by Erica Leon | Mar 15, 2023 | Intuitive Eating, Registered Dietitian
March is National Nutrition month, which comes on the heels of Eating Disorders Awareness week, Registered Dietitian Day, and International Women’s Day. It is a month full of many important and critical things to recognize on our Anti-Diet Mission as a team to...
by Erica Leon | Mar 7, 2023 | Body Image, Diet Culture, Health at Every Size, Self Care
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...
by Erica Leon | Feb 10, 2023 | Diet Culture, Eating Disorders in Teens, Kids nutrition
We want to share a critical message with you that is something that will affect so many folks – especially families and children. I’ll be honest, I am so frustrated with some of our progress in so many aspects of how we, as a people, live. Here we are in...
by Erica Leon | Feb 9, 2023 | Body Image, Diet Culture, Eating Disorders in Teens, Kids nutrition
Parents! Let’s talk about what happens when you comment on food intake, body weight, and body image in front of your children. By Emilie Procario, Dietetic Intern and Erica Leon, MS, RDN It is hard to have any conversations these days that doesn’t include...
by Erica Leon | Feb 2, 2023 | Body Image, Diet Culture, Eating Disorders in Teens
You may have heard the term “almond mom” thrown around on social media. By Emilie Procario, Dietetic Intern and Erica Leon, MS, RDN Whether you have heard this term or not, you most likely know a few “almond moms” or might even be one yourself!...