{"id":850,"date":"2019-03-26T02:41:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T02:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=850"},"modified":"2019-03-26T02:41:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T02:41:35","slug":"the-dangers-of-diet-culture-and-the-problems-with-fitness-and-food-obsession-orthorexia-weight-loss-healthism-haes-weight-stigma-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2019\/03\/the-dangers-of-diet-culture-and-the-problems-with-fitness-and-food-obsession-orthorexia-weight-loss-healthism-haes-weight-stigma-health\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dangers of Diet Culture and the Problems with Fitness and Food Obsession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-852 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2019\/03\/danger-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2019\/03\/danger-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2019\/03\/danger-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2019\/03\/danger-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2019\/03\/danger.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Food and exercise are important for health and I still recommend tailored suggestions for my clients for body nourishment in proper context; however, they are only part of the picture of wellness. In this <a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/too-much-of-a-good-thing-the-dangers-of-obsessing-on-diet-and-weight-loss-orthorexia-weight-stigma-healthism-haes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">week\u2019s article<\/a> on my home page, I discussed how the obsession on diet, weight loss, and fitness are fueling global sickness. Furthermore, focusing on body size is contributing to stigmatization, which of itself is associated with the very negative health consequences medicine is blaming on \u201cobesity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I invite you to open your mind and use the resources and references in this current post to decide for yourself if trying to achieve weight loss through dieting is worth the risks to your emotional and societal health. Even if you are able to maintain a \u201cnormal\u201d weight, the restrictive practices may in the long-term not lead to the promise of happiness and social acceptance that is the true \u201ccraving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Please don\u2019t let me or any health \u201cexpert\u201d sway your own priorities on what you consider truly healthy for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/too-much-of-a-good-thing-the-dangers-of-obsessing-on-diet-and-weight-loss-orthorexia-weight-stigma-healthism-haes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to read more and share your comments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Interested in an Essential Oils Consult with Me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-839 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2019\/03\/essential-oils-1851027_1280-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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You should check with your doctor regarding implementing any new strategies into your wellness regime. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. (<a href=\"http:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/affiliate-disclosure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Affiliation link.<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This information is applicable ONLY for therapeutic quality essential oils. This information DOES NOT apply to essential oils that have not been tested for purity and standardized constituents. There is no quality control in the United States, and oils labeled as \u201c100% pure\u201d need only to contain 5% of the actual oil. The rest of the bottle can be filled with fillers and sometimes toxic ingredients that can irritate the skin. The studies are not based solely on a specific brand of an essential oil, unless stated. 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