If you are a parent (or aunt, uncle, grandparent, teacher, volunteer or friend), chances are you worry about how the media, diet ads, and our culture in general might affect your child’s health and well-being. I'm here to tell you that you have the power to raise...
I’m sure many of you have already seen last week’s headline that Weight Watchers will offer free memberships to teenagers aged 13-17 this summer to “help 10 million people adopt healthy habits.” I feel like I need to address this head on, because anything that...
Dear Weight Watchers…. Or why I am so dismayed to hear that Weight Watchers is offering free memberships to teens as young as 13 this summer! I’m sure many of you have already seen yesterday’s headline that Weight Watchers will offer free memberships to teenagers...
While you may be hearing about detoxes from your co-workers, trainers, and every magazine you pick up in January, today I’m writing about a different kind of detox: this is a detox from dieting and diet culture; from a list of foods you can and can’t eat; from the...