Tag: mental-health
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How to Use the Hunger And Fullness Scale: A Simple Guide to Intuitive Eating
We live in a world full of external food rules—when to eat, how much to eat, what to eat. Count this, count that. If you’re hungry, chew a gum.But what if your body already knew how to eat? After all, eating, and feeling hunger are essential for our survival—it wouldn’t make any sense if Nature…
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Spring Wellness Essentials: Glow From the Inside Out
In a world that often moves too fast, urging us to do more, achieve more, be more, right now, there is something deeply nourishing about romanticizing the seasons; slowing down, noticing and enjoying nature’s beauty as she shifts, and aligning our daily routines with the cycles of the Mother Earth. Spring, with its gentle warmth,…
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What to Expect When Working with an Intuitive Eating Nutritionist
Through the years of working with clients as an intuitive eating nutritionist, I’ve often heard them say, “Well, this is not at all what I expected from working with a nutritionist. I thought you’d give me a list of foods I should and shouldn’t eat, but this works so much better!” Many of my clients…
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Why You Should Stop Labeling Foods As “Good” And “Bad”
Have you ever eaten a piece of cake and immediately thought, “I was bad for eating that”? Or praised yourself for choosing a salad because it was the “right” choice? If so, you’re not alone. We live in a world where food is constantly labeled as either “good” or “bad,” and these labels often determine…
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Mid-Winter Survival Guide: 10 Self-Care Tips
When our girl said “All my mornings are Mondays stuck in an endless February” she knew what she was talking about (well, that and Sylvia Plath reference)—mid and late winter can be tough on our mental health. All of the fun festivities are over, it got even colder, days are short and dark and it…
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5 Must-Read Books About Intuitive Eating in 2025
Intuitive eating is a self-care practice embodying instinct, emotion and rational thought. Although its main focus is, obviously, eating, it also teaches us a gentle, helpful approach to fitness, body image, and wellness in general.In a world full of diets and diets disguising as “lifestyles”, intuitive eating is an antidote, offering a compassionate, flexible path…
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Reject Diet Culture: How To Start Your Intuitive Eating Journey
Intuitive eating and the non-diet approach to eating are becoming more popular globally, offering a refreshing shift from dieting and rigid “lifestyles”, leadins us back home to ourselves. Intuitive eating is a natural, instinctive approach that teaches trusting your body and responding to your unique needs. Born as intuitive eaters, children don’t see food as…
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5 Worst Health Myths You Should Leave Behind in 2025
As the New Year is rapidly approaching, we’re all taking time to reflect on last year, noticing what went well, what we achieved and what would we like to achieve in the next year.Often, at least some of our New Year goals are related to health. Unfortunately, oftentimes the health related goals aren’t truly healthy…
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Intuitive Eating During the Holiday Season: A Guide to Enjoying Food and Celebrations Without Guilt
The holiday season is a time of joy and connection. We get to spend wonderful time with our loved ones, reconnect with friends and family we may not see often during the year, and enjoy lots of gifts – and delicious foods we mostly don’t prepare throughout the year. However, it can also bring stress,…
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30 Quick and Joyful Health Tips That Go Beyond Diet Culture
In a world full of diet culture, health has often been narrowly defined by weight loss, strict food restrictions, and rigid fitness routines. We’ve been taught that wellness means avoiding entire food groups, resisting cravings, or even obsessing over “superfoods” and expensive supplements. We hear that achieving health requires enduring intense workouts and embracing harmful…
Nina Kaufmann 