the Fullness Introduction As we slowly allow full permission to eat, food can be really exciting. Some misconceptions around Intuitive Eating are that you can eat whatever you want, whenever you want. That simply…
The Racist Origins of BMI (Body Mass Index)
The Racist Origins of BMI (Body Mass Index) Introduction I want to interrupt our regular scheduled (Intuitive Eating) program to discuss BMI. BMI stands for “body mass index” and is widely used in the medical field to quantify “health.” It…
Intuitive Eating part 4: Ditching the Food Police
Intuitive Eating part 4: Ditching the Food Police Introduction Picture this: you’re on a warm, sunny vacation and get an ice cream sundae after a long day at the beach. The rest of the night you can’t stop thinking how…
Intuitive Eating Principle 3: Making Peace with Food
Intuitive Eating Principle 3: Making Peace with Food Introduction Think about the last time you went on a diet and restricted an entire food group. In grad school (during the height of my nutrition education) I thought I’d try going…