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How Intuitive Eating Works - by restoring a normal appetite (and undoing the damage of dieting)
Intuitive eating is a completely different approach. Instead of trying to control food through rules and restrictions, it helps you rebuild trust in your body and respond to your natural hunger and fullness signals.
2 days ago2 min read


What Happens When You Stop Weight Loss Injections? A Look at the STEP-1 Study
If you've been hearing about "weight loss jabs" like Wegovy or Ozempic , you're not alone. These medications—known medically as GLP-1...
2 days ago3 min read


The truth about weight loss injections - What you need to know
Injections make your appetite go away temporarily but when you need to come off them (and you will need to), your appetite will bounce back bigger than ever before.
Jun 162 min read


Rebound Eating Exists - it's official
There’s a strong body of evidence showing that rebound eating (or compensatory eating after restriction) is a real and well-documented...
Apr 173 min read


You’re Stronger Than You Think: Redefining Resilience in Disordered Eating Recovery
Just by being here, reading this, trying again—you are showing resilience.
Apr 93 min read


How to Feel Better and be Healthier - not just “look better”
The truth is, health and appearance are not the same thing. The belief that looking a certain way means you are healthier—and vice versa—is
Feb 45 min read


What Is "Food Chatter" and How Can You Silence It?
Food chatter if finding yourself obsessing over what you’re going to eat or worrying about whether you’ve eaten too much.
Feb 45 min read


The Truth About Weight and Health
For decades, we’ve been told that weight equals health . That maintaining a BMI below 30 is necessary to avoid disease. That losing...
Feb 45 min read


How Understanding the Origins of the Thin Ideal Can Change How You Feel About Your Body
For many people, the desire to be thin feels deeply personal—something we’ve carried for as long as we can remember. We think of it as an...
Feb 45 min read


How to Transition from Restrictive Eating to Intuitive Eating
Making the switch from restrictive eating to intuitive eating can feel overwhelming, especially if you've spent years following diet...
Feb 43 min read


"Yes, But... I Want to Be Thin - the biggest block to intuitive eating"
Intuitive eating makes so much sense in theory. Eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re full, and trust your body to regulate itself...
Feb 45 min read


What Is an Unhealthy Relationship with Food?
Having a healthy relationship with food means eating in a way that nourishes both your body and mind, without guilt, anxiety or...
Feb 33 min read


Intuitive Eating is for Everyone!
Discovering the Benefits of Intuitive Eating for Every Walk of Life Intuitive eating is a refreshing, non-diet approach to food that...
Feb 34 min read


Honour Your Health with Gentle Nutrition: (Principle 10 The Final Step Intuitive Eating)
Principle 10 of Intuitive Eating: Honour Your Health with Gentle Nutrition serves as the final step in the intuitive eating journey....
Jan 313 min read


Movement: Feel the Difference – Embracing Joyful Physical Activity (Principle 9 Intuitive Eating)
Principle 9 of Intuitive Eating: Movement – Feel the Difference shifts the focus from exercise as a punishment to movement as a...
Jan 313 min read


Respect Your Body: Embracing Your Unique Shape and Needs (Principle 8 Intuitive Eating)
Principle 8 of Intuitive Eating: Respect Your Body encourages individuals to cultivate acceptance and appreciation for their bodies,...
Jan 312 min read


Coping with Your Emotions with Kindness: The Heart of Intuitive Eating (Principle 7 Intuitive Eating)
Emotional eating is often viewed negatively, but the reality is that food and emotions are deeply connected. Principle 7 of Intuitive...
Jan 313 min read


Feel Your Fullness: Reconnecting with Your Body’s Signals (Principle 6 Intuitive Eating)
Principle 6 of Intuitive Eating: Feel Your Fullness is all about tuning into your body’s internal cues to recognise when you’ve had...
Jan 313 min read


Challenge the Food Police: Breaking Free from Diet Culture’s Rules (Principle 4 Intuitive Eating)
One of the most liberating principles of intuitive eating is Principle 4: Challenge the Food Police . The "Food Police" is not a real...
Jan 313 min read


Understanding Disordered Eating: A Roadblock to Intuitive Eating
In the pursuit of a healthy relationship with food, it is essential to recognise and understand the concept of disordered eating....
Jan 313 min read
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