Nutrition

When Your Thoughts Don’t Match Your Goals: Building Mental Alignment for Change

When Your Thoughts Don’t Match Your Goals: Building Mental Alignment for Change I’ve lost count of the number of times I set a goal—usually around health or weight—only to find myself sabotaging it with my own thoughts. Have you ever said, “This time will be different,” while secretly thinking, I’ll probably fail again? That mental […]

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The Snack Rule That Helps Me—and My Kids—Avoid Crashes and Cravings

The Snack Rule That Helps Me—and My Kids—Avoid Crashes and Cravings I used to think snacks were supposed to be quick and cute—like those little bags of goldfish crackers or a granola bar tossed into a purse. They kept the kids quiet in the car, and if I was starving between patients, I’d grab one,

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How Your Gut Talks to Your Brain—and Why It Might Be Making You Anxious

How Your Gut Talks to Your Brain—and Why It Might Be Making You Anxious I’ll be honest with you—I didn’t used to give much thought to my gut beyond whether my jeans fit after dinner. I thought digestion was just about food going in, nutrients getting absorbed, and waste coming out. End of story. But

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How to Make Your Nervous System Feel Safe Around Food Again

How to Make Your Nervous System Feel Safe Around Food Again I’ll be honest with you—there was a season in my life when walking into the kitchen felt like walking into a battlefield. Food wasn’t just food. It was calories, rules, guilt, and the endless whisper of “you shouldn’t.” My nervous system didn’t feel safe

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What to Eat When You’re Too Tired to Care (Real Meals for Real Life)

What to Eat When You’re Too Tired to Care (Real Meals for Real Life) We’ve all had those nights. You walk in the door, drop your bag, look at the sink full of dishes, and think, Nope. Not today. You’re too tired to even think about food, let alone chop vegetables and roast something Instagram-worthy.

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3 Mindset Shifts That Helped Me Stop Emotionally Eating at Night

3 Mindset Shifts That Helped Me Stop Emotionally Eating at Night If you’ve ever stood in front of the pantry at 10 p.m., staring at a half-empty bag of chips wondering why did I do this again?, trust me—you are not alone. Nighttime emotional eating was my pattern for years. During the day, I could

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Blood Sugar Swings? How to Know What’s Spiking You—and What to Do About It

Blood Sugar Swings? How to Know What’s Spiking You—and What to Do About It Let me tell you a quick story. Years ago, I used to crash hard every afternoon around 3 p.m. I’m talking brain fog, the “I need caffeine and something sweet or I might not survive” kind of crash. I’d grab

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How to Eat for Energy—Not Exhaustion

How to Eat for Energy—Not Exhaustion Let me start by saying this: I have been there. You know, the dragging-through-your-day, “I-need-coffee-to-function” kind of energy slump. Some mornings I swear my eyelids had their own gravitational pull. And as a nurse who’s spent years watching people try every diet, cleanse, and “energy hack” under the sun,

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Label Lies: 7 Nutrition Claims That Are Totally Misleading

Label Lies: 7 Nutrition Claims That Are Totally Misleading I remember standing in the snack aisle one day, clutching a box of “healthy” granola bars and wondering if I was being duped. The front label proudly screamed “made with whole grains,” but a quick flip to the back revealed a sugar bomb wrapped in a

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Understanding Food Labels: A Nurse’s Guide to Making Informed Choices

Understanding Food Labels: A Nurse’s Guide to Making Informed Choices I can still remember the first time I picked up a granola bar thinking I was doing something “healthy.” It had big bold letters: “All Natural,” “Whole Grains,” “Heart Healthy.” I tossed it into my cart like I knew what I was doing. But when

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