For a really long time, we’ve been teaching (and have been taught) that weight gain and weight loss are all based on the simple idea of how many calories we take in and how many calories we burn. If we eat 2000 calories in a day and burn 2000 calories that same day with our […]
We’ve long known that being overweight and obese increases a woman’s risk of many different types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers. In case you were looking for another reason to lose those extra pounds, a recent article published in Cancer last week has shown that a 5% drop in weight in […]
We’ve all read or been told at some point in our lives that we need to eat a “variety of foods”. As with many things we learn about food and nutrition, turns out, this isn’t the best advice. First, it most certainly isn’t true in the same meal. Data has long shown that the more […]
Unhealthy body image and eating disorders affect women of all ages: What you can do to feel more confident in your skin You are not alone. It is difficult to ignore the enormous amount of information from television shows, movies, magazines, video games, and various social media platforms telling us what the […]