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Fear of Loss…of Fear
As I prepare to embark on my third trip to India, I find myself thinking back to my first time there more than a year and a half ago... I remember sitting around a large fire pit, chanting, with about twenty other people. We were waiting patiently for our teacher, or...
The Gift of Acceptance
A couple weeks ago I was taking a walk. It started to rain and part of me – the part from where fear and doubt arise – said “Turn around and go home! You’re going to get wet! There might be lightening, you could get hurt!” I know it might seem crazy that all of this...
I’m Tired of Pretending I Love Kale
I was just at the grocery store where I observed a man loading up his cart with kale. I turned to my friend I was standing with and said “I’m tired of pretending I love kale.” To which she emphatically replied “yes!” in commiseration. I knew instantly that my secret...
Why You Should Meditate if You Want to Eat Healthy
I’ve been a dietitian for almost twenty years. But a couple years ago, I found myself moving into a different arena – yoga and meditation. I became a certified yoga instructor not because I necessarily wanted to teach yoga, but because I felt there was something in...
Why do we eat? Introducing the two P’s of eating
We eat for two reasons and two reasons only. I call them the two P’s – physiology and psychology. Either our bodies need something or our minds do.Physiology is usually the easy part, and it’s pretty easy to spot and resolve these issues. For example, if someone goes...
Carrots Aren’t Evil
The first thing people usually ask me is “what should I eat?” While recommendations can vary slightly from person to person depending on health issues, at the heart of all dietary guidelines are a few basic tenets, and truthfully, the most important and irrefutable...
The Real Key to Permanent Weight Loss
This time of year is my busy season: new clients arrive in droves, my schedule fills up, and everyone is suddenly interested in eating healthy. The upsurge will last a few months, and then it all ends when individuals find they can no longer endure their self-imposed...
Abom-Edible #10: Restaurant Meals
When I was growing up, eating out was a special occasion. My mom, sister and I would go to a sit-down restaurant on Sunday with my grandpa and grandma. We’d dress nicely. We enjoyed the event because it didn’t happen that often.Times have changed. I’ve read some...
Abom-Edible #9: Diet Foods
“If you’re concerned about your health, you should probably avoid food products that make health claims. Why? Because a health claim on a food product is a good indication that it’s not really food, and food is what you want to eat.” ...