Tag Archive: dieting

Tai Chi, Depression, Diabetes and Negative Body Image

Dr Liu Xin of the University of Queensland in Australia has just released the results of a preliminary study into how eastern-style exercise impacts on health and wellbeing. And it’s very interesting for those of us with negative body image issues, because what often goes along with negative self-talk and beliefs about our bodies, is…

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To BMI or Not to BMI …?

Summer is the time of year we can feel most body-conscious, and with all the celebrations of the festive season upon us, the media’s focus on weight loss and controlling your eating is practically guaranteed, feeding even the most body-confident person a big dose of negative body image messages. So it’s timely to think about…

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Am I Turning Pro-Diet?

If you’ve read more than a post or two on this blog you may have the feeling that I am very much anti-calorie restriction diet, anti-high-or-low any particular food, and very anti-foodlike-substances packaged up prettily to look enticing and part you from your money (and your health, by the way!) This past weekend I was…

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Is This Really Wellness?

I got an email offer today from a printing company offering some great deals on some products I’ve purchased from them before, and introducing a new product. So I clicked on over to have a look at the new product – notebooks. I thought that would be handy as I almost always give my clients…

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