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Category: Nutrition + Health

02 Dec
Nutrition + Health

3 Health-conscious gift ideas

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A friend asked me yesterday if I had any gift suggestions for her health-conscious mother-in-law. Specifically, cooking classes. That’s tricky. I have yet to come...
27 Nov
Nutrition + Health

2 Times to consider eating when you’re not hungry

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Sometimes our hunger cues go offline and we need to eat out of self-care, not hunger. This concept came up during an episode of the...
18 Nov
Nutrition + Health

3 Ways to get back into the habit of exercising

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It’s natural to go through seasons of excitement with movement. Maybe you buy a new-student package at a yoga studio and fall hard-core in love...
17 Nov
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Weight gain doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong

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This has been on my mind a lot since ACL surgery in August. While my body didn’t undergo huge visible changes, it definitely underwent some...
10 Nov
Nutrition + Health

4 Steps to not overeating during holiday meals – while relishing them

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I grew up with this dual mindset around big holiday meals: (1) Work out hard in the morning to “earn” my food and (2) skimp...
02 Nov
Nutrition + Health

2 Tips for changing your environment & regaining control around food during the work week

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Remote work has been hard on people who benefit from the structure of an office environment. And since negative habits around eating often rear their...
31 Oct
Nutrition + Health

It’s ok to take breaks from your routine forms of exercise

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Taking a break from something doesn’t mean you’ll lose it. I used to be afraid to take any amount of time off from yoga beyond...
28 Oct
Nutrition + Health

3 Signs eating the same foods all the time isn’t serving you

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A lot of us are creatures of habit. I certainly am. I order the same dish at Lang Van every Wednesday (ginger tofu with vegetables)....
26 Oct
Nutrition + Health

3 Ways to maintain healthy eating habits during a night alone

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One of the hardest parts of recovering from disordered eating behaviors or dropping negative habits around food is learning how to have a healthy night...
24 Oct
Nutrition + Health

Do you always have to give up the “bad” habits?

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I went for a long walk with a friend this weekend – loved exploring this little gem of a trail, Briar Creek Greenway, that starts...