Intuitive Eating Archives

At war with ourselves: Tools to improve your health and stop fighting the weight-loss battle

Why go to a war that is being fought for the wrong reasons with an outcome that is outside of our control? How did the world start believing the complexities of health can simply be boiled down to a number … read more

The Keys to Ending the Weight Loss and Body-Shaming Struggle: Mindful and Intuitive Eating

Consuming food on the run is a skill I have mastered. Never one to sit for long, fitting eating around other priorities is a pattern “perfected” while in medical residency when the choice was to consume a granola bar while … read more

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Craving Food and Late-night Snacking: How to Counter Mindless Eating
Unlike Halloween and special events that come yearly, every 24 hours brings with it nighttime… and an opportunity to struggle with craving food and nighttime snacking. A daily cycle can develop where people wake up, relieved that it’s a … read …Continue Reading...
Food Cravings and Shame: A Perfect Storm of Emotional Eating and Discomfort
Do you “sneak” a piece or two (or many more) of candy at Halloween? Or a slice of cake at a birthday party? Does the desire for a late-night snack turn into a spiral of emotional eating and overeating? Guilt …Continue Reading...
Shifting the focus from diet and weight loss towards improving overall health
If you starve yourself to be thin will this make you healthier? Can a number on the scale determine an individual’s health status? Health and weight are related concepts that can directly affect each other, but it’s overly simplistic to … …Continue Reading...