Eating disorders are complex psycho-physiologic challenges that require much more than simple determination and a strong will to conquer. One of every fifty children in the United States will deal with them at some point in their lives. And while eating disorders are generally seen as a form of mental…
Wellness Jobs: Turning a Health & Wellness Education Into a Career
So many of us trudge to work each day, coffee in hand, with only two goals in mind: to make it through the day and end the work week with enough money to pay the bills. It’s an un-fulfilling life for many people, especially for those who yearn to make…
A Mind-Body Approach to Sports Nutrition Degrees
Perhaps you’ve spent your life nourishing a long love affair with sports and the world of athletics. With such an interest, a career in sports medicine or nutrition could be a great way to live your passion close at hand. You can counsel an amazing group of people – athletes…
Mindfulness and Wellness
Have you ever watched your mind at work? Have you ever noticed its tendency to jump from thought to thought without any real connection between the first and the next? Most of us go through our day paying very little mind to … our Minds. In fact, we are often…
Ideal Body Image
Everywhere we look in the media, be it magazine covers, film and television, or fashion, we are surrounded by images of bodies seeking to teach us what is beautiful. And they’re having a very powerful effect. There’s just one little problem: the ideal body is an invention, culturally crafted, and…
Top 5 Phone Apps for Health & Wellness
Over the past several decades, the evolution of health and wellness tools has more or less coincided with the evolution of technology. At first there were only books on the subject. Then came magazines and records, tapes and videos, CDs and web sites, and now with the advent of smart…
Should I Become a Nutritionist?
The fields of health and nutrition are blossoming in unique and exciting ways. There’s been a strong shift in our culture around food awareness, even greater than the fat-free diet that swept through the 1980’s. We want to live longer, healthier lives, avoid disease and feel happy with the bodies…
