Healthier At Every Size
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA My friend and colleague Bill Fabrey (founder of NAAFA and current Board Member of ASDAH) recently used the phrase Healthier At Every Size in an… Read More »Healthier At Every Size
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“Eat Your Vegetables—News at Eleven”—Why Common Sense Health Advice Makes Bad Television
by Jeanette DePatie (The Fat Chick), MA, ACE Over the past few weeks, especially in the shadow of the Weight of the Nation series, I’ve heard the same question from… Read More »“Eat Your Vegetables—News at Eleven”—Why Common Sense Health Advice Makes Bad Television
Joy At Every Size
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA Here are some things I know about joy: I know that joy is abundantly available and yet elusive. It arises in the doing, in the… Read More »Joy At Every Size
The other white powder – sugar and food addiction
by Jonathan Robison, PhD, MS Gary Taubes was at it again recently, responding to “The Fat Trap” by Tara Parker-Pope spouting the same old rhetoric about how carbohydrates are poison… Read More »The other white powder – sugar and food addiction
Can you tell anything at all by a person’s weight?
by Deb Burgard, PhD If you have grown up in this culture, you probably associate quite a few things with fatness and quite a few of the opposite traits with… Read More »Can you tell anything at all by a person’s weight?
You gotta have heart!
by Jeanette DePatie, ASDAH Vice President, in consultation with ASDAH member Sandy Dixon, RN, MS, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Manager Valentine’s Day has just passed us by and February is American Heart… Read More »You gotta have heart!
Journey to acceptance
by Judith Matz, LCSW Remember me?” Beth asked following my presentation at a community-based hospital. “Of course I do!” I responded. Beth had been in my Diet Survivors group about… Read More »Journey to acceptance
A tale of two billboards
by Jeanette DePatie, (the Fat Chick), MA, ACE Lately the Strong4Life campaign in Georgia has received a lot of publicity and a LOT of pushback. For those of you who… Read More »A tale of two billboards
The nocebo effect – belief and biology – part III
by Jon Robison, Phd, MS Decades of research on the placebo effect support that people’s perceptions and expectations about their health can positively influence physiological parameters as well as the… Read More »The nocebo effect – belief and biology – part III
Weekend warrior syndrome and the national, annual B.S.
by Jeanette DePatie (The Fat Chick), MA, ACE Ahh January. After the champagne flutes and the ball drop and the confetti, it’s time for the annual Big Shift. What is… Read More »Weekend warrior syndrome and the national, annual B.S.