Intuitive eating: enjoy your food, respect your body.

Foods with negative calories?

The idea of "negative-calorie" food stems from the notion that the body uses more energy to chew and digest certain foods than the food itself contains, thereby creating a net deficit in caloric intake. Some foods commonly thought to have this effect include celery, cucumbers, and cold water. However, that doesn't mean that eating these foods should be substituted for your daily workout. The am...

Achieving a healthy weight. Strategies for long-term success.

Lately, playing with your grandkids has left you worn out — you just can't keep up with them anymore. You also find it hard to participate in activities you used to enjoy. You suspect your weight may have something to do with it. You also wonder if the added pounds may be affecting your health. You're right to be concerned. The health implications of carrying excess body fat are well-known. The...

Human Influence on Climate

47 n formulating a response to the risk of future human influence on the climate, it is important to understand what has happened in the recent past. Has the climate actually been changing? And if so, how do we know if we are causing it? These two simple questions raise some of the most contentious and complicated topics in the whole climate change debate: the detection and attribution of chang...

"Celebrate Your Body and Food": a body size acceptance and presence of eating project.

P14: How to Find a Talent?

Talents may be artistic or technical, mental or physical, personal or social. You can be a talented introvert or a talented extrovert. Learning to look for your talents in the right places and building those talents into skills and abilities might take some work, but going about it creatively will let you explore your natural abilities and find your innate talents. You’re not going to fin...