Happy National Eating Disorders Awareness Week! NEDAwareness Week is a great time for family and friends to learn about eating disorders and show support of their loved one’s battle. This year’s theme is See the Change, Be the Change. We believe the best way to destigmatize eating disorders is by spreading awareness. If you aren’t sure how to get a conversation started, keep reading for talking points you can use to help clear up common eating disorder misconceptions.
Read MoreWhat is a Recovery Coach?
Unlike a therapist, a recovery coach cannot diagnose or treat eating disorders or other co-morbid issues like depression and anxiety. Instead, they support your recovery by helping you achieve the day-to-day goals already established by you and your clinical treatment team. Working through daily challenges can help you shift your behavioral patterns quicker by addressing triggers in the moment.
Read MoreMeet Our New Recovery Coach - Vanessa Huynh
We are thrilled to announce that we have expanded our services and added a recovery coach to our practice! Meet our newest team member, Vanessa Huynh. Vanessa graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2019 with a BS in Food Nutrition and Dietetics.
Read More10 Principles of Nutrition Science
We live in a world of readily available information about food and nutrition. Many celebrities, influencers, and self-described fitness junkies promote supplements and food ideologies centered around weight loss without understanding the adverse effects on overall, long-term health. Below are the 10 principles of nutrition science to provide you with a base understanding of our nutritional requirements.
Read MoreDebunking Diet Culture
Debunking Diet Culture: A 6-Week Group to Start Healing Your Relationship With Food & Your Body
Join registered dietitian Tess Patterson to decode and break down diet culture’s sneaky lies and begin to embrace the freedom that comes with inclusivity and liberation of food rules.
Read MoreThe Year of Mental Health
It’s that time of year again when people start looking at their lives and thinking about what they want to improve. We’ve all heard someone say, “New year, new me.” Something about the start of a new year gives people hope of a fresh start. Year after year people make resolutions focused on physical changes such as cutting out sugar, losing weight, and exercising more. So why do only 8% of people stick to their resolutions?
Read MoreOrthorexia: An Unhealthy Obsession with Healthy Food
The phrase ‘clean eating’ was coined in 1997 and has become the societal staple of a healthy lifestyle over the course of two decades. The sneaky thing about this phrase is that ‘diet’ is missing from the end. It sounds reasonable on the surface, flexible meals focused on fresh, natural ingredients with no foods off limits. However, if you look closer no food groups are off limits but many foods are restricted. Some of these restrictions include: no refined or processed foods like white pasta, flour, and rice, little red meat intake, and no added sugar.
Read More10 Tips to Surviving the Holiday Dinner Table
The holiday rush begins with Halloween and does not really slow until after the new year. Media, marketing, and cultural messages pertaining to the festivities begin to flood our lives. On one hand we are encouraged to pig out on candy, stuff ourselves with pie, but then we are told to vow complete change in habits and become the best (looking) version of ourselves. What a confusing roller coaster of sentiment….
Read MoreWhy Willpower Isn't the Answer
Why Willpower Isn’t the Answer - Dallas Nutritional Counseling, Casey Bonano RD, LD, CEDRD #dallasnutritionalcounseling #dallasdietitian #antidiet #caseybonanord #nondietapproach #nondietdietitian #intuitiveeating #nutrition #dietitian #dallasdietitian #eatingdisorder #disorderedeating #recovery #hope #mindfuleating
Read MoreGhosts, Goblins, and Candy Galore
Ghosts, Goblins, and Candy Galore - Food For Thought - Dallas Nutritional Counseling #caseybonanoRD #dallasnutritionalcounseling #dallasdietitian #DFWRD #halloween #survivingthecandybowl #intuitiveeating #nondietnutrition #carbfatpro #holidays #eatingdisorderdietitian
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