I repeat food is NOT the enemy.⁣ Ice cream isn’t either BTW.
However, did you know that if you view food as an enemy, then every time you eat – your body will have a physiologic stress response, just as if you were running from a tiger or about to have a car crash?

You may have heard this quote a few times before, it’s an oldie for sure but I still think it’s a goodie. ⁣

Have you ever considered how it might relate to you?⁣

I know this is kinda controversial in the current climate (at least in my world) but I gotta speak up and let you know...⁣It is okay if you want to lose weight.

As the weather cools down I always start to crave winter warming foods. I find congee, or rice porridge, incredibly nourishing and comforting.

If you have been following me awhile you will know that my fave word is nourishment. But what does it really mean?⁣

Don’t let this photo fool you.
There is a secret behind that smile.
A secret that only few people knew.

There is so much more to food and energy that matters.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
There is so much more to our body shape and size than an antiquated mathematical equation

A story of every-day angst.

We are coming in to that crazy busy time of year. Work is winding up before it begins to wind down. Families are all around us. I get it – it can be hard to stay focused on you and your wellbeing when all around you is chaos.