Have you ever looked in the mirror and not liked what you see? And then, hours later looked in the mirror again and felt happy with your reflection? Chances are, you have! What could have happened in the interim between those two instances? Maybe you changed your clothes, done something…
The Science and Psychology of Intuitive Eating
Imagine a world where you woke up each day and had an easy relationship with food. You ate when you were hungry and stopped when you were full. There are no moments of being hard on yourself. No beating yourself up when you ate something “bad.” No shame or guilt….
4 Tips for Choosing an Online Nutrition Training
So you have decided to devote yourself to helping people get healthy. You are looking for online options for training and certification in nutrition. You do a search on the web and up pop a plethora of options. But how do you choose? If you are someone who needs the…
5 Simple Tips for Daily Detox
These days, detoxing has become quite popular – and for very good reason. We live in a time when the body is subjected to a vast amount of human-made toxins, and this can have a profound impact on our health, our energy, and our future generations. Cleaning out the body…
What is Emotional Eating?
Why do we eat? On the one hand, that’s an easy question. We eat to live. We consume fuel to have energy, vitality and to keep our bodies running smoothly. But do we always eat to live? Sometimes we might eat for joy – to simply enjoy the food we…
How to Stop Compulsive Eating
Are you someone who eats unconsciously? Do you pick bites off of other people’s plates? Pop goldfish and munch cheese sticks when your kids are eating their snack? Finish the large size popcorn at the movie theater by yourself? Do you eat food out of the pot while cooking? Do…
Nutrition and Eating Psychology: The Perfect Combination
We have all heard the statistics: 98 percent of people who lose weight by dieting gain it back within a year; 8 out of 10 women are on a diet; 9 out of 10 women are unhappy with their weight, shape or looks. Culturally we look to food and what…
Four Tips to Banish Nighttime Eating
Evening binge eating is all too common. It’s a challenge that leaves many of us feeling derailed, ashamed, and defeated. Left unchecked, it can undermine our mood, our personal momentum, and our life. If you’ve ever found yourself with your head in the pantry once the sun has gone down,…
Four Tips to Cultivate Body Love
These days, it seems like healthy body love is rare, while body hate is all too common. Every day, whether we notice it or not, we’re bombarded with airbrushed images of perfect bodies and made to feel like willpower weaklings or simply inadequate and unlovable if we don’t match the…
How do I Stop Overeating?
So many of us have been there: We wake up with best of the intentions to eat healthy, fresh food, and lo and behold, by the end of the day we find ourselves foraging for junk food, looking for chips or salty snacks, craving chocolate or ice cream, or simply…