Blog tagged as The Power of Food
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 ...