Monthly Insights
How to talk to your kids about food (October 2024)
—Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN Parents want their kids to grow up happy and healthy. A healthy, uncomplicated relationship with food is a gift that will serve them well for decades, possibly even inoculating them against the food myths and misinformation they’ll inevitably encounter from friends, the media, and society at large. So how do you […]
What is “Healthism”? (August 2018)
This is a term that you may or may not have heard before. Today, whether it be on social media or advertisements, we are swimming in statements pertaining to “Healthism.” Robert Crawford defined healthism in 1980’s as “the preoccupation with personal health as a primary…focus […]
Dismantling Stigma One Word at a Time (July 2018)
After reading this article by my colleague Marci Evan’s, she agreed that I could republish it in my Monthly Insight. Our culture lacks the education and knowledge in communicating to people in various size bodies. I hope by reading this article insight is gained, language […]
“New” Milk Claims to Provide Relief for Those with Dairy Intolerance: Is It Too Good to be True? (June 2018)
Have you found that you experience, gas, bloating, stomach pains, or diarrhea when you consume milk? If so, you may have what is known as “dairy intolerance.” Some are claiming that a new type of milk called “A2” is the solution! This milk has been […]
Developing Recovery Narratives (May 2018)
When an individual struggles with an eating disorder, it is not easy to work on finding our “healthy voice.” For many, their “healthy voice” is the opposite of what they are thinking, doing, and saying. It is common with eating disorders to be speaking or […]