Category: Obesity

Back on Track

Sometimes life just throws you a curve and you don’t get out of the way in time. It’s tough standing in the middle of a field not going left or right. Sometimes you just need to stand there until you figure it out. It’s true that when you are still and in the moment, the [...]

Scripps Research Study Says Junk Food as Addictive as Cocaine and Heroin

According to a report published the end of March by The  Scripps Research Institute in Florida,  junk food contains the same molecular mechanisms that cause drug addiction. The three-year study confirmed for the first time that junk food contains addictive properties, something that food addicts and compulsive overeaters have been saying for decades. And now [...]

Healthy Eating Promotes Weight Loss

Have you ever noticed how often the words “healthy” and “balanced” are used in the same sentence? When it comes to food, these are very important words. Here is a short YouTube video with some great information about what foods you need to eat in order to have a balanced diet. I hope you enjoy [...]

Another Name for Fat People

Today I went with a friend to the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida. We went to see an art exhibit titled “The Baroque World of Fernando Botero”. The docent who led the first part of our tour said that Botero painted “fat people”. I believe she said those were Botero’s words. In [...]

Tuesday March 23rd, 2010 in Emotional Eating, Food Addiction, Obesity | No Comments »