Set Point Theory
A few weeks ago, we did a blog post on the effects of “yo-yo dieting” also known as weight cycling. Oftentimes after dieting, an individual will regain the weight that they have lost within the months/years that follow and a…
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Metabolic Madness – Your Body’s Response to Dieting
We know that there are many harmful and surprising effects of dieting that can occur; specifically when engaging in weight cycling/”yo-yo dieting”. However, we have yet to look closely at what ACTUALLY happens to our bodies when we decide to…
Effects of Weight Cycling AKA “Yo-Yo Dieting”
If you have been following us for a while you know that our brand Food Ease is all about finding food freedom through intuitive eating and ditching diet culture. We have discussed how harmful diet culture can be both mentally…
Declaring Your Independence from Diet Culture
Declaring Your Independence from Diet Culture Introduction Happy Independence Day, also known as the day that the United States adopted the Declaration of Independence on this day, 246 years ago in 1776. Today and every day I challenge you to…
Eating Intuitively on Vacation
Eating Intuitively on Vacation Introduction Summer has officially started and in honor of warmer weather and vacation season, I thought it would be the perfect time to write a blog post with gentle reminders for eating intuitively while on vacation.…
Satisfaction Not Swaps – Why “Healthy Swaps” are not Always so Healthy
Satisfaction Not Swaps – Why “Healthy Swaps” are not Always so Healthy Introduction ***Disclaimer: The intention of this blog post is to shed light on why diet culture’s “healthy swaps” are not always so healthy and how to tell if…
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…
Dietary Cacophony
Dietary Cacophony Introduction Now that’s a complicated phrase! So, what does Dietary Cacophony mean you might be wondering? The term was originally described by French sociologist Claude Fischler in 1993 as the confusing and often conflicting messages one reads or…
The Billion Dollar Diet Industry
As discussed in last week’s post, diet culture has been around for a VERY long time. It is a fact that 95% of diets fail you yet the diet industry made $72.6 billion dollars in the U.S last year in…
The History of Diet Culture
The History of Diet Culture Introduction If you have been following us, you may have seen the phrase “diet culture” thrown around, and, if you are new here, prepare to hear it plenty more. That being said, we have yet…
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