Learning about diet culture can be frustrating as it magnifies areas of your life that you may be ashamed of or hope not to focus on. But it is important in order to reduce shame, improve self-worth and body image and provide you with freedom to live in a more healthy way. Our therapist, Sarah Nonnenmacher, uncovers 4 ways that learning about diet culture can add value to your life.
It is normal to experience food shaming comments from our inner food critique, or from others- in the form of words or looks. But how does this impact your experience over the holidays? Is this ultimately a healthy relationship with food and a healthy way to be?
Happy New Year! Every year as we enter dieting month, there always seems to be even more pressure than ever to “lose weight and get healthy.” While I understand the sense that we have a fresh start and the surge of motivation that comes with that, dieting research and peoples’ personal experiences both indicate this is short-lived. If you are struggling with the desire to lose weight despite previous unsuccessful attempts, or even weight gain after previous attempts, then I have a few things I would like to share with you. In this article, you will find information that I wish everyone knew about dieting, weight loss and health.
As we approach 2025, many of us are reflecting on the past year and setting our sights on new resolutions and health goals. It’s that time when we commit to improving our physical and mental well-being, two of the most important aspects of our lives. After all, when we prioritize our health, it leads to better relationships, longer lifespans, and a higher quality of life overall.
Having a challenging time thinking of new snacks or adding snacks that are satisfying or enjoyable to the routine? Dietitian-to-be, Emmye Conway, breaks this process into three categories to help you think through new, creative snack ideas that will leave you feeling your best!
Learning about diet culture can be frustrating as it magnifies areas of your life that you may be ashamed of or hope not to focus on. But it is important in order to reduce shame, improve self-worth and body image and provide you with freedom to live in a more healthy way. Our therapist, Sarah Nonnenmacher, uncovers 4 ways that learning about diet culture can add value to your life.
Have you ever stopped to think about the way we think and talk about calories? In our fat-phobic diet culture, calories are often described as some sort of evil villain that we must avoid, or “burn off”, at all costs. We are told that we have to earn the calories or that they have to be “worth it” for us to be able to enjoy foods we love. I am a firm believer that language is very important, and that the way we talk to and about ourselves (and food for that matter) influences the way we feel about ourselves and the foods we eat. Let’s pause for a bit and consider what we are actually saying when we say these things.
We are gearing up for Thanksgiving Day at Bamboo Nutrition, and our dietitians are doing Snack With A Dietitian videos focused on situations you may encounter on Thanksgiving Day and need tips and tricks on how to navigate these situations.
