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Category Archives: Christina Frangione Nutrition Therapy Blog Posts
The Coronavirus Pandemic has Proven the Value of Emotional Eating & Since Emotion isn’t Going Away, Here’s What to do About it
If you’re working on becoming an Intuitive Eater, or if you’re familiar with the principles, you’re probably aware that emotional eating is not an inherently bad thing or something to overly concern yourself about trying to stop. Eating with emotion or in response to emotion is a fully human experience. However, you may be wondering, isn’t it bad if I’ve been eating emotionally every day since March 2020 and it doesn’t seem to be getting better now that it’s 2021?
Finding a Voice in Eating Disorder Recovery Interview
I so enjoyed speaking with Jamie Magdic of Side by Side Nutrition. In her Youtube video series, she asks recovered clinicians what was the one thing that helped them most in their eating disorder recovery.
You Cannot Be Anti-Diet Without Being Anti-Racist (And an Anti-Racist Resource List)
This is a letter to my fellow non-black dietitians and people in the anti-diet/eating disorder space.
Long Island Dietitians and Therapists Say No Way to Huntington Town-Wide COVID-19 Diet Initiative
On Wednesday May 6th 2020 Suffolk County Legis. William R. Spencer (D-Centerport) announced a new initiative about putting the Town of Huntington on Long Island, New York on a “voluntary diet” in an effort to avoid weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that diets are not the answer to the collective anxiety and trauma we are all experiencing surrounding this pandemic. We simply can’t shame people into being healthy. A diet may give us something to do and it may feel good for awhile, but inevitably the diet will end and the weight will come back and the negative feelings will return.
Check in With Your Friends Using This Time to Get Healthier
Check in with your friends (and especially your kids) using this time during lockdown to get “healthier”.
This intention, while usually innocent, can very often lead to disordered eating or even eating disorders (or relapse of an existing ED).