You’ve heard of the “Freshman 15” but what about the “Quarantine 15?” There’s nothing like a global pandemic to help a person pack on the pounds, am I right? It’s hardly been easy for any of us to keep up with our healthy habits over the last few months. To start, dealing with so much […]
How to Face Food and Fitness Challenges During COVID-19
If anyone had told us a year ago that we would be facing a global pandemic – one that would cause the entire world to go on lockdown – no one would have believed it. But here we are. While some states have begun to reopen, there are still many areas where children are not […]
Intuitive Eating During COVID-19
COVID-19 can be compared to freshmen year of college – it’s stressful, you feel overwhelmed, and it’s way too easy to pack on an extra 15 pounds! Many of us, having been stuck at home and dealing with stress for the past 4-5 months, have found our eating habits have taken a nosedive. So how […]
What is Your Stomach Telling You? Intuitive Eating Explained.
Hate dieting? Then this may be the best blog post you have ever read! If you’re one of those people who has always had trouble maintaining a healthy weight – you are most likely also one of those people who has tried every diet known to man. And yet, none of those has worked. Maybe […]
4 Ways to Practice Mindful Eating Every Day
Is this a scenario you can relate to?: You sit down in front of the television or computer with a bag of chips or pint of ice cream intending to eat only one serving, but before you even know what’s happened the entire bag or pint is gone. And you have no real recollection of […]
Pobody’s Nerfect: How to Get Back to Healthy Eating Habits
At times it doesn’t take much to lure us off our path of healthy eating. Maybe a stressful or busy week at work, a vacation, or a big holiday… But those things are over now and all of the excuses are out the window. It’s time to get back on track. But after all of […]
Food is Not a Reward, and 3 Other Food Habits to Avoid
Growing up, how often were you rewarded – or bribed – with food for good behavior? “Clean your room and we’ll go out for ice cream.” “You got an A? Well, that calls for a cookie!” If you’re like most people, food – particularly sweet food – was used as a treat or reward when […]
Balance Your Mood With Food: How Good Nutrition Supports Mental Health
Our brains are magnificent machines: while the brain controls rudimentary yet complex functions like your heartbeat, breathing and motor functions, it also controls a multitude of other complicated tasks such as creating your thoughts and feelings. A machine this advanced, that runs 24/7, clearly requires fuel to run. The fuel you supply to your hard-working […]
Snack on Spirituality: How Meditation Can Help Kick Your Cravings
It’s 10pm. Do you know where your junk food is? Unfortunately, it’s a bad habit many of us can relate to: that unwanted craving for junk food. Whether it’s a craving for ice cream right after dinner, or a hankering for potato chips while you watch the nightly news, food cravings are a bad habit […]