Water in Balance
If someone asked you how much water you drink in a day, what’s your answer? Do you have an understanding of your individual fluid needs? As a dietitian, this is a common question I receive from clients and a big part of what I do...
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Myth-busters, Nutrition Edition: Carbohydrates
In our social-media-driven society where diet culture is falsely praised, it can feel overwhelming to find accurate, unbiased information regarding nutrition. Diet culture preys on vulnerability, and lack of nutrition knowledge. One account focuses on “food freedom,” while a few scrolls later another account promises...
‘Tis the Season: 5 Tips for Managing the Holidays with an Eating Disorder
As the holiday season quickly approaches, with Halloween already behind us, this can be a stressful time for eating disorders/disordered eating recovery. Cue the big focus on food, potential body comments, food judgements, and discussions of future New Year’s resolutions such as dieting and exercise...
Becoming a True Intuitive Eater vs Diet Culture’s Edition
Intuitive Eating, coined by two dietitians who wanted to encourage individual body cues for guiding eating practices, was not meant to be a diet by another name. However, like the majority of eating regimens, the big multi-billion dollar diet industry dug its claws in to...