What to Expect When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder
You child was just diagnosed with an eating disorder, and you have a million questions and concerns. Your child is already off to a good start because you’re reading this and you are going to get them the care they need. Here are some questions you may have:
5 Tips for Cooking for One
Have you noticed that many cookbooks and recipes are designed to feed four or more people? What about people who live alone? Don’t we deserve to eat well too? Of course we do! Here are a few tips on planning for and preparing easy meals for one person.
Dieting Feels a Lot Like Dating
You download the app and subscribe to the premium option. You’re serious this time. You follow the prompts. You follow all the advice you’ve been given. You just know this time you are going to see the results you’re wanting. Are we talking about dieting or dating? Or both?
5 Ways to Help Reduce your Child's Risk of Developing an Eating Disorder
Eating disorders are the second most common chronic medical condition during adolescence. Families can absolutely help reduce the risk of their child or teen developing an unhealthy relationship with food. Here are 5 things as adapted from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
3 Things to Look for when Choosing a Dietitian to Help with your PCOS
You have questions. You were just diagnosed with PCOS and you have no clue what to do next! Or you have been diagnosed for awhile, but still feel like you’re not exactly sure how to manage your PCOS symptoms. You have questions and are looking for professional nutrition support, but where to go?
How do you know who to talk to? Here are 3 things to keep in mind when looking for a dietitian to work with:
How Do I Reduce My Child's Risk of Developing an Eating Disorder?
Did you know that dieting is the #1 risk factor for developing an eating disorder?
I didn’t know that when I was a teenager. And I suspect my parents didn’t either. We can’t guarantee that our kids will be safe from developing disordered eating or an eating disorder, but we can help reduce their risk by discouraging dieting in the first place.
What’s really awesome is that parents can be the first line of defense against dieting and disordered eating.