Healthy Living Blog

Train Your Brain with Mindfulness

We used to think that the brain stopped growing and developing in early adulthood, and then after that it was supposedly all downhill from there.  We now know from neuroscience research that the brain continues to change in response to experiences we have throughout our life span; a phenomenon called neuroplasticity.  Research shows that the brain can … Read More

Addicted to Eating But Not to Foods

What was Mother Nature thinking? Somehow our brains were created in a way that makes it possible to become addicted to substances such as heroin, cocaine, tobacco and alcohol. I assure you, this was not Mother Nature’s intention. Long before humans began to use these addictive substances, our brains were designed to foster the survival of our … Read More

Dis-Empower the Scale

Maybe you’ve had the experience of waking up one morning after several days of nutritious eating, energetic work-outs, and excitement about some compliments you received about the “glow” you seem to have lately since you have been paying more attention to your self-care.  You use the bathroom, strip down to your birthday suit, and step … Read More

Be On Your Best Breakfast Behavior!

Your mother always told you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  However, despite this widely touted piece of conventional wisdom, less than half of Americans actually report regularly fueling their tanks in the morning. Further, if you are attempting to shed a few pounds, consuming that first meal takes on even … Read More

Below the Surface of a Binge

“Within dysfunction, there is function.” This is one of my favorite lines in psychology, from Marsha Linehan, PhD, the founder of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. This line, so simply stated, says so much. It tells us that behaviors that appear dysfunctional, harmful, wrong, negative, abnormal, etc., have their own functional purpose underneath the unhealthy and possibly ”destructive”’ … Read More

The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth About Carbs

It is unfortunate that many people have learned to fear carbohydrates (aka “carbs”). Carbohydrate is just a fancy word for starches and sugars. It is absolutely true that many Americans get too many refined carbs and added sugars in their diets from processed foods; manufacturers add them to thousands of packaged foods, from ketchup to … Read More

Weight Regain – Biology, Behavior, or Both?

Did you read it? I’m referring to the May 2nd New York Times article on obesity, which was focused around the weight regain experience of some contestants from The Biggest Loser. If you are interested in the biological aspects of weight gain and loss it is worth the lengthy read. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.html?_r=0). As a health psychologist specializing in weight management, … Read More

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