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Intuitive Eating Groups Starting Soon!

AMY GARDNER / June 5, 2018

Are you consumed by thoughts about food? Have you spent a good portion of your life focused on your weight and diet? Has your weight yo-yo’d up and down? If so, you’re not alone. Most women spend a significant amount...

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2 “Healthy” Foods That Are Underrated

AMY GARDNER / January 31, 2018

Two of our registered dietitians were recently asked to contribute to an article geared towards diabetics on “healthy” foods that are underrated. First, let’s clarify that “healthy” is defined as the (1) the absence of disease or (2) promoting good...

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Why We Don’t Need To Kick Off The New Year With A “Detox”

NATALIE FAELLA / January 11, 2018

The holidays are a great opportunity to indulge in time with family, friends, and in delicious food and drink. The subsequent marketing overload of diet and exercise programs to help us “Get started on your New Year resolutions” however, can...

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Coaches Influence on Body Image – Why I Quit Crew

AMY GARDNER / September 8, 2017

Coaches play a big role in shaping body image.  In sport, bodies are seen as equipment; machines used for performance.  Coaches can empower athletes to feel strong and confident in their bodies.  They also have the potential to cause harm....

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A Case for Unlimited Cinnamon Toast Crunch

AMY GARDNER / September 1, 2017

Several months ago, my son came home raving about Cinnamon Toast Crunch. He’d had it for the first time at a friend’s house and loved it. What kid (or adult) doesn’t? It’s delicious. I didn’t think much of it but...

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How Do You Nourish Yourself?

AMY GARDNER / August 23, 2017

What nourishes you?  What crucial ingredients make up the recipe for your wellbeing?  Food, while certainly important, isn’t the only way we nourish ourselves.  I was talking with some colleagues recently about how we recharge.  It was interesting (and not...

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Mindful Exercise

AMY GARDNER / May 3, 2017

When was the last time you thought, “I’m really craving a walk” or “I feel like dancing”?  Our bodies are made to move and if we allow them to, they will let us know when and what they’re needing for...

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Exercise – Finding the Joy and Listening To Your Body

STEPHEN AMELIA / January 26, 2017

“Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do not punishment for what you ate”  – author unknown Exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle.  What type of exercise?  This is completely up to you.  The “right” type of exercise is whatever...

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Is It Healthy Eating or Orthorexia?

STEPHEN AMELIA / January 17, 2017

Eating healthy is a good thing but can it become an obsession?  “Orthorexia” is an “unhealthy obsession with eating healthy.” This term was coined by Dr. Steven Bratman in 1990. This term is not yet recognized as a clinical diagnosis...

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Mindfulness and Giving Up The Diet

AMY GARDNER / October 17, 2016

Diets don’t work.  You’ve heard it before and likely know on some level that it’s true.  Still, you fall victim to the trap – eat this, get thin, live happily ever after.  Has it worked yet?  No. But maybe this time will be different. It won’t. ...

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