Tag: Eating

I recently saw “Your Fat Friend”, a documentary about Aubrey Gordon made by Jeanie Finlay. I’m a big fan of Aubrey’s work, her books, blogs and podcast — Maintenance Phase, and she’s been a huge influence on me both personally and professionally. I am a ...

I don’t recall a specific moment in which I suddenly felt recovered; what I do remember are moments in which I began to see my body for what it was: normal, and strong, and worth loving. Mirrors were never accurate reflectors of my appearance — not once the eating disorder began. Mirr...

I was at the pediatrician's office with my son, waiting for our turn, when a little girl came out with her mom walking by her side. As the receptionist opened the calendar to schedule their next visit, she absentmindedly reached for the lollipop jar when suddenly she stopped and looked up and do...

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. I’m very lucky to have three healthy, active children, which may or may not have anything to do with the unsolicited advice given below. When my oldest kids were two years, and nine months old, I went to the baby shower of a close friend. There, ...

I’ve fantasized about writing this article for years. Some of those years, I wasn’t even sure I’d ever be able to write it. The fight seemed endless. Restriction and overexercise in my teens morphed into binge eating, which quickly moved into bulimia, intermittently mingling wit...

It is said that the word Alcohol comes from the Arabic “Al-Kuhl” which means “ Body Eating Spirit”. It is the worst drug in the world and the one that is legal. There is a deliberate reason why alcohol is so easily accessible and other psychoactive substances aren’t. ...

Suppose you’re an epidemiologist at a local health department in a resort town. The town council just had a person give testimony that ice cream leads to drowning, and they have the data to prove it. They pulled 700 random records from the local ice cream shop over the last five years, and the...

How many times has a physician told you that you need to exercise more and eat healthier? And how many times did that conversation go any deeper? This type of language is commonly regurgitated by doctors. What’s not taken into account when giving this advice? The resources of the individual...