by Joan Kent | Aug 16, 2016 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
Do you feel completely in touch with your hunger? Do you know exactly when you”™re hungry? Or when you stop being hungry? And what to do with that info? This short post is about an exercise for getting in touch with your hunger. Why Is That Important? Let”™s cut to...
by Joan Kent | Aug 9, 2016 | Health and Wellness
A craving is an intense urge or desire to eat a specific type of food. One of the most common cravings is for sugary foods. Some people have occasional sugar cravings and can indulge them without repercussions. Others have cravings frequently. Giving in to the...
by Joan Kent | Jul 18, 2016 | Health and Wellness
Only a few days ago, I learned that July 21 is National Junk Food Day. Really. Did you even know there was one? Research revealed a disappointing body of information. Neither the creator nor the origin of National Junk Food Day is known. The day is “dedicated” to the...
by Joan Kent | Jul 5, 2016 | Engage Your Students
We”™ve finally moved past fat-phobia, and it”™s now common knowledge that sugar is bad news. Because of that, I”™ve noticed people no longer seem interested in sugar as a topic. But obesity is epidemic, so it is worth looking at eating triggers. Sugar is definitely an...
by Joan Kent | May 31, 2016 | Big Box Instructor, Health and Wellness
The last post offered real-life examples that suggest the way you do anything is apparently not the way you do everything — in contrast to the common saying to the contrary. I”™ve saved the worst for last. When I ran a weight-loss program in Silicon Valley, many of...