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PSA: Food is MEANT to be enjoyed and therefore the PSA: Food is MEANT to be enjoyed and therefore there is NOTHING wrong or shameful about LOVING food! I’ve had people reach out to me to work together who state “I just love food too much.” This sort of statement always makes me super curious and is something I love to dig into! If this sounds like you…some questions you may want to consider are: How do you define “too much”? What is wrong or problematic with loving food “too much”? How do you feel about food and pleasure in general? When did you start to think this way about food and yourself? What messages did you get about food and your body growing up?
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As a reminder: food is not only NECESSARY but it is delicious, it can bring people together, it is fun, it can be a way of expressing care or creativity, it may allow you to learn more about a culture or a different country, and SO much more.
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Plants come in all shapes and sizes…🪴🌵🌻 Plants come in all shapes and sizes…🪴🌵🌻and so do humans!👤So why is it that diet culture and our society in general continues to perpetuate the message that all bodies should attempt to pursue a certain ideal for both beauty an “health”?
Weekend challah french toast🍞🧈🍁🐶 Grate Weekend challah french toast🍞🧈🍁🐶 Grateful for lazy Sundays & food freedom❤️
Raise your hand if you’ve ever identified as the Raise your hand if you’ve ever identified as the “healthy one” in your group of friends or family?🙋🏻‍♀️ If this resonates - I feel you. I used to think being being the “healthy one” in the group was a “good” thing. However, too much of anything can often be problematic. Specifically, when it comes to being obsessive about our health & food - this can get to the point that it actually negatively impacts your health - especially your mental and social health. In fact, there’s actually a name for this: orthorexia. As an RD, I am of course pro- incorporating behaviors that support our health, with the caveat that this does not become rigid or turn into an obsession that negatively impacts both your emotional and social health.
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What is concerning is that those with an unhealthy obsession with health, food and exercise are often applauded for how “good” they are when it comes to their food and exercise behaviors and are additionally told what great “willpower” they have. This sort of praise often continues to fuel someones disordered behaviors and can be quite harmful.
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Someone struggling with orthorexia may be really focused on “clean” eating, ingredient lists, and food planning to the point where their health starts to suffer. Below are some warning signs & symptoms of orthorexia (source @neda)
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SIGNS OF ORTHOREXIA
* Compulsive checking of ingredient lists and nutritional labels
* An increase in concern about the health of ingredients
* Cutting out an increasing number of food groups (all sugar, all carbs, all dairy, all meat, all animal products)
* An inability to eat anything but a narrow group of foods that are deemed ‘healthy’ or ‘pure’
* Unusual interest in the health of what others are eating
* Spending hours per day thinking about what food might be served at upcoming events
* Showing high levels of distress when ‘safe’ or ‘healthy’ foods aren’t available
* Obsessive following of food and ‘healthy lifestyle’ blogs 
* Body image concerns may or may not be present” 
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Bottom line: Obsessing over our health is not healthy & can even be dangerous leading to malnourishment. Help is available and you deserve support if this sounds like you❤️

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