Hi. I’m Carolyn. I’m the editor in chief of SELF and the host of our wellness advice podcast, Checking In. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about weight, health, and healthy eating—and how a lot of our beliefs about eating for good health may actually be pretty harmful. Today’s question comes from Robert. He’s dealing […]
As a registered dietitian who moonlights as a writer and podcast host, I constantly come across people’s ideas of what healthy eating is and is not. These “definitions” are usually rigid and don’t leave much room for exploring the complexities of food. Never have pasta. Be a kale-eating machine. Always drink the same amount of […]
Cooking three healthy meals from scratch every single day seems like a noble aspiration, in theory, but for most of us, figuring out how to eat healthy when you’re busy doesn’t seem that feasible. When your time is divided between work, kids, family, friends, and any of the other million obligations that eat up the […]
The holidays can be stressful for all of us—and with celebrations looking very different this year due to the pandemic, possibly more so than usual. Despite gatherings taking place with household members only, via Zoom, or socially distanced and outdoors, Thanksgiving is still likely to be an exceptionally challenging time for many of the millions […]
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have been eating outdoors at restaurants in an effort to enjoy some semblance of normality while avoiding indoor areas, which generally pose a higher risk for coronavirus spread. But now that winter and colder temperatures are here, businesses have started to enclose those outdoor areas, thus turning them […]
There are a few different ways to go about laying down a boundary and/or redirecting the conversation. Your approach again depends on the nature of your relationship with the person and the conversation you’re having; you can be as specific or vague, blunt or polite, lighthearted or serious, passive or direct as the situation calls […]
From COVID-19 to election season, there’s no shortage of things stressing us out this fall. And unfortunately, when the going gets tough, the tough get hungry. Tension triggers the release of stress hormones like cortisol, which can signal hunger cravings and send us on a search for food (especially the junk variety) to soothe our […]
“Eating our feelings” has been a running theme for many coping with mental health struggles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. For many isolated teens, however, eating too much or too little has become a constant source of stress. Helplines have seen a spike in calls related to disordered eating since March: Teens are calling […]
What kinds of seafood should I eat? Wild fish often have a relatively small climate footprint, with the main source of emissions being the fuel burned by fishing boats. One recent analysis found that a number of popular wild fish—anchovies, sardines, herring, pollock, cod, haddock—have, on average, a lower carbon footprint than chicken or pork. […]
1. Remove And Restock If temptation’s in the way, it’s hard to make good choices: in one study from Cornell University in the US, office workers ate four times more sweets when they were moved from opaque containers two metres away to see-through containers left on their desks. If possible, get “binge” foods out of […]
A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the 54-year-old man’s heart to stop, doctors reported Wednesday. “Even a small amount of licorice you eat can increase your blood […]
Easy Meals This free app, which was put together by the soon-to-be-disbanded Public Health England, contains straightforward healthy eating guidance and helps you put it into practice with more than 150 recipes. These pull off the difficult trick of catering to the typical British palate and being healthy, especially when it comes to calories per […]
Try scheduling a Zoom meal with friends or family while you reminisce on the good times. Recreate your favorite childhood meals to bring back fond memories and a pleasurable eating experience. Or for variety and comforting nostalgia, incorporate recipes and ingredients from your culture into your meals.” —Ayana Habtemariam, M.S.W., R.D.N., L.D.N., Nutrition Therapist and […]
Going vegetarian was not an overnight change for me. After reading up on factory farming my freshman year of college, I cut out meat. That lasted about a month. I’d repeat this frustrating stop-and-start cycle—how could I know what I know and still go back to eating meat?—a few times over the next year, until […]