“Life is about rhythm. We vibrate, our hearts are pumping blood, we are a rhythm machine, that's what we are.”
~ Mickey Hart

"Eating is one of life’s reliable rhythms. Despite what we hear or believe, eating and digesting are essential and need to happen regularly. “Yes, but I overate so much today, I don’t need to eat anything tomorrow.” Not true. Bodies reliably get hungry again and consistently send out cues to help us meet our needs. If we eat past fullness one day, the “eat” signal may come to us a little later than usual, but come it will. As long as we are living, we can trust that we will need to eat and that our body will guide us with its rhythms and signals."

From Reliable Rhythms, Stay Attuned.

Do I Need Help?

In this day and age, most women and many men have some form of disordered eating. It is considered normal to be concerned with calories, carbs, portion sizes and weight. In fact, many professionals teach that we should be focused on these things, professing is the only way we will be able to manage our weight.

But it is entirely possible to successfully manage our weight without focusing on calories, carbs, etc. It is possible to maintain a healthy weight and have complete freedom from food concerns. It is possible to achieve a healthful diet and lifestyle without closely monitoring your food and exercise. If you are curious about your relationship with food, take the following quiz:

Do I have a healthy relationship with food?

Take this quiz if you wonder whether your relationship with food is healthy.

Do I have an eating disorder?

The less healthy your relationship with food, the more likely you will have some degree of eating problem, and may develop an eating disorder. Find out if you may have an eating disorder.

What is life like without eating issues?

One of our clients wrote No Apologies For Eating Pretzels, which was published in the Orlando Sentinel on May 5, 2007. It was renamed Poetry and Pretzels by Nikki Norris, the author, and is reprinted here with her permission.

Live without eating problems!

If you or someone you care about has eating problems, consider consulting a skilled professional. It is possible to be completely free from food, eating and weight concerns!

Dr. Karin Kratina, RD, LD/N, Director
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