The BMJ just published the world’s largest scientific review of its kind, involving almost 10 million people from 45 meta-analyses, stating that diets high in processed food are linked to 32 harmful health effects. This includes cancer, asthma, mental illness, heart disease, and more. The review defined ultra processed foods as “ready to eat products, … Continue reading Yep, Ultra Processed Foods Are Really That Bad
It is physiologically impossible to intuitively eat food that has been designed to hijack your brain chemicals. It's not your fault that you can’t stop eating processed foods like chips, gummy candy, cereal, cookies, and frozen treats. These foods have been chemically altered to have the perfect combination of sugar, salt, and fat to tease … Continue reading Why I No Longer Subscribe to the Culture of Intuitive Eating (especially from a mental health perspective)
Brittany Braswell is a Registered Dietitian who runs a private recovery coaching practice helping Christian women ditch food rules and negative body image so they finally get off the dieting hamster wheel and experience true and lasting freedom in Christ. She has been featured as a guest expert on podcasts, at virtual summits, in blogs, … Continue reading Limiting Beliefs That Impact Your Eating Habits
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
You've heard me say it a thousand times - there are no one-size-fits-all plans for weight loss. If anyone tries to convince you of that, question it. If I ever start heading down that road, feel free to call me out. Before you start a new plan or detox or resolution for the new year, … Continue reading Why Can’t I Lose Weight? Breaking Down Diet and Weight Loss Myths
I’ve been having a difficult time with before and after pictures lately. I'm not sure if I feel comfortable with them. I'm not sure if they inspire or hurt. There have been many flooding my social media newsfeed lately and for lack of a better term, I've felt triggered. Many of the women in the … Continue reading When Before and Afters Hurt
“What do you want to change about your body?” The question must have been standard for the personal trainer asking me, because he asked so nonchalantly, like it was just an everyday conversation topic. For me, though, it gave me pause. I thought, and I thought, and I thought. A word kept floating in and … Continue reading In Search Of My Goal Weight
