How Our Food Obsession Makes Us Fatter, Hungrier, and Unhappy...and Leads to Food Cravings As I was scrolling down some of the topics of November’s Top Holistic Health Reads, a few headlines focused on weight and appetite caught my attention. I’ve discussed the topic of cravings, diet (wars), and food addiction in the past, and [...]
Note: Please see the updates on healthism here. Flexibility, social connection, enjoyment of health, and not obsessing on perfection of diet is what makes health a means, not an end. Why Are Americans So Obese? On May 4, 2014, a nationwide movement was ignited, sparked by the movie, Fed Up. [...]
Note: Please see the updates on healthism here. Flexibility, social connection, enjoyment of health, and not obsessing on perfection of diet is what makes health a means, not an end. A few weeks ago, I promised I would review more on the biochemistry that links food to addiction. I left you hanging an extra week [...]
Last week, I discussed the interplay between our genes and environment. Specifically, I focused on how we have the power to modulate how our genes express themselves through wellness or disease manifestations. It’s empowering to know that we have a choice in how to manipulate our cellular environment through lifestyle and diet. Even more exciting [...]
Individualized Nutrition for the Complex Person By Sarah A LoBisco, ND There’s been a lot of attack recently on “health foods”, even regarding the “pure stuff”. In fact, a study discounting organic food benefits recently went viral over the internet. As expected, this caused quite a controversy. The study reported that their findings demonstrated the [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND It's a tough, rocky road on this journey to health (pun intended). Truly. We are set up with roadblocks from when we first wake up in the morning to when we hit the pillow at night. I've discussed in the past how our society makes it hard to make healthy [...]
By Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND “The holidays are coming, the holidays are coming!” -Well, maybe that’s not the exact Paul Revere quote?! It’s that time of year again; the manifestation of all those well known holiday triggers is upon us. As Bing Crosby’s melody of “I’ll be home for Christmas” echoes in the valleys, mixtures [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND In the past few weeks, I was pleased (and intrigued) by the various articles I came across on how food can not only affect your body’s optimal functioning, but also your mind and resultant behavior. I wrote in a previous blog how the brain can become addicted to food, just [...]
Understanding Eating Disorders Educational Series (Part 3) Eating disorders can be fatal and are insidious. Unfortunately, they are often underrecognized, and can even be dangerously reinforced. Our current diet culture mindset preys upon our insecurities, worships thinness, portrays unattainable beauty standards, and views purification of the body as a sanctity. Alarmingly, “health” marketers [...]
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