2013, we are resolved!
Well, the world did not end as was predicted (again), so here we are facing a new year begging us to make yet another new year’s resolution. Sigh. A resolution.… Read More »2013, we are resolved!
war on obesity
Can an Obesity Systems Map be an effective HAES® tool?
by Deb Lemire As proponents of the Health At Every Size® model, it is often challenging to look beyond the hype and fear mongering that surround the “obesity epidemic.”(1) Our… Read More »Can an Obesity Systems Map be an effective HAES® tool?
Musings on Bridge Building
by Dana Schuster, MS In my role as a HAES advocate in the Health and Fitness realm and as an active volunteer with ASDAH, I often find myself trying to… Read More »Musings on Bridge Building
Stereotype Management Skills for HBO Viewers
by Deb Burgard, PhD I don’t know what HBO’s series, The Weight of the Nation*, is going to say, but if the previews are representative, you might want to use… Read More »Stereotype Management Skills for HBO Viewers
What do we mean by health?
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA What do we mean by the “health” in the Health At Every Size® paradigm? Let me be clear: I do not think it’s necessary for… Read More »What do we mean by health?
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
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