I have no idea who came up with the concept “one size fits all.” What does that even mean? How is it possible to have a line of clothing designed to “fit all,” or even more insulting “fit most?” Such clothing lines, like Brandy Melville (see below for link), advertise...
selfie (ˈselfē) noun, informal: an image of oneself taken by oneself using a digital camera especially for posting on social networks. Everyone's taking them. Celebrities with Ellen at the Oscars. The president. Meryl Streep and Hillary Clinton combined their powers...
(This image by photographer Victoria Janashvii is amazing. Found via: https://www.facebook.com/Cosmopolitan/photos/a.466145602707.256721.8358247707/10152166187907708/?type=1&theater) I came across this picture on Facebook the other day, and I was instantly drawn...
The title sounds absurd, right? Then why do I encounter, at least once a week, a patient or friend telling me about the amazing, eye-opening, life changing diet advice they received from their general physician or, my favorite, the personal trainer, masseuse, or...
For several decades, I knew my eating habits weren’t “normal," but was never told I had a problem. Well, I WAS told I had a PROBLEM - a problem eating too much, too soon, too often, too fast, too unhealthy, too whatever. I was told to diet, lose weight, fast, have...
A few weeks ago my husband and I had a longtime friends over for dinner. Let’s call them Jack and Jill. The couple brought their toddler with them, which was perfectly fine with us as it’s always the more the merrier at our house. As Jill and I prepared dinner, my...
You wake up, step on the scale and see a number. You are either happy or upset by what you see. You go into the kitchen and check the nutrition facts on the container of what you eat. You add up the numbers of all the calories and carbs that you want to eat and figure...
What is the relationship between bullying and issues such as eating disorders, depression, and anxiety? There are many children that experience bullying throughout their years in school. What kind of effect does this have? How could we possibly raise awareness about...