One of my favorite teaching exercises is to go to the grocery store and randomly pick up items to see if they have added sugar.

This is why.

I post the items on Instagram and ask my audience if they think there’s added sugar....

Imagine if you knew exactly what you needed and how to take care of yourself to achieve (and keep!) a healthy weight. You don’t scroll Instagram or buy diet books or read every weight loss article that comes along, hoping somewhere in there is the ‘answer.’ 

You're so...

Science says no. 

The common understanding about weight gain in midlife has no science to support it.

Instead, what it shows is that men and women have no substantial differences in metabolic rates, menopause in and of itself does NOT create a dip in metabolism, and age-related decline...

Understanding the limits of this approach for weight loss.

Intuitive eating has some good ideas but overlooks important realities crucial to your longterm success.

It’s likely in your search for a healthy weight without going on another diet you ran across intuitive eating. Maybe you even...

Yes, absolutely. Just make sure they have this one thing in abundance.

If all you know about fiber is that it makes going to the bathroom easier, you’re missing out on some important benefits that directly impact weight.

I lost fifty pounds over a decade ago without going on a diet. I ate...

Out-of-control hunger isn't a personal failing or faulty biology. It's a product of your total self-care.

The real question is, how are you caring for your hunger?

I can’t think of a single diet that doesn’t advise its adherents to suppress, disregard, or otherwise mishandle their...