Last month, I started a series on healthism. In it, I discuss making health a priority as a means to live a happier, more vibrant life. Unfortunately, taken to an extreme, a focus on health can result in an unnatural preoccupation with body perfectionism and/or disordered eating patterns. I have witnessed, and have even...
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“Good” Food, “Bad” Food, the “Forbidden Food”: Chewing on the Problem of Moralizing Food Choices
I counsel a lot of women with many digestive issues, autoimmune disorders, and hormonal imbalances. Underlying many of their health concerns, I’ve found, are hidden eating disorders and shame-based behaviors around how they nourish their bodies. If food is medicine, which I do believe it can be, then the message that the public is...
Healing the Body, Balancing the Mind, and Nurturing the Spirit- The Importance of a “Happy” Mind versus a Health-Obsessed Brain
First, A Welcome Note to My Readers You made it here! I’m so glad. Welcome to my first blog at my new location on Saratoga.com. I have thoroughly enjoyed writing for Living Well and look forward to continuing to interact with all of you on my brand-new webpage. I will still focus my articles...