Blog tagged as The Power of Food
In a world filled with endless food choices, brightly colored packaging, and cleverly phrased labels can make our heads spin. Buzzwords promising ‘natural’, ‘multi-grain’, and ‘made with real fruit’ are EVERYWHERE on supermarket shelves.
The struggle is, "natural" sounds really good until y...
15 years ago, you might have not even thought about the word gluten, nor even know what it was... unless you or a loved one had been diagnosed with Celiac or something similar. But in the last 15 years, the term "gluten-free" has ballooned into one of the most common food labels in the mar...
We've all heard that we 'should eat our fruits and veggies' to be healthy... it's been advice we've faced as long back as we can remember. I think we all know that plant foods are good for us. I think we've all had it seared into our brains that plants are good for us... yet, many of us still find i...
Let's face it... food is PACKED with emotions. We FEEL hungry, bored, and snackish. We FEEL guilty for not having control. We FEEL apprehensive about the role of food in our weight and appearance. We FEEL judged, embarrassed, or even numb from having to feel all of this. We tie so much of it to food...
Have you ever felt stuck in a never-ending cycle of diets, calorie counting, and guilt surrounding meals? What if you could simply DECIDE to not be stuck? Think about how liberating that would be!!! What if I gave you permission to ditch the rigid rules and let your body take the lead? Sometimes jus...
Oh, glorious holidays! The air is filled with laughter, sparkling lights guide our way, and sumptuous feasts await us at every turn. It is the best!
Today I'm sharing some of my favorite winter flavors... packed with joyous experiences, and bringing in all that extra energy! Let’s explore a culinary ...
This holiday season, let's shift our focus from stress to quality time by nourishing our bodies with the principles of open eating and nutrition. Discover how saying no, laughing more, practicing acupressure, nurturing a positive mental attitude, and incorporating healthy eating habits can transform...
Regret—a universal human experience that tugs at our hearts and weighs on our minds. We all have experienced moments where, in retrospect, we wish we had made different choices or taken alternate paths. It can be easy to get tangled up in the web of regret, feeling consumed by guilt, remorse, and sa...
The poet may say “The eyes are the window to the soul”. But today we’ll learn about how the doctor says “The macula are the windows to the brain’s carotenoid reserves”.
Ok, so the poets win the battle as far as words that roll off the tongue, but today we’re going to use some interesting new research...
Hi there! There is a lot of wisdom to be found within traditional diet practices. For most of recorded history, humans ate whole grains primarily, fine white flour only became commonly available with the advent of the industrial revolution.
Whole grains contain more protein, more fiber, a...
Over the last few weeks, we’ve discussed all the live bacteria in our guts that can improve our health, our mood, and digestion. One of the wonders of the modern world is the way that our food producers respond to changing science. I can remember it seems like just yesterday when the first Gre...
OK, this one is for all you lovely crazy people who run for FUN! Back when I was in high school and college and my knees were much younger I would run all the time. Fresh air, fitness, and cute boys are all wonderful things in life. I haven’t run consistently in quite a while, but I k...
This Thanksgiving week has me really thinking about the fun I have with Open Eating! When I think of all of the foods that normally spread across Thanksgiving tables throughout our country. I see things like turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, candied yams, green bea...
Most people don’t realize just how much emotion gets tied into food. Food is essential for life, and therefore comes with a sense of security, and therefore- when it is threatened, it gets personal very quickly. Learning the ways your emotions are worked into your eating habits is a surprisingly hel...
Ok, we’ve talked A LOT the past several weeks about Open Eating and how it can really create a collaboration between your mind, body, and spirit. Now let’s practice!
Over the next 10 days, I want you to try to incorporate these foods into your diet, and see how your body responds. No judgment z...
As the fall crispness is now officially in the air, I’ve been thinking a lot about the holidays coming up. I'm truly just getting that little girl feeling of anticipation. We’ve got Halloween where all of the sweets tantalize at every angle. Less than a month after is all of the baking and butt...
I remember the first time I realized just how big an impact food has on us emotionally and psychologically. Believe it or not- I was only about 4–5 years old. I know, you’re probably thinking… nobody is that aware at that age- and you’re right. I wasn’t aware at all. But I’ll tell you what happened ...