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What Does ‘Non-Diet’ Really Mean? – Part 3

KATE GILES / August 1, 2019

Pleasure is an important part of eating and one emphasized here, in this 3rd principle of the non-diet approach. Non-diet principle #3: Food choices are not a moral issue It’s hard to listen to your body and develop a more...

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What Does ‘Non-Diet’ Really Mean? – Part 2

KATE GILES / July 31, 2019

Part 2 of our multi-part blog series about the ‘Non-Diet’ approach to health and wellness. Non-diet principal #2: Our bodies CAN be trusted Our bodies have so much more wisdom about how to eat than we give them credit for....

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What Does ‘Non-Diet’ Really Mean? – Part 1

KATE GILES / July 30, 2019

This is part one of a multi-part blog post explaining what the term ‘non-diet’ means. So, what does this ‘Non-Diet’ term mean anyway?  Let’s break it down.  Letting go of dieting may sound both terrifying and appealing, especially if you’ve...

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Arugula Salad with Radish, Mint & Feta

MEAGHAN ALEXANDER / May 30, 2019

Arugula Salad with Radish, Mint & Feta Adapted from Food & Wine Magazine Ingredients: 1/2 loaf ciabatta, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Salt & black pepper 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1...

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Diets and Weight Cycling

NATALIE FAELLA / May 17, 2019

DIET – that four-letter, inescapable word in our society – is defined as “a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one’s weight.” Dieting is commonly (and sometimes arbitrarily) recommended by medical professionals to patients with BMI levels...

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Weighing in on “Baby Weight”

NIKKI VANCE / May 15, 2019

Babies are in the news! Meghan Markle and Amy Schumer both delivered their first babies last week. And with the excitement of these arrivals, came the expected scrutiny. While some articles like this praised Meghan for showing the world what a woman’s...

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To Keto or Not to Keto?

AMY GARDNER / May 3, 2019

‘Going keto’ is the rage right now. Once, a last ditch effort to manage epilepsy in children, this diet has grown in popularity much like the Atkins and South Beach diets of our past. What is the keto diet? And...

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Intuitive Eating Groups Starting Soon!

Amy Gardner / April 2, 2019

We have several Intuitive Eating Groups starting the week of April 22nd.  Diets and prescriptive meal plans provide external guidance, leading to mistrust of the body. IE shifts the paradigm, transitioning responsibility for eating back to the body (where it...

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Body Diversity: All Bodies Have Fat, Some More Than Others

AMY GARDNER / February 24, 2019

I read this story on Love What Matters blog and had to share it.  This is such an important message for parents, caregivers and medical providers. Children’s bodies are different and develop at different rates. It’s so important to embrace biodiversity, look...

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The Body Project – Helping Our Girls Challenge The Appearance Ideal

JENNIFER DROHAN / October 15, 2018

Recently I, along with some of my colleagues, became a facilitator of The Body Project through an interactive training provided by NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) and hosted by MEDA (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association) in Newton, MA. During the training, we had the opportunity to act...

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