by Joan Kent | Nov 16, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
I”™ve never liked the word “snack.” People are casual with snacks, as if they don”™t matter. People also treat snacks as if they”™re different from meals. Case in point: When I give nutrition presentations, I outline a simple method for creating meals with a good...
by Joan Kent | Nov 2, 2015 | Health and Wellness
The sugar industry has powered its way through Washington as one of the most imposing lobbies, ever since the 1980s. You may have read recently that sugar is under attack, specifically the industry”™s substantial federal subsidies. At first that might seem like good...
by Joan Kent | Oct 27, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
The client”™s food log was extreme. She kept track of every bite she ate and calculated the calories in each item. In the food log, she described every workout she did and the calories she had burned. She was working out several times a day. But the most extreme thing...
by Joan Kent | Oct 12, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
My client was crying. She was upset about what she thought I had just asked her to do. She was afraid she”™d have to go hungry all day and starve herself. She was afraid she”™d end up over-compensating with a binge the following day — or even for several days...
by Joan Kent | Sep 1, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
When it comes to food, no doubt you”™ve heard, read, or even said something along these lines: Everything”™s fine in moderation. Many famous people have said that they”™ve never been successful at achieving moderation. Professionally, I never recommend moderation in...