The meal isn’t over when I’m full. It’s over when I hate myself.
As funny as that Louis C.K. quote is, he’s revealing a deeper truth. We don’t know how much to eat, not to nourish ourselves or satisfy our hunger.
It’s not surprising and not a personal failing....
This loaf of bread has added sugar. Why?
One of my favorite teaching exercises is to go to the grocery store and randomly pick up items to see if they have added sugar.
I post the items on Instagram and ask my audience if they think there’s added sugar....
Science says no.
The common understanding about weight gain in midlife has no science to support it.
Instead, what it shows is that men and women have no substantial differences in metabolic rates, menopause in and of itself does NOT create a dip in metabolism, and age-related decline...
The problem is in plain sight.
How much of your food is processed, and do you understand what that's doing to you?
“I want to eat naturally and be able to stop when I’m not hungry anymore.”
Seems reasonable. The daily struggle to keep yourself from eating too much is a...
Understanding the limits of this approach for weight loss.
Intuitive eating has some good ideas but overlooks important realities crucial to your longterm success.
It’s likely in your search for a healthy weight without going on another diet you ran across intuitive eating. Maybe you even...
5 Clear Signs You’re Eating Too Much Sugar
Your body is talking to you. It’s time to listen.
I teach people how to connect with their bodies to reclaim their health. What’s striking is how normalized feeling unwell is. We’re then suggested at every turn to hand this primal...
Yes, absolutely. Just make sure they have this one thing in abundance.
If all you know about fiber is that it makes going to the bathroom easier, you’re missing out on some important benefits that directly impact weight.
I lost fifty pounds over a decade ago without going on a diet. I ate...
Out-of-control hunger isn't a personal failing or faulty biology. It's a product of your total self-care.
The real question is, how are you caring for your hunger?
I can’t think of a single diet that doesn’t advise its adherents to suppress, disregard, or otherwise mishandle their...
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