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How Do You Nourish Yourself?

Your Inner Food Guru

AMY GARDNER / May 16, 2011

What should I eat?  Such a simple question, yet so difficult to answer these days.  Information overload has led most of us (yes, dietitians included) into a state of nutrition quandary.  The truth is, you already know what to eat. The solution isn’t...

The Power of Positive Thinking

AMY GARDNER / April 13, 2011

You’ve probably heard the saying “you are what you eat”.  You are also what you think.  Thinking shapes who we are and how we behave.  Positive thoughts lead to positive feelings.  AND when you’re feeling good, you take better care of yourself.  Focusing on the glass half full as opposed to half...

Hooked on Fiber

AMY GARDNER / April 6, 2011

Can you really get too much of a good thing?  When it comes to fiber, the answer is a resounding “yes”.  Fiber is helpful for managing weight, diabetes, cholesterol and digestive health.  It satisfies hunger and decreases the glycemic impact of food.  Since it’s not absorbed...

What’s on Your Plate?

AMY GARDNER / February 25, 2011

What’s on your plate?  I bet it tells a lot about what’s going on in your life right now.  Our eating parallels our life in many ways.  I was reminded of this while reading Geneen Roth’s latest book ‘Women, Food...

Free Eating Disorder Screenings

AMY GARDNER / February 22, 2011

Early detection of eating disorders correlates to success in recovery.  Walden Behavioral Care is offering free eating disorder screenings this week in honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. “Millions of Americans have life-threatening eating disorders, yet studies show that most people...

The Blessing of Food

AMY GARDNER / February 11, 2011

I’m reading a book by psychologist Wendy Mogel, PhD called ‘The Blessing of a Skinned Knee’.  Drawing from traditional Jewish teachings and years of work as a family therapist she provides readers with strategies for raising compassionate, self-reliant children.  The book is a...