Category: Nutrition
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Is Your Exercise Hurting You? Try Joyful Movement
Disordered exercise is much more common than you think. Jillian Michaels most recent public shaming of a widely celebrated celebrity is a perfect example. That’s because Jillian Michaels promoted disordered and unhealthy exercise on the show The Biggest Loser. Contestants enrolled in rigorous and constant exercise regimes, and restricted to eat an unsustainable small amount…
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How To Swap Holiday Diet Talk with Non-Diet Phrases
As much as I try to steer clear from negative food talk in my daily life, I just can’t seem to get away from it during the holidays. I’m sure I’m not the only anti-dieter that feels that holiday diet talk is impossible to avoid. Diet culture is so ingrained in us, that we equate…
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What is Diet Culture? (And Why We Should Reject it)
In my job working with eating disorders and in my personal life, I seem to reference diet culture on a daily basis. When I address diet culture in a negative light I usually get hit with, “Diet culture… but aren’t you a dietitian?” Yes, I am a dietitian. But I firmly do not support diet…
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How to Reduce Your Food Waste in 2019
If there’s anything that I’ve learned in this past year it’s that we produce so much unnecessary waste that contributes to a bigger deficit in our wallets and a bigger carbon footprint. We often think that ‘food waste’ can solely be reduced by “cleaning your plate”, but there is so much more waste produced from…
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How to Grow a SCOBY from Store Bought Kombucha
Want to drink more kombucha but frustrated with how expensive it is? Want to make your own but don’t know how to obtain a reliable SCOBY. Well guess what? You can make your own SCOBY at home!  Making a SCOBY at home is easy, fast, and safe. Follow these simple steps to grow a SCOBY at…
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How to Make a SCOBY from Store Bought Kombucha
Want to drink more kombucha but frustrated with how expensive it is? Want to make your own but don’t know how to obtain a reliable SCOBY. Well guess what? You’re going to learn how to make a SCOBY at home! Making a SCOBY at home is easy, fast, and safe. Follow these simple steps on how to…
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Buy Local, Eat Better
 So many of us are trying desperately to eat healthier and actually enjoy it, but we’re unable to see what can be incredibly beneficial to our diet that is so close to use: locally grown food. Locally grown food can help improve our diets, healthy, the environment, and the economy! Keep reading to learn how. I…
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The Benefits of Buying Locally Grown Food
So many of us are trying desperately to eat healthier and actually enjoy it, but we’re unable to see what can be incredibly beneficial to our diet that is so close to use: locally grown food. Locally grown food can help improve our diets, healthy, the environment, and the economy! Keep reading to learn how. I…
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What are Probiotics?
For decades our society has known the benefits of pre & probiotics on gut health. But in the past few years, the health & wellness field has exploded with pre & probiotic products. Are you wondering what all the buzz is about? Here is some information that I hope will clear things up for you….…
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What is Mindful Eating?
What is Mindful Eating? Simply put, mindful eating is the practice of eating consciously. It is the act of being aware of your physical, mental, and emotional needs in terms of eating. The Center for Mindful Eating also describes it as “allowing yourself to become aware of the positive and nurturing opportunities that are available…