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How to Embrace Gentle Nutrition
Intuitive Eating is a non-diet approach to health that focuses on our internal cues around hunger, fullness and satiety, while also helping to heal our relationship with food and our bodies. The framework of intuitive eating is broken down into 10 pillars that can be...
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How to Shift Your Mindset From Scarcity to Abundance
A huge part of moving towards intuitive eating is shifting your mindset from one of restriction or scarcity to one of unconditional permission and abundance. In this post, I share more about ways that you can create an abundance mindset for yourself as you move...
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9 Non-Diet New Years Resolutions for 2019
It’s the beginning of January, so it’s natural to want to start planning ahead and thinking about what you want to accomplish over the next year. Unfortunately, this planning gets clouded with all the diet messages filling our social feeds. Which is why I’m here to...
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Meal Planning with Intuitive Eating: A How-To Guide
Meal prep food photos and "inspiration" can be found all over the internet, but so often these posts promote rigid, restrictive ways of eating that are reminiscent of dieting. Moving away from dieting and towards intuitive eating doesn't mean that there can't be any...
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How to Deal with Stress Without Turning to Food
The holiday season can be really stressful. Pair that stress with the abundance of holiday parties and all the food and alcohol that you're around, and it can be a recipe for emotional eating. Learn how to cultivate multiple coping skills - that aren't just turning...
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7 Tools to Help You Stay Focused and Productive
As a nutrition entrepreneur, saying I have a lot on my plate would be an understatement. Over the past few years, I’ve relied on several different tools to keep me focused, efficient, and productive. If you’re looking for ways to better focus and produce more work, in...
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Eating for Fullness vs. Satisfaction – What’s the Difference?
A lot of attention is paid to paying attention to how full you feel, and how to stop eating when you feel that fullness. But by focusing only on fullness, we miss an important part of intuitive eating: satisfaction. Read on for the difference between fullness vs...
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Intuitive Eating Q&A: Part 2
Intuitive Eating can be a difficult process, especially in the beginning. There have been a few questions that came through in my private Intuitive Eating and Body Image Support Facebook group (please join if you haven't already!) that I want to address today. Read on...
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Simple Caprese Grain Bowl Recipe
This KAMUT® Caprese Grain Bowl recipe features all the flavors of your favorite salad in a simple grain bowl form. I’ve partnered up with Kamut International to bring you this post, meaning I was compensated for my time, but as always, all thoughts and opinions are my...
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What is Intuitive Eating?
Intuitive eating is a way of eating that has nothing to do with diets, meal plans, discipline or willpower. It's about getting back to your roots and learning to trust your body again. Here's an overview of Intuitive Eating including the science behind it, the ten...
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How to Conquer Your Trigger Foods
Is there really such a thing as food addiction? Is it possible to keep your trigger foods in your house and not overeat them? Read below to find out how to conquer your trigger foods and stop overeating (hint: it's not what you think!). If you're ready to take the...
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Intuitive Eating Q&A: Part 1
Intuitive Eating can be a challenging process, especially in the beginning. What if you never crave vegetables? How can you stop feeling guilty after eating sweets? How do you know if you are honoring your hunger? These are questions that we have all contemplated–you are not alone! Read on for my answers and tips to help you during your Intuitive Eating journey.
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My 8 Travel Essentials to Stay Healthy and Beat Jet Lag
As a frequent traveler, my suitcase always includes several essentials that help me stay healthy, avoid jet lag, and maintain my routine no matter where in the world I am. Here are my tips on what to pack in order to beat jet lag and how to stay healthy while...
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Probiotics & Prebiotics: Do You Need Both?
I get a ton of questions when it comes to gut health, especially about probiotics and prebiotics. It’s a trendy topic but can be really confusing. What are they? Do you need probiotics AND prebiotics? What foods have them? Do you need a probiotic supplement? I'm...
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Why It’s Important to Eat Dessert
Most people have some type of “trigger food” - that one food that they can’t keep in the house, for fear of overeating. For me, that was dessert. When I finally made peace with food and gave myself unconditional permission to eat all foods a funny thing happened. Read...
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23 Ways to Measure Progress Without Stepping on a Scale
Last week I talked about why you should never weigh yourself. This week I'm bringing you part 2 of this series and am showing you ways to measure your progress (that aren't weight loss). So get ready to toss your scale and start tracking your progress this way...
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Why You Should Never Weigh Yourself Again
If you're like most people, stepping onto the scale is a part of your regular routine. But chances are, it's doing you more harm than good. Here are five (science-backed) reasons why you should stop weighing yourself and get rid of your scale - for good. And be sure...
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How To Improve Your Body Image in Two Simple Steps
If you struggle with your body image, there is one simple thing you can do to improve the perception of your body: change who you follow on social media. Here's more info why this works, plus a list of body positive Instagram accounts you can (and should) follow. ...
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie
In the spirit of celebrating love this month (and beyond) I bring you this delicious Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie. Enjoy on your own or share with a special someone. Today is Valentine’s Day, and you know what that means? CHOCOLATE! I have always been a...
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My Journey to Becoming a Non-Diet Dietitian
I've been a dietitian for almost 10 years, but only recently started truly practicing Intuitive Eating. Since utilizing this approach I've seen a massive change in my client's success rate. But this journey wasn't easy for me - here's how I went from being a weight...
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