Two separate studies show that food affects mood in ways we rarely acknowledge. Is it time to change the way we think about food?

Commentary on the viral Huffington Post article about obesity and fat shaming in health care, and why fat-shaming doesn’t work.

The marshmallow test is a widely-circulated, super-simple study. Put a marshmallow in front of a child. Tell them that, if they can last fifteen minutes in the room with the…

It is so hot today that I cannot brain. On several occasions in the past two days, I have caught myself finishing sentences incorrectly or finishing them early, forgetting whole…

Are you a couch potato? I was, too! The best thing you could do is go for a walk, and here’s why.

I’m not going to pretend that I’ve been at my most insightful the past year or so. In fact, it has been incredibly difficult for me. After the birth of…

Photo credit: Flickr / litonstock We’ve been here before. I’m sad that we’re here again, and will likely keep making our way back to this connection in the near future.…

This is a drum I’ve been trying to beat for a very long time. Weight. Loss. Pills. Aren’t. Safe. Nope. Sorry. There’s no oversight. There’s no regulation. There’s no clinical…