Of Clean Plates and Other Myths

by Joan Kent | Aug 10, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Instructor Resources

During an office-clearing project, I found an article I wrote years ago about a book by Hirschman and Munter. They advocate 3 rules for approaching food whenever you feel like eating.[wlm_private...

Are Foods a Key To Your Moods? (Part 2)

by Joan Kent | Aug 3, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness

Is Your Diet Too Low In Fats? Healthful omega-3 fats are found in such foods as fatty fish, flaxseed oil, walnuts and walnut oil, and leafy green vegetables. Other top sources of fats include raw coconut oil, avocado, olive oil, nuts and seeds. With nuts and seeds,...

Are Foods a Key To Your Moods? (Part 1)

by Joan Kent | Jul 27, 2015 | Health and Wellness

As you may know, moods can affect our appetites and our food selection. People often eat for emotional reasons, based on their moods. What”™s helpful to know is that the reverse can also be true. What we eat — and when we eat it — can affect our moods, our minds, and...

What IC Instructors Wish Participants Would Stop Doing (Part 2)

by Joan Kent | Jul 21, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness

Part 1 covered getting participants to stop eating foods they hate and also avoid stress-driven, high-calorie blowouts or using food as entertainment. Here are two more things you might wish your participants would stop.[wlm_private...

What IC Instructors Wish Participants Would Stop Doing (Part 1)

by Joan Kent | Jul 13, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog

Most IC instructors have the client”™s best interest at heart. We may not all agree on every point, but we do want our participants to do well, get the results they seek, and feel great. That probably goes not just for how they work out, but for what they eat, as...

Low Fat Push Makes Us Sugar Junkies

by Joan Kent | Jun 22, 2015 | Health and Wellness, Instructor Training

The last post covered the sugar industry”™s push to demonize fats and take the heat off sugar. Unfortunately, it was successful. Here”™s what happened next. Recommendations for increased carbs came from everywhere -- including the 1991 Food Guide Pyramid. The bottom...