Wondering how can I stop craving sugar? You’ve heard it all: Sugar is bad. Sugar is toxic. Sugar will destroy your health. Fear-mongering messages around sugar abound. They are extreme, unhelpful, and take the joy out of eating dessert. Truthfully, nutrition science is just not that simple – cutting out one ingredient (like sugar) or groups of food is not what will lead to better health. In fact, it can be detrimental to health. I know from experience. I used to avoid sugary

As an eating disorder dietitian, I recognize the benefit of eating disorder meal planning for clients – it helps make the workweek less stressful, it’s economically efficient, and it ensures we eat nutrient-dense meals all week long. This approach to eating disorder meal planning without rigidity can be especially helpful during eating disorder recovery. But is it worth giving up a large chunk of our weekends? My vote’s No. But I also don’t want to take more than one trip to

Last night, I saw Fatitude, a documentary about how popular culture fosters fat prejudice. It offers an alternative way of thinking. In a...

My relationship to exercise has changed drastically over the past decade of my life, but most significantly in the last 3ish years. It...

This morning, I took my dog Harvie for a run/walk… beautiful day, awesome little jaunt. The sun was shining and surprisingly the Atlanta...