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Sugar High on Halloween? Not a Ghost of a Chance
The entire concept of a "sugar rush" is a lie. Read on for the science debunking this myth...read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 26, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Happiness Health Parenting environmental effects Holiday Eating (and Dieting) research results of sugar impacts sugar and hyperactivity sugar high sugar highs Source Type: news

Diet and Depression
Are you trying to beat the blues? Stave off depression with foods that bolster your mood.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 25, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mitchell L. Gaynor, M.D. Tags: Depression Diet epigenetics Source Type: news

The 9 Best Ways to Avoid Overeating Halloween Candy
Do you or your kids eat way too much candy during Halloween? Here are 9 expert strategies that will help you eat your favorite candy more mindfully this year and do some Halloween candy-coma prevention.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 24, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan Albers, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Health candy Dr. Susan Albers Eating Mindfully halloween mindful eating Source Type: news

Women and Chocolate
Chocolate satisfies cravings on both a physiological and psychological level, because it contains both fat and sugar, which can fill in a hunger gap and, at the same time, stimulate “feel good” brain chemicals. This may or may not be a problem.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 23, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Self-Help chocolate cravings disidentification distraction emotional eating endorphins mindful eating mindfulness serotonin women ' s health Source Type: news

Women Who Love Chocolate
Chocolate satisfies cravings on both a physiological and psychological level, because it contains both fat and sugar, which can fill in a hunger gap and, at the same time, stimulate “feel good” brain chemicals. This may or may not be a problem.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 23, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Self-Help chocolate cravings disidentification distraction emotional eating endorphins mindful eating mindfulness serotonin women ' s health Source Type: news

Why Do Women Trash Other Women's Bodies?
Comparing ourselves to others in an effort to form an opinion or decide what is appropriate for us is normal. Mean spirited criticism of others is different. When women devalue other women often competitive issues spurred on by internal and external forces are at play. What's the point in trashing someone else?read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 22, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Judy Scheel, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Happiness Self-Help competitiveness criticism of bodies media and body image Source Type: news

Mindful Eating Helps Prevent Overeating
Mindfulness is a centuries-old concept that has at least some scientific backing as an effective tool for disordered eating.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 21, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Self-Help behavior modification binge eating destructive behavior emotional eating mindfulness nutrition Source Type: news

Don’t Tell Your Kids to “Eat a Balanced Diet”
People can't implement good eating habits if they don't know what they are. The advice to eat a "balanced diet" doesn't cut it because "balanced" has come to mean too many things. Fortunately, there's a way around this problem.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 20, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Dina Rose, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Parenting Childhood eating habits food pyramid moderation MyPlate proportion usda Variety Source Type: news

Don’t Tell Your kids to “Eat a Balanced Diet.”
People can't implement good eating habits if they don't know what they are. The advice to eat a "balanced diet" doesn't cut it because "balanced" has come to mean too many things. Fortunately, there's a way around this problem.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 20, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Dina Rose, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Health Parenting Childhood eating habits food pyramid moderation MyPlate proportion usda Variety Source Type: news

Breaking Bad Eating Habits
To maintain a healthy weight, you have to look at your eating patterns as much as you have to look at the types and amounts of foods you eat.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 19, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan McQuillan, M.S., RDN Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Self-Help dietary changes eating habits food Source Type: news

We Do Have an Epidemic: Diabetes
29 million Americans, more than 9% of us, suffer from diabetes. A cause of numerous, serious complications which dramatically reduce both the quantity and quality of life, diabetes is a disease that you definitely don't want. And one that you can avoid. Making realistic lifestyle changes can dramatically reduce your risk so that you won't join the 25% of older diabetics.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 16, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Peter Edelstein, M.D. Tags: Aging Diet Health Self-Help diabetes exercise insulin Obesity Source Type: news

10 Things You Can Toss With No Regrets
Are you still hanging onto those skinny jeans that haven’t zipped since two kids ago, or a grudge against a co-worker who snitched on you that’s long past its expiration date? Let’s face it, we all have stuff from our past that could be tossed to the curb to make room for bigger and better things.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 16, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jennifer Haupt Tags: Diet Happiness Relationships Resilience clearing clutter de-cluttering dieting. self-image downsize your home guilt hoarders holding a grudge organize simplify your life Source Type: news

Ten Things to Toss With No Regrets
Are you still hanging onto those skinny jeans that haven’t zipped since two kids ago, or a grudge against a co-worker who snitched on you that’s long past its expiration date? Let’s face it, we all have stuff from our past that could be tossed to the curb to make room for bigger and better things.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 16, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jennifer Haupt Tags: Diet Happiness Relationships Resilience clearing clutter de-cluttering dieting. self-image downsize your home guilt hoarders holding a grudge organize simplify your life Source Type: news

Twelve Things to Toss With No Regrets
Are you still hanging onto those skinny jeans that haven’t zipped since two kids ago, or a grudge against a co-worker who snitched on you that’s long past its expiration date? Let’s face it, we all have stuff from our past that could be tossed to the curb to make room for bigger and better things.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 16, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jennifer Haupt Tags: Diet Happiness Relationships Resilience clearing clutter de-cluttering dieting. self-image downsize your home guilt hoarders holding a grudge organize simplify your life Source Type: news

Talking to Kids About Food
What Should Children Eat? Asks this year’s Food Issue of the New York Times Sunday magazine. The issue explores how to get kids to eat more adventurously, what kids around the world eat for breakfast (not always sweetened cereal....), and more. Continue the discussion here by pondering what encourages better choices, what instills too much fear?read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - October 16, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Terese Weinstein Katz, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Diet Eating Disorders childhood diet healthy diets Source Type: news