Be Nourished - BN Blog http://www.benourished.org/blog/ Be Nourished - BN Blog en-us http://www.benourished.org/blog/rss/ Fri, 18 May 2012 21:47:38 GMT UGAL 240 A Year of Being Nourished Last week, I attended a wellness fair at a local university in which I hosted a table introducing people to Be Nourished along side co-founder and dietitian, Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD. I was tentative at first, nervous I wasn’t going to be able to properly explain and give insight into the tenets of Health At Every Size and Intuitive Eating. However, as I started talking to people, I was astounded by how much I had absorbed after only a year of working at Be Nourished. More importantly, I was completely inspired by the deep seated hunger in the community for an approach that fully embraces every human shape in all its perfection and the growing desire to let go of destructive dieting and embody a more positive and sustainable path toward health and weight neutral self-care.

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]]> http://www.benourished.org/blog/a-year-of-being-nourished/ Mon, 14 May 2012 23:27:57 GMT http://www.benourished.org/blog/a-year-of-being-nourished/ The Size of Your Doctor? Did you see this little article in the New York Times magazine on 3/18/12?

"How Fat Is Your Doctor" By Hope Reeves

"In addition to the hassles and indignities they face on a daily basis, it turns out that overweight people also may not make very good doctors — at least when it comes to treating overweight patients. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University surveyed 500 primary-care physicians and found that doctors who battled the bulge themselves (those with a body-mass index of 25 or above) were less likely to recognize fatness or offer their patients diet tips. Basically,says the researcher Sara Bleich, “your doctor is unlikely to diagnose obesity or have weight-loss discussions with you if they weigh more than you.” Thin doctors, typically, seem to be just freaking perfect."

This weight-biased data suggests that the discussions regarding weight in doctors offices across this country are actually helpful at producing change.  It also suggests that the discussions between doctors in larger bodies and their patients are not happening and those patients are somehow missing out on some important information.

Hmmmm?

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]]> http://www.benourished.org/blog/the-size-of-your-doctor/ Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:56:14 GMT http://www.benourished.org/blog/the-size-of-your-doctor/ How Light is Too Light? A few weeks ago I went to heat up an Amy’s frozen meal for lunch – roasted polenta with swiss chard.  “Yum,” I thought.  Then I realized when I opened the box that this was an “Amy’s light & lean” frozen meal, which translated to 140 calories with 4 grams of fat.   “Yikes,” I thought, “I’m going to be hungry in an hour!”
 

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]]> http://www.benourished.org/blog/how-light-is-too-light/ Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:18:13 GMT http://www.benourished.org/blog/how-light-is-too-light/ Why Did You Start Be Nourished? We recently shared a bit about Be Nourished for the Association for Size Diversity and Health’s (ASDAH) newsletter.  Ever wondered what got Be Nourished started?  Here’s a little background:

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]]> http://www.benourished.org/blog/why-did-you-start-be-nourished/ Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:43:25 GMT http://www.benourished.org/blog/why-did-you-start-be-nourished/ Building Body Trust in Relationship As many know and have experienced, it is possible to change and grow together…even around deeply vulnerable topics with often disparate histories such as food and weight.  

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]]> http://www.benourished.org/blog/building-body-trust-in-relationship/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:20:21 GMT http://www.benourished.org/blog/building-body-trust-in-relationship/ Gentle Nutrition The truth is you do not have to eat a perfect diet to be healthy. You will not suddenly get a nutrient deficiency or gain or lose weight from one snack, one meal, or one day of eating.  It is what you eat consistently over time that matters.  Progress not perfection is what counts. (Intuitive Eating by Tribole and Resch)

 

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]]> http://www.benourished.org/blog/gentle-nutrition/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:17:32 GMT http://www.benourished.org/blog/gentle-nutrition/ The Fat Trap An important article was published in the New York Times magazine on 12/8/11. In her article titled  “The Fat Trap”, Tara Parker-Pope asks if we have to be “superhuman to lose weight.” There is more to the story.

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]]> http://www.benourished.org/blog/the-fat-trap/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:39:32 GMT http://www.benourished.org/blog/the-fat-trap/ Invest in Yourself Every year, Americans invest millions of dollars into the diet industry. In 2012, consider making a true investment in your overall well-being.

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]]> http://www.benourished.org/blog/invest-in-yourself/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:43:08 GMT http://www.benourished.org/blog/invest-in-yourself/ The Stages of Intuitive Eating, Part 1 Learning how to trust that your body knows best.

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]]> http://www.benourished.org/blog/the-stages-of-intuitive-eating-part-1/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:53:12 GMT http://www.benourished.org/blog/the-stages-of-intuitive-eating-part-1/ The Honeymoon Phase Dana meets with Karin Kratina, a leader in the intuitive eating movement, and they discuss the effects of dieting and "the honeymoon phase".

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]]> http://www.benourished.org/blog/the-honeymoon-phase/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:45:55 GMT http://www.benourished.org/blog/the-honeymoon-phase/