We totally understand your desire for weight loss, given the high premium placed on thinness in our culture. As weight-inclusive eating disorder providers, we will never shame any of your choices, just help to guide you in your own health journey. Most people don’t...
How to Nourish Your Body and Protect Your Strength While Taking GLP-1 Medications If you’re using a GLP-1 medication like Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro, you’ve probably wondered what you should eat to stay healthy. Maybe you’ve even searched for the “best diet” for...
Why Midlife Women Need More Nutrition Support on GLP-1 Medications If you’re a woman over 40 taking a medication like Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro, you’ve likely been told that these medications help reduce appetite and lead to weight loss. What often gets left out of...
What My Client’s Letter Reveals About Her ED Recovery, treatment and Weight Stigma As a dietitian with more than 35 years of experience, the last 20 working specifically with eating disorders, I've seen firsthand how deeply words can impact the recovery process for...
What is a Weight-Inclusive Dietitian? Every year, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day happens in March and honors the professionals who help individuals navigate their health through nutrition. At Erica Leon Nutrition & Associates, our team of weight-inclusive...
March is National Nutrition Month, a month when dietitians all over the world remind the public of the importance of good health and nutrition for overall wellness. This year’s theme for National Nutrition Month 2024 is "Beyond the Table." I could not have come up...
Body image is a deeply sensitive and personal issue that affects people of all ages and genders. At this time of the year, heading into the spring break season that leads into summer, we will start hearing statements like this from our clients: I can’t go on that...
We live in a society that too often sends the wrong messages. Diet culture is rooted in the belief that we must shrink our bodies to conform to Western beauty standards and that there is only one “right” way to eat. This belief system leads to constant body judgment,...
The body positivity movement has impacted the clothing industry… more or less. More, in that we are seeing a record number of companies working to make their brands more inclusive. Less, because according to a wonderful summary by Lindley Ashline, “For truly inclusive...
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