Monthly Insights
It’s hard to be anti-diet (January 2023)
This article is used with permission by Claire St. John, MPH, RDN, CEDRD-S If you’ve followed diets all your life, making the decision to ditch diets and start eating intuitively can seem like a monumental challenge. So how do we move away from diets and toward listening to our bodies and eating what sounds good […]
Working Through Poor Body Image (July 2022)
Body image is a topic that is so relevant in today’s world. People who are chronically dieting struggle with body image, and so do those who are dealing with an eating disorder. In spite of that, many people don’t really think about body image until the topic is presented to them. In this article, I’ll […]
What is Atypical Anorexia Nervosa? (June 2022)
Several times a week, a client shares with me that they have been restricting their food and eating a very low-calorie diet that has led to significant weight loss—along with episodes of dizziness and nausea and difficulty engaging with other people. Unfortunately, when the client shares this information with their doctor, they’re often met with […]
BRADYCARDIA: HOW SEVERE IS TOO SEVERE? UNDERSTANDING BRADYCARDIA IN EATING DISORDERS (May 2022)
By Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED, CEDS Permission has been given by Dr. Philip Mehler and ACUTE Center for Eating disorder and Severe Malnutrition. I was honored when Dr. Mehler and the team from ACUTE agreed to let me repost this article as bradycardia in eating disorders is too common and often times over […]
Veganism in Eating Disorder Recovery (April 2022)
I often hear—from clients themselves, or from their loved ones—that a client became vegan during the onset of their eating disorder. It’s not surprising that some people who are vegan develop eating disorders, similar to how people often cut out various foods and food groups for other reasons, such as “health,” to disguise of the […]
The Current Science on Calcium Supplementation for Postmenopausal Women and the Treatment of Osteoporosis (March 2022)
Throughout my career, I have heard most of the physicians I work with recommend calcium supplements if someone’s intake of calcium rich foods is less than optimal. I have also heard that taking calcium is a good idea if a woman is small boned or framed. This is what I have personally been told my […]
Does the low-FODMAP diet work with Intuitive Eating? (February 2022)
By Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN As a dietitian who works with clients who want to learn Intuitive Eating and clients who want to manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with a low-FODMAP diet—and some who want to do both—a question I hear a lot is, “Can you follow a rules-based food plan and practice […]