Confession: I took a page out of the media handbook and hit you with a headline to get your attention. Weight gain is not as simple as "thinking it into existence."But I CAN tell you this: what you think about your food changes your ability to absorb and utilize nutrients.Have you heard of the cephalic phase … Continue reading Are Your Thoughts Making You Gain Weight?
There are less than 50 days left in the year. This inspires a lot of go-getters, influencers, self-help authors, and leadership coaches to call for some kind of goal-setting push to finish the year strong. But I want to consider something else. Instead of doing a hard push, forcing yourself to live up to some … Continue reading Make Like a Tree and Let Go
Are you cutting calories to lose weight? A recent groundbreaking study, authored by 17 experts in the field, was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition called, “The Carbohydrate-insulin Model: a Physiological Perspective on the Obesity Pandemic.” This study highlights these important areas: An excess of calories doesn’t cause fat storage.Caloric restriction often decreases … Continue reading Why Cutting Calories Creates Long-term Chaos
Weight loss and hunger are about so much more than calories consumed or “burned.” When looking to make changes to our habits, it’s important to take a deeper look into our relationship with food, body image, and ourselves. Adrienne Youdim, MD, FACP, is an internist who specializes in medical weight loss and nutrition. Her mission … Continue reading What’s Really Behind Your Hunger?
Our bodies are so unique! The food that makes you feel amazing may make another person feel horrible. While it is important to have freedom to enjoy the food you want to enjoy, it’s also okay to say no when your body doesn’t respond well to something. This was hard for me to learn, and … Continue reading How to Individualize Your Diet for Your Unique Body
Have you ever wondered why we have all the health and diet information in the world, yet there are still so many struggling to make the right decisions to improve their health? In this episode we cover the WHY behind making the food decisions we make. Download and listen here or get wherever you find … Continue reading The Science Behind Why We Eat What We Eat
Five things will always sabotage your mental well-being: Lack of sleep.Lack of nutrients.Lack of sunshine.Lack of movement.Lack of community. I could leave it at that. It's a whole post in itself. But I want to flip this, because most of us know these things on some level. However, during times of stress, we often forget … Continue reading Top Brain Health Killers and How to Flip the Script
Summer is right around the corner and I’m here to remind you that the purpose of your body is NOT to get swimsuit ready. The purpose of your body is to be “fit to serve” right where you are, with the body you have. Here’s the thing, though - sometimes we get into a food … Continue reading Feast 2 Fast: Purpose of the Body
What does it mean to make peace with food and your body? Why doesn't restriction work? What does it even mean to give yourself "unconditional permission to eat?" Holly Toronto has 4 years of experience helping highly driven women stop dieting and build resilience to toxic beauty messages. She uses an intuitive and spiritual approach … Continue reading How to Break Free from Yo-Yo Dieting and Live Your Life in the Body You Have Today
The Lent round of Feast 2 Fast, starting February 17, is open for registration! Typically, Feast 2 Fast is 4 weeks long, as we systematically use a pattern of feasting and fasting to increase metabolic flexibility and restore nutrient density. The Lent round is six and a half weeks long. We start with a brief … Continue reading Feast 2 Fast Lent Round
