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Leon Neyfakh is a herring guy. Illustration: Elly Rodgers

Journalist Leon Neyfakh takes a meticulous approach to the podcasts for which he is known like Fiasco, which has been adapted into an Epix series that debuts September 19 but he admits his attitude toward eating is a bit more relaxed. Eats like shit is how he jokingly refers to his dietary habits. This week, while putting in the work on podcasts for Prologue Projects (the company he founded in 2018), he ate soft-boiled eggs, a huge club sandwich, pasta, burrata, steak, salmon, and a croissant-based frozen pizza that was honestly amazing.

Monday, August 16I woke up at 6 a.m. feeling the kind of ambient half-hunger that I always tolerate for way too long. Not to be dramatic, but this is something I genuinely hate about myself I always wait too long to eat, and I inevitably get into a bad mood before finally fixing the problem.

My wife Alice rescued me with yogurt. She put all kinds of stuff in there that would never occur to me, like honey, almond shavings, plum slices, and a syrupy jam made out of sour cherries. I also had some instant coffee, which I prefer to real coffee. Im not trying to take a stand here, but unless Im drinking espresso, I like my coffee cheap-tasting and not bitter.

I started work around 9. My goal for the day was to give notes on two rough cuts of Fiasco. Were on our fifth season of the show now having just finished a six-part series on Benghazi, were doing the next one on the HIV crisis.

I got hungry for lunch around noon, but again waited like 90 minutes to do anything about it. Once I hit a breaking point, I needed something fast and potent, so I made myself three soft-boiled eggs using a Japanese device my friend David gave me. It looks kind of like a UFO: You stick as many as six eggs inside then cover them with a clear plastic dome and pour a bit of water into a tiny hole. The device only has one button, and once you press it, the water starts turning into hot steam; when all the water runs out, a surprisingly beautiful song plays to inform you the eggs are ready. I eat them, one by one, out of a little egg cup Alice got me for my birthday; it has feet and is wearing gym shoes, and while its not the most stable egg cup in the world, its worth it to me for the aesthetic experience.

In the end, the three eggs turned out not to be enough, but luckily Alice came home with a vat of white rice from Hancos, and she let me eat her leftovers. Ordinarily a vat of rice wouldnt taste like anything, but Alice dusted it with some nutritional yeast. I wish nutritional yeast had a name that made it sound less like hospital food; seems like with a rebrand it could easily be an American staple.

Then I made a phone call Id been avoiding for over a week. My 91-year-old grandmother, who has dementia, broke her hip recently, and I spent about a week in Chicago making arrangements for her to move into a nursing home that specializes in patients who only speak Russian. I had gone to see her there three times before flying back to New York, and while she seemed okay in her new surroundings, somehow that had changed by the time I called her from New York for the first time, at which point she told me, with apparent lucidity, that unless I was calling to pick her up and take her home, she had nothing to say to me. Im quoting verbatim here because I wrote it down at the time: Youve betrayed me. I dont have a grandson anymore. The nurses assured me this was just the dementia talking, but still it made me scared to call her again.

Finally I gathered the courage to reach out and was delighted that she seemed to have no recollection of our previous conversation. Because Id heard from the dietician on her floor that she had been refusing to eat, I asked how the food at the nursing home was. Im not so worried about the food, she said. They can give me whatever they want. I suggested, hopefully, that surely some of it was good, and she said, No. Never. Theres never anything good. Like in all of America. She didnt beg me to take her home this time, but toward the end of the call, she said, I want my head to stop spinning. I want my back to stop hurting. I just want to disappear, and I want to be forgotten. When I said I loved her, she said, I love you, too, kitten thats a normal term of endearment in Russian but theres nothing much here left to love.

For dinner, Alice and I sat at the bar at River Deli, an Italian bistro (not a deli) about a block from Brooklyn Bridge Park. We shared burrata my favorite food, particularly when they dont drown it in balsamic glaze and then shared two pasta dishes, one with mushrooms, the other with tuna. I also had a martini. I love River Deli because every dish looks small but is actually quite dense and filling, and while Im no expert on Italian food, or any food, the flavors there always strike me as precise and unusual.

For dessert, we had chocolate mousse in a mug, which tasted like my favorite dessert from growing up in Soviet Russia: sweetened condensed milk mixed with cocoa powder.

Tuesday, August 17Before I ate anything I lay in bed and uploaded the new episode of 365 Stories I Want to Tell You Before We Both Die, a daily micro-podcast hosted by filmmaker Caveh Zahedi, produced by moi. Its a pandemic project, basically a memoir thats been broken up into tiny pieces, usually between two-to-four-minutes long, and released in nonchronological order every day of 2021. After I got that out of the way, I drank a chocolate Soylent while reading the new novel by Rivka Galchen. I know Rivka a little and reading her book feels like hanging out with her, even though its set in the 1600s. (Alice has said that my favorite genre of literature seems to be novels written by my female acquaintances.)

For lunch I met up with Avery Trufelman, who is fresh off a run as the host of The Cut podcast. We sat outside at Happy Days in Brooklyn Heights, a pleasantly rundown diner with a halfhearted 50s theme (glittery blue vinyl seats, photos of Frank Sinatra on the wall, etc). I ordered a Lindy Club, mostly because the word lindy has been rattling around in my brain ever since my friend Juiceboxxx told me about it. Apparently lindy is new internet slang that refers to anything thats eternal, or somehow endemic to human society, like taking a walk, or gambling. One recent example would be the taking of Kabul by the Taliban; Im not trying to make light of it, but assuming power in a ritualistic manner is definitely lindy.

The Lindy Club was fine but mainly it was huge.

For dinner Alice and I met up with our friend Liz, who makes puzzles and crosswords at The New Yorker, and Nick, who is an archivist for Yoko Ono. Nick recently made the boss move of getting an apartment in Tudor City a magical little district on the outskirts of midtown, right next to the U.N. building. We went to a steakhouse thats literally on the first floor of his building. I noticed they had a very generous and, to me, unusual happy hour schedule: In addition to 3 to 6:30 p.m., they offered HH from 9 to 11 p.m. AND ladies can get HH prices all day and all night if they sit at the bar.

I ordered a martini; Alice got prosecco. Together we decided to share a 12-ounce filet mignon and a 22-ounce sirloin, both rare.

In addition to working for Yoko Ono, Nick is an amateur nose, a.k.a. fraghead, a.k.a. perfume-maker. He told us over dinner that his latest scent is called Players Musk he described it as a combination of fresh-cut grass in the suburbs, laundry, and a little BO. The overall vibe is youthful. Nick is a genius and Im trying to convince him to make a podcast for my company about the fraghead community.

We asked Liz about the new game shes writing for The New Yorker its called Name Drop, and the idea is to guess the celebrity based on a series of six clues, which are deployed in order from most challenging to least. The fewer clues you need, the better you do. Nick told a story about freaking out on acid at the airport once and then seeing Roxane Gay at his gate.

After dinner we ducked into a tiny convenience store inside of Tudor City where they had a dazzling collection of rare snacks. I picked up a chocolate-covered Payday bar, which Id never seen before it was softer than a regular Payday, and didnt require as much exertion to chew. A-plus snack innovation.

Wednesday, August 18I didnt eat anything till lunch, at which point I ordered delivery from Aji Sushi, a restaurant that punches way above its weight. Its priced more or less like cheap delivery sushi, but, as I discovered one night after randomly ordering it on Seamless, the quality is out of this freakin world. In addition to a five-piece sushi appetizer, I ordered a few pieces of my two favorite sushis: white tuna and unagi. White tuna I love for its subtle salty taste, combined with the slipperiness of the fish; unagi I love because the texture and the sauce are both so unexpected, while the temperature warm is always such a nice change of pace when youre eating a bunch of cold fish. I also got myself two hand rolls: one salmon, one yellowtail. Something about the ratio of rice to fish to seaweed in a hand roll reminds me of the densely packed fish snacks you can buy in any Tokyo convenience store.

For dessert I ate two handfuls of dried wild strawberries that I bought in Brighton Beach, and one handful of rainbow sprinkles of unknown origin. A couple hours later I opened a Becks and found a bag of Flamin Hot Cheetos popcorn I bought as a party snack last time we had friends over.

One defining fact about my life is that Alice and I live within a few blocks of six close friends three couples, I should say and we hang out with them several times a week. On this day, we took a six-pack of Heineken to Dave and Sophies apartment. Dave graciously prepared for us an appetizer of croissant-style DiGiornos microwave pizza. The pizza was honestly amazing.

For actual dinner we ordered from Hadramout, an under-discussed Yemeni restaurant across from Sahadis. The food here is unlike any food Ive ever eaten. I got my normal order of lamb ghallaba on a bed of hummus. If you dont know what this is, I want you to get it without reading anything about it, the way you would go to a movie without reading any reviews because you just know its going to be good and you want to come in as a blank slate.

After we finished dinner, we watched the first 15 minutes of the new Netflix movie Beckett. I couldnt tell if it was John David Washingtons acting, or the script, or the fact that David and Sophies TV had motion smoothing on, but it seemed to have been written by people who had never seen a movie before. The plot summary on the Beckett Wikipedia page is worth reading.

Thursday, August 19I woke up a little before 7 a.m. to a voicemail from my grandmothers nursing home. It had been left just a few minutes earlier. A woman with a pretty thick accent said, Hey Leon, your grandmother just passed now. Shes dead. Please call back so we can talk together.

Apparently around 5 a.m., my grandmas breathing had become erratic and her blood pressure had fallen, and by the time the ambulance arrived she was dead.

I was stunned, but it didnt take long for me to experience profound relief about getting to talk to her on Monday, and gratitude for the fact that the previous conversation wed had, when she told me I had betrayed her, hadnt been our last.

I thought about the fact that, every time anyone had talked to her during the last few months, she had expressed hope that she would die that she had asked to be moved to hospice, even though there was nothing wrong with her, because in her mind that would accelerate things. So what right did we have to be sad that she was gone? I was anyway.

After I arranged for a funeral home to pick up my grandmas body from the nursing home I drank a Soylent and edited an episode of 5-4, a podcast I help produce about how much the Supreme Court sucks. It was a barnburner in which they argued Neal Katyal should pay a reputational cost for representing the Nestle Corporation before the Supreme Court. For lunch, I scarfed down all the leftover lamb ghallaba.

My grandma stopped cooking food for me about two years before she died. Before that, she was constantly sending me back to New York with precariously wrapped meat pies, herring, etc., and when I was growing up she was responsible along with my mom for most of my diet. As you can probably tell by this point, Im not the most refined person when it comes to food, but I am open-minded, and my grandmas cooking fried zucchini, radishes with butter, meatballs, borscht, mushroom soup, pelmeni, cow brains is almost certainly to thank.

Oddly enough my grandmas two favorite dishes to make for me when I was a kid were both named after birds. One was pigeons theyre kind of like dumplings, filled with beef, except the beef is wrapped in cabbage leaves. I dont know why Russians call them pigeons but thats the way it is. The other thing my grandma made for me were swans. They werent called swans; they were swans. Shed build them out of four pieces of fried dough, with a base, two wings, and a little neck and head. She would put sweet cream in the base. Shed make like a dozen of them, along with a sheet of Jell-O that would serve as their lake.

As if the day couldnt get any weirder, I spent the afternoon wrestling with an ethical dilemma: As the recipient of a Johnson & Johnson vaccine, should I get an mRNA booster before going to Greece in a few weeks? Multiple people urged me to do so, saying that the upcoming vacation means that even an asymptomatic case could result in me getting stuck abroad. The problem was that in order to get the vaccine, Id have to lie to a pharmacist and say I hadnt been vaccinated yet. And I really didnt want to lie. Alice didnt understand why I had any qualms about it. And I couldnt really defend it, its not like theres been a shortage of vaccines in New York. Plus, the CDC guidelines are going to be calling for people to get extra shots in like a month. And yet I still didnt want to lie. Among other things, I didnt want the pharmacists, or anyone within earshot, to think I was only just getting vaccinated. What kind of person would they take me for?

Finally I caved, and after getting the illicit injection at a Rite Aid, I bought a bottle of Snapple strawberry-pineapple lemonade an elaborate concoction that called out to me from the shelf. Usually these kinds of drinks are disappointing but this one really hit the spot, a gentle sour instead of an adversarial one.

I did some work and wondered when the side effects from my Moderna shot were going to kick in. I had dinner plans with John Koblin, my old friend from the New York Observer, and since I really wanted to see him and was feeling fine, I didnt even think about canceling.

Koblin and I always go to the same Indian place in Brooklyn Heights and when I got there we realized it had turned BYOB, so I ran across the street to Green Apple Mart a majestic deli and bought a six-pack of Heinekens. We both ordered tikka masala Koblin got chicken and I got fish, a new thing for me. Ill confess that the salmon that arrived was not what I was picturing I thought itd be a stew for some reason but it was delicious.

I wanted to tell Koblin about my grandma but I also wanted to make it entertaining instead of melancholy, so I told him a whole drawn-out story about the hip injury, and the surgery, and the process of moving her into the nursing home, and then my two phone calls with her the whole time not revealing that she had died just 12 hours earlier. And then I revealed it like a punch line and he couldnt believe it. Honestly I think he loved it! And he was very compassionate. Im usually bad at talking about death, but this felt natural and right.

Friday, August 20I was expecting to wake up wrecked by my Moderna shot, but I was totally fine. Alice, who got her extra shot about an hour before I got mine, was completely out of commission, and it was understood that I would be on my own journey for the day.

While walking Mickey, I picked up a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich at the deli closest to our apartment and ate half of it. I didnt eat the other half of the sandwich till 2:30. I wasnt sure if I should try to warm it up to make the cheese melt again, but after one bite I decided it was good enough cold.

My plan for the evening was to meet up with my friend Meg, a producer who works with me on the podcast Celebrity Book Club with Steven and Lily. Meg lives upstate but was coming to the city for the weekend. Because I was out of ideas and didnt want to be responsible for setting the parameters of Megs night, I asked her to just make a plan and promised to meet her wherever. She told me to come to Bacaro in Chinatown, and that shed be with her friend Chase, a documentary filmmaker.

It was around 5 p.m. that I realized the vaccine was finally hitting. My arm really hurt, and the pain seemed to be spreading into the rest of my body, like some kind of poisonous gas. (I know thats not what it was though, I promise!) I felt sluggish and my head hurt and my eyeballs were moving around in a halting and unnatural way. Alice was still asleep but stirring, and when I told her my situation she said I should definitely just stay home. But I didnt want to cancel on Meg, or end this diary in a pathetic anticlimax, so I decided to rally.

Meg and Chase were drinking martinis when I arrived, so I ordered one too, even though in my head I had been planning to go home after two beers. One martini turned into two, and two turned into three, which I couldnt believe. Then we ordered dinner I got ricotta cavatelli with duck ragu and somehow I ended up with a fourth martini.

Four martinis is fucking insane, and before long it was after midnight, and somehow I was still seeing straight and saying yes when Chase asked if I wanted a Fernet Branca before we left. After walking over to another bar nearby Meg ran into a friend of hers from Ohio who works at Online Ceramics, a thing I recognized from Instagram, and at 2 a.m. a group of us including a shoe designer named Maggie found ourselves in the lobby of the Bowery Hotel, splitting some kind of gelato. For reasons I could not explain to myself in the moment, I told Maggie, a stranger, about my grandma. She sounded genuinely sad to hear the news, which I appreciated.

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Jason shares with Men's Health how he found the motivation to keep pursuing his health and fitness goals, even after several serious injuries.

At my heaviest, I weighed 317 pounds. The biggest contributing factor to my weight was working a stressful full-time job, as well as having a part-time job on top of that. I was frequently on the go for work, eating fast food or carryout for breakfast and lunch more days than not. I also drank limited water. During the day it was coffee and Diet Coke, then every evening when I got home it was nothing but beer until I fell asleep. I got complacent with my life, and at my size, I did not do much of any activity.

During the years of 2015 and 2016, my resting pulse was always at or over 100. I remember being so scared one time, I was just standing at work and my heart was pounding, like it could not pump fast enough. I went to the ER from work and my heart rate was out of control. That's when I also found out I had high blood pressure and was put on medication. Because of this I had to start seeing a cardiologist too. This was all in my mid-thirties. During that time period there were three trips total to the ER and at least one to urgent care for EKGs because of the same issue. I knew I had to make changes, and I would get serious when I had a health scare.

I did all the right thingslimited alcohol and ate rightbut it was all short lived. I would go back to my old habits after about a week or two, and it would take months to get back on track. Food and beer just seemed to take priority in life until I would have another health scare, and the cycle continued until I joined WW for New Years in 2017.

When I joined WW I specifically changed my diet. I began doing all the grocery shopping and preparing all meals for my family, even if I had to prepare myself something separate. I would track everything that I ate to ensure it was accounted for on my app. I lost about 70 pounds on WW just by tracking my food intake.

I then began exercising in September of 2018. I didn't tell anyone I joined the gym, because I joined gyms before and never used the membership. I started with just cardio, building onto the workouts each month. I told myself I needed to go three times a week at least, and I followed through with that goal and bumped that up to five times a week. I just got to the point where I felt better if I was exercising and moving.

I lost a total of 114 pounds. Then, in 2019, I broke my neck and ended up wearing a brace, unable to exercise, for several months. During this time, I was so scared to gain weight among a million other things. Fortunately, I did not gain weight during this time. I tracked everything, every bite, every ounce, every sip to ensure I stayed within my points. After being cleared to return to the gym, I slowly started to incorporate cardio and strength training once again. Once I started the strength training again my shoulder began hurting. I would push through the pain, but later found out that I had an AC separation. This was just all prior to the pandemic starting. I did a few months of physical therapy, and when gyms re-opened, I joined a private personal training studio to continue with strength training but with direction to avoid further injuries.

My family was a huge motivating factor in my journey. I work so hard professionally to ensure my family is provided for, and losing weight was necessary because I did not want to leave my wife a widow and my children without a father. I would ask myself what their life would be like if I were dead, especially because of health issues. I didnt like those thoughts. I did not want to leave my family sad because of my inability to change my habits. I knew I needed to set an example, especially as my children got older.

Those injuries could have left me dead or paralyzed but I am here working out, running, trying to enjoy life. Those injuries keep me going because this is my second chance and I dont want to blow it. My life could have been very different, so I owe it to myself to stay active and healthy.

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Pityriasis rosea is a skin condition that causes a Christmas tree rash. It starts with one patch, known as the mother patch, and branches out with smaller daughter patches on other parts of the body.

Although the rash will go away on its own with time, some people turn to medication, topical treatments, and dietary changes in an attempt to improve their symptoms (1, 2).

This article explores whether any diet, supplements, or other treatments can help treat pityriasis rosea.

Pityriasis rosea is a skin condition. It causes scaly, oval-shaped rashes that begin on the stomach, back, or chest and branch out onto the neck, arms, and legs (1, 2).

Its considered a self-limiting condition, meaning that it goes away on its own. It typically lasts 68 weeks, though it can last longer in some people (1, 2).

In most cases, the rash does not return once it has gone away, although one small study estimated that around 25% of people will experience recurrence (3).

Some, but not all, people with pityriasis rosea experience mild itching. Other symptoms of the condition are fatigue, nausea, headaches, fever, and sore throat. These symptoms can occur before or at the same time as the rash (2).

Sometimes, pityriasis rosea is mistaken for other skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema, or ringworm. Your doctor may order blood tests to rule out other conditions before confirming a pityriasis rosea diagnosis.

The cause of pityriasis rosea is not known. Some speculate that it could be associated with a viral infection because it has been shown to spread through communities (2).

Anyone can get pityriasis rosea, but its most common between the ages of 10 and 35 and in those who are pregnant (2, 4).

Pityriasis rosea in pregnancy may be linked to miscarriage, especially during the first 15 weeks, although this correlation is not confirmed (1).

Because the rash goes away on its own with time, treatment is typically focused on symptom relief. Medical treatment can include antihistamines, topical steroids, and light therapy, all of which aim to reduce the intensity of itching (1).

Pityriasis rosea is a skin condition associated with a rash that can be itchy. The rash goes away on its own, often after 68 weeks, and treatment typically focuses on symptom relief.

No research directly supports the idea that dietary changes can help manage pityriasis rosea.

Still, some people believe that eating an anti-inflammatory diet might improve itching. An anti-inflammatory diet is high in foods that provide antioxidants, beneficial compounds that help prevent oxidative stress in your body (5).

Because pityriasis rosea is thought to be associated with increased oxidative stress, eating a diet high in antioxidants theoretically makes sense. However, there is currently no research supporting this idea (5).

Similarly, some people believe that the Autoimmune Protocol a diet that aims to lower inflammation could reduce pityriasis rosea symptoms (6).

In theory, a diet that decreases inflammation in your body might help manage the itching associated with the condition. However, no research supports this idea.

Current research doesnt suggest that any specific dietary changes can treat pityriasis rosea. Still, some people theorize that anti-inflammatory or antioxidant-rich diets might help relieve itching.

Pityriasis rosea usually goes away on its own, without requiring treatment. Still, certain supplements, topical treatments, medications, and lifestyle changes may offer some relief for those who experience irritated, itchy skin.

No strong evidence indicates that any supplements could help treat pityriasis rosea. However, certain supplements may relieve itchy skin in general.

Research suggests that vitamin D may relieve skin itch associated with eczema, a condition that makes skin red and itchy. One study found that taking 1,5001,600 IU of vitamin D per day reduced the severity of the symptoms (7, 8).

Fish oil is another supplement that has been shown to benefit the skin. One study in rats found that a daily fish oil supplement relieved itchiness associated with dry skin (9, 10).

Taking turmeric as a supplement and applying it topically may also help relieve itchy skin thanks to turmerics anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties (11, 12, 13).

Lastly, animal studies have found that compounds in bilberry may relieve itchy skin (14).

Keep in mind that although these potential anti-itch benefits of vitamin D, fish oil, turmeric, and bilberry are promising, more research in humans is still needed.

Further, these supplements have not been studied specifically in relation to pityriasis rosea. If youre experiencing itchy skin from the rash, its best to talk with your doctor to see if any of these supplements are worth a try.

Certain topical treatments may relieve some of the itching caused by pityriasis rosea.

Hydrocortisone is a cream that reduces your skins immune response to relieve itching, swelling, and redness. However, its not recommended for long-term use, so its a good idea to check with your doctor if youre interested in trying it (15).

Another option is calamine lotion. It contains zinc oxide, an essential mineral that can help with itching. It does so by decreasing the effects of histamine, a compound thats part of your bodys immune response and is associated with symptoms like itching (16).

Applying aloe vera may also cool and calm itchy skin. You can find bottled aloe vera in stores or use the gel from a fresh aloe vera leaf. When looking for aloe vera products, check out the ingredients and choose one that has aloe vera listed first (17).

Interestingly, oatmeal has been found to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that may soothe irritated skin. Simply add 12 cups of oats to a bath and soak for 1520 minutes. You can also look for lotions containing oatmeal to enjoy its benefits (18, 19).

While these topical remedies may provide some relief, they wont treat the condition. Further, even though theyre generally considered safe, its best to talk with your doctor before trying them, especially if youre pregnant or breastfeeding.

Your doctor may be able to prescribe a stronger topical treatment if none of these over-the-counter options do the trick.

Over-the-counter antihistamines like diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and cetirizine (Zyrtec) can relieve itching by blocking the effects of histamine. Keep in mind, though, that some types may make you sleepy (20, 21).

Acyclovir, a drug often used to treat chickenpox, may also help those with pityriasis rosea. In fact, research has found that it may reduce skin redness, relieve symptoms, and even reduce the duration of rash (22, 23, 24).

A type of anti-inflammatory medications known as corticosteroids may also improve symptoms, although they are recommended only for severe or lingering cases of the condition. One study found that relapse rate was higher in those who were treated with a corticosteroid (25).

Some lifestyle factors may affect your skin, especially if youre dealing with a rash.

Try to avoid hot temperatures, as they can cause sweating, which might irritate your rash. Hot baths and showers and perfume-containing soaps and lotions may also cause irritation.

Because symptoms such as fatigue, nausea, fever, and sore throat can occur before or at the same time as the rash, be sure to get plenty of rest, stay hydrated, and check in with your doctor to make sure youre staying healthy.

Although pityriasis rosea cant be cured, certain medications, topical treatments, supplements, and lifestyle changes may reduce your symptoms.

There is currently no research to suggest that dietary changes can help treat or manage pityriasis rosea.

However, remedies such as antihistamines and topical treatments can help relieve itchy, irritated skin. And avoiding hot temperatures may help you avoid further irritating your skin.

Its best to talk with your doctor to find out which options may work best for you especially if youre pregnant or breastfeeding.

Remember, the rash usually goes away on its own without treatment.

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Serena Williams is one of the most decorated tennis players of all time, with 39 Grand Slam titles to her name. Williams' athletic achievements may be the result of a combination of natural talent, determination, and hard work, but there's yet another component that's been essential to making her the star she is today: a commitment to healthy eating.

Read on to discover the exact diet Williams adheres to stay fit and healthy both on and off the court. And for more on how your favorite stars stay in shape, check out Vanessa Hudgens Reveals Her Exact Butt and Abs Workout.

In a new interview with Women's Health, Williams reveals that she rarely has time for breakfast in the morning.

"I often don't make breakfast because I just forget or I'm running around getting Olympia ready," she tells the publication. "And then I go work out." And for more insight into how stars stay fit, check out Cindy Crawford Reveals Her Exact Workout for Flat Abs.

While Williams hasn't officially declared herself a vegan or vegetarian, she relies on plant-based meals to fuel up midday.

"I had a bean burger the other day today[Today] I had a gluten-free bean burrito," she says.

Williams relies on social media to find fun new recipes to prepare at dinnertime.

"I get inspired by what I see on Instagram," she says. While she keeps her diet diverse, she says she never eats beef or avocados.

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To ensure she has ample energy for matches, Williams will fuel up with a high-carb meal, like pasta.

"The only time I eat pasta is when I'm playing/training. Usually, you'll never see me eating pasta otherwise," she says.

However, she doesn't exclusively carbo-load when she's training. "I usually like to have lots of greens before my match and then fruit actually, and a little carbs and some sort of a protein," Williams explains.

Related: The Wrong Amount of Carbs to Eat Every Day, Says Dietitian

Though Williams sticks to a healthy diet for the most part, she says there's one sweet treat she just can't get enough of.

"I love Moon Pies. If 'Moon Pie' sponsored me, I'd be bigger than any house on this planet!" she jokes.

For more on how celebs stay in shape, check out Hailey Bieber Shares Her Exact Butt Workout.

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Herculaneum was covered by Mount Vesuviuss eruption in 79 C.E., but unlike Pompeii, many human remains there were well preserved.

By Andrew CurryAug. 25, 2021 , 2:00 PM

Almost 2000 years ago, a volcanic eruption buried the seaside Roman town of Herculaneum in the same rush of hot ash and gas that decimated Pompeii. The catastrophe didnt just preserve buildings and bonesit saved clues to the Roman diet. A new analysis of the bones of 17 victims reveals what these ancient villagers were eating, and in what proportions. Residents scarfed a lot of seafood and olive oil, confirming historians estimates that average Romans consumed 20 liters (more than 5 gallons) of the oil each year.

Previous studies have only given broad outlines, not the nitty-gritty details, of the ancient Roman diet, says Erica Rowan, an archaeobotanist at the Royal Holloway University of London who was not involved with the new work. Here they do a good job of filling in those details.

In 79 C.E., in a desperate attempt to escape the impact of the Mount Vesuvius eruption, the people of Herculaneum huddled in boathouses along the towns waterfront, situated on the west coast of central Italy. But a sudden blast of 250C ash and gas killed them instantly, cooking their flesh while preserving their bones almost perfectly.

In previous work, scientists analyzed the collagen in those bones to conclude that men at Herculaneum had a more diverse diet than women. In the new study, researchers isolated specific amino acidsthe building blocks of proteinsfrom the collagen, and determined the ratios of varieties, or isotopes, of nitrogen and carbon atoms. Those isotopes can be traced to specific foods.

Thanks to the remains of plants and animals found at the site, archaeologists know the people of Herculaneum ate grains such as wheat and millet. They also consumed lentils, beans, cherries, peaches, and olives, plus 70 kinds of fish and shellfish from the Bay of Naples. But the proportions remained a mystery.

Using the new method, We can tell where their calories were coming from, says study co-author Oliver Craig, an archaeologist at the University of York. We were able to see foodstuffs were usually not able to see because theyre not proteins.

The analysis held some shocks: People at Herculaneum ate a lot of seafood, especially compared with humans in the Mediterranean region today. Approximately one-quarter of their protein was netted from the nearby sea, nearly triple the amount in the modern Mediterranean diet, the team reports today in Science Advances. We havent been able to see that before in regular isotopic analysis, Rowan says.

Olive oil was also a big hit. It made up at least 12% of calories consumed at Herculaneum, and perhaps much more. The find supports historical sources indicating the average Roman consumed 20 liters of oil each year, and that the oil was one of the most significant fat sources in the Roman diet. Olives were grown widely all across the Roman Empire, providing ample supplies. Oil wasnt a condiment, it was a proper ingredient, says co-author Silvia Soncin, an archaeologist at Sapienza University of Rome. They got a lot of energy out of it.

The women of Herculaneum also ate fewer grains and cereals than did the men. Herculaneums men, meanwhile, seemed to down more fish and shellfish. Soncin and Craig suggest mens varied diets might be a sign that they spent more time outside of the house.

The scientists acknowledge that the Herculaneum diet may not be representative of ancient Rome as a whole. Its possible the people of the townsituated on the rich Bay of Naples, surrounded by fertile volcanic soil, and near a major port importing goods from across the Mediterraneanhad an especially diverse diet.

Still, Rowan says, the approach could shed light on other ancient diets across the globe. If they could use the same methods at different sites, it would be really interesting.

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The current pace of life demands greater effort and dedication. But what happens when you start the week and you already feel tired? Or does the work climate generate an emotional drain on you that also affects your personal life? According to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), 30% of the country's employees experience work stress, which directly affects their productivity.

Therefore, it is best to stop, identify what you are doing wrong and start an action plan that includes exercise, rest and a balanced diet, among other basic points. Maybe you think that with your work rate it is impossible to get fit and balance your life. Contrary to what you think, simply giving yourself a 15-minute break during the day can be the key to improving your work performance and avoiding health problems.

For Gabriela Zapata, manager of Tiempo Activo - a Chilean franchise that offers physical activity programs in the workplace - there are several common problems associated with work routines. For example: tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, neck pain, limb pain, lumbago, spinal pain and, of course, stress.

Faced with these conditions, the recommendation is that you incorporate the following tips and exercises into your routine.

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Practice relaxation techniques in times of greatest stress. Just take a five-minute break during a stressful work day. During this time, close your eyes, breathe in until your lungs fill with air, and for a count of five, breathe out slowly.

At home - after arriving from the office - do not forget to completely disconnect from work matters and take time to think and be with yourself. A good practice, for example, is to read a book of interest to relieve tension and stress.

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It is common for people to have tight muscles in the workplace. And it is precisely for this reason that when they get home they feel heavy and hard. Faced with this reality, from which most cannot escape, specialists recommend that you stretch all parts of your body and work with your breath to achieve complete relaxation.

The first movement can be done, even in the office, leaning on a table or on the back of a chair. Stretch your hands until your back is flat as if it were a board. In this position count to 15, inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth.

To strain your lower muscles, stand upright, bring your legs together, and extend your arms forward. Lower them slowly until you touch the calves with your hands; take a breath and return to the starting position. Repeat this movement about five times.

These simple exercises help to activate circulation during a long work day. They are also the perfect solution to feel more clear, relaxed and, consequently, be more productive.

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If you feel pain in your neck or lower back, stretch your spine every two hours to avoid poor posture. Also, do not use soft seats, that have no backrest or those that are too big or small for you. Don't forget to exercise to keep your abdominal and back muscles in proper muscle tone.

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Every wellness routine begins with a good diet. Therefore, avoid those foods that overload the body with slow digestion and make it prone to overload, cholesterol, blood pressure, etc. Golden rule: avoid flour and fat.

If you have trouble eating well while at the office, remember that you can eat a healthy diet just by including vegetables, grains, fruits, and low-fat meats. Do not forget to drink at least a liter of water a day.

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Experts agree that exercise is the best way to achieve a healthy life.

Use the stairs instead of the elevator; walk to work or park at one end of the parking lot. Also take time to walk around the office area or go for a group walk after lunch to clear your mind a bit.

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Strike a balance between work obligations and all aspects of your personal life, so they don't affect your mental and physical health.

To achieve a work-personal balance, start with the following routine. Don't take work and worries home with you. Once through the entrance of your home, take a deep breath and do a chip change that has nothing to do with what you do in the office.

Answer these key questions to have a first diagnosis of your health condition.

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Most Yes. If at night you find it difficult to fall asleep and you are increasingly tired and irritable, you suffer from Professional Burnout Syndrome. This is commonly seen in the administrative, health sector and customer service personnel.

In addition, it leaves negative consequences that affect job performance and generates conflicts at work and in the family environment.

Tip: take a break from your activities, visit a doctor for a more thorough check-up, and follow his instructions.

Majority No. Congratulations! You are at a point of equilibrium and you stay fit and healthy. Therefore, you shouldn't have a hard time concentrating on your daily chores and putting work aside in your spare time.

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When piglets have been weaned and start their career in the nursery, some seem to have a rough time these days. Now why would that be, swine nutrition technology expert Dr Casey Bradley wonders. Taking one step back might be just the right direction for US swine professionals, she says, to eventually get 2 steps further.

This last month at the International Swine Nutrition Conference a question from the audience sparked a great discussion for the panellist but also reflections on my part.

Context around the question was from a seasoned nutritionist that had stepped away from swine nutrition and now is back, but in the past formulated some of the best diets for nursery pigs. The question was centred around why do pigs start off so rough today in the nursery? This has been a debate and problem for the last 5-10 years that our industry has struggled with.

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The reality is that we now have a pig that doesnt perform in the first 2 weeks but makes it up in the end. It was even mentioned that you can find genetics that perform exceptionally well in the first 2 weeks but end up cost you in the finisher period. But I may just have to disagree that we are only blaming genetics on this poor starting pig problem.

What are some possible correlations? Labour shortage is constantly coming up in discussions in the USA, not to mention the lack of husbandry skills in our labour pool. Or is it that we have removed most animal proteins from our diets? Or is it because we are chasing that lower feed cost and crude protein costs with synthetic amino acids. Dr Dean Boyd did remind us of the value of soybean meal and non-essential amino acids from soybean meal in our diets at the conference.

But I am going to take a step backwards, because I do not think the problem is in the nursery barn or can be solved with nursery nutrition strategies. The problem is in the sow and our key performance indexes (KPIs) for our sow farm, nutritionists, and systems. Is it causation or correlation that our sow mortality and uterine prolapses are through the roof as well? Through genetics and management, we pushed for more pigs per sow per year (PSY) out the farrowing door and but not the market truck. I have even heard one of our largest integrators tell me that the old saying for every 1 pound (0.45 kg) of weight at weaning it equates to 2 pounds (0.9 kg) at the end of the nursery and up to 4 pounds (1.8 kg) at slaughter is just not true today in their system.

Where do we need to start?

I think the solution is to rip down the silo walls in our organisations and have the geneticist, veterinarian, nutritionist, production manager, and accountant to all work together on the entire system versus just their silos. Have we become too specialised in our skills that we do not have the internal capabilities any more to thrive as swine producers?

My nutritional suggestions are to stop formulating on a least cost basis but best cost basis. We need to be like the ruminant industry and start evaluating colostrum quality and ensuring every pig consumes at least 250 g of colostrum at birth or more if we arent getting the right things into colostrum. We need to stop saying we cant top-dress in gestation or run a 2nd feed line because we cant justify the cost on the sow farm. We need to get our sow body condition in check, this constant roller coaster ride we put our sows on is not helping. Our main goal in sow nutrition should be to keep her tank full, have her reserves met, and optimise her offsprings passive, innate and adaptive immunity before they leave her.

Of course, I could on and on about potential nutritional interventions, but the biggest thing is that we need to starting working as a team and setting our own KPIs that drive system wide profitability, rather than just our departments production bonuses.

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One size does not fit allWeight management is typically pursued for many reasons - from getting fit for a special event to improving ones health indicators. Most often, regardless of the intent, weight loss programs are perceived as a process of adapting to diet and exercise for a short period before getting back to regular habits and life. Its also seen as something that can be taken on independently, through trial and error and without the need for professional guidance.'; var randomNumber = Math.random(); var isIndia = (window.geoinfo && window.geoinfo.CountryCode === 'IN') && (window.location.href.indexOf('outsideindia') === -1 ); //console.log(isIndia && randomNumber By adopting this approach, the journey of getting fitter can quickly become frustrating for many. Mostly because short-term dieting can lead to frustration and discouragement as the weight may return after the dieting period has ended. The challenge with word-of-mouth and basic googling is that its easy to commit to a diet or change in lifestyle, which ends up being too difficult to sustain long enough to see results, and longer to maintain those results. Its important to understand that people are fundamentally different, so what works for one person will not work for another. Congratulations!

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It's a conversation I've had with many of my fellow parents in recent months, as our children have reunited at park play dates, and soccer matches: We've noticed our kids put on some extra weight during this pandemic, and we're not sure what, if anything, we should do about it.

"You are not alone," says Dr. Sandra Hassink, medical director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight. "This is happening to many, many people." She says the pandemic created "the perfect storm for having issues with weight gain," with its mass disruption of school, sleep and physical activity schedules, as well as stress and social isolation.

"I think everybody's shifting upward," she adds. "Kids that were in the healthy weight range are shifting upward. Children with obesity are shifting upward and children with severe obesity are shifting upward."

Weight is an incredibly fraught topic and an imperfect indicator of health. As parents, a kid's sudden weight gain can be hard to know how to tackle.

The last thing we'd want is to set the stage for poor body image or eating disorders for our children. "If we focus on weight, that can cause so many other problems," says Anna Lutz, a registered dietitian in Raleigh, N.C., who specializes in family feeding issues.

Instead, Lutz and other experts say parents should focus on they're supporting healthy habits in their kids. Here are what doctors and specialists who work with kids say about what to do and not to do to get your family back on track.

A pediatrician can help assess whether your child's weight gain is just part of their normal growth pattern, says Lutz.

Kids grow at different rates, and healthy kids come in all shapes and sizes, she explains. "But where we might get concerned is when a child veers off of their growth pattern significantly." So, for instance, a kid who has been growing consistently along the 25th percentile and then suddenly jumps to the 90th, that might be a signal that something's going on.

If so, the pediatrician may suggest ways to slow the rate of weight gain so that a kid's height can catch up, Hassink adds.

Your child's doctor might also want to make sure that a child isn't developing health problems like elevated cholesterol, fatty liver disease or sleep apnea. Or, a sudden jump in weight could be a signal of other health issues. "There could be something going on emotionally that's interfering with someone's eating or movement. It could be a change in medication," says Lutz.

"A lot of things happened during COVID to maybe make us a little less healthy," says Hassink. She recommends that parents assess their family routines and figure out what got out of whack during the pandemic.

When you're talking to kids, focus on healthy habits, not weight, experts say. This is important because weight isn't as easily changed as behaviors, and "we are not all supposed to look the same," says Lutz. "Bodies do come in all shapes and sizes and bodies change over time."

Focusing on a number on the scale might lead a child to develop poor body image, says Lutz.

"When we start to send our children the message that there's something wrong with their body, we're setting them up for all these health concerns and emotional concerns, self-esteem problems," she says. "Really, focusing on behaviors is what supports health."

And ultimately, the goal is to foster healthy habits in children that they'll maintain throughout their lives, says Hassink.

"This isn't a 10-week program. We're really aiming for these patterns that will start now and go across their lifespan." And it's about more than weight good nutrition and physical activity are also key to preventing chronic illness, she says.

Sleep, regular meal times and physical activity are a good place to start.

In the chaos of the pandemic, and during summer breaks, sleep and wakeup times slid later and later for lots of kids, says Dr. Nazrat Mirza, medical director of the pediatric weight management clinic at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

"I've had kids [going to sleep] at 1 a.m., 2 a.m., 3 a.m., 4 a.m. And then they nap during the day," she says instead of engaging in physical activity. Research has linked regular, adequate sleep to improved mental and physical health in kids. "So sleep is equally important," as nutrition and exercise, she says.

If sleep routines have become a problem in your household, Hassink suggests trying to move kids' bedtimes back by 15 minutes every two or three nights. Do the same thing with wake-up times, moving them 15 minutes earlier every few mornings, she says. "Work your way back into a sleep routine that matches what you're going to need for school."

Clinicians who work with kids are unanimous on this count: Restrictive eating is not for kids. "We know that children and adolescents that engage in dieting behaviors are more likely to develop eating disorders," says Lutz.

And restrictive diets can also backfire. "In the long run it actually leads to increased weight gain," she says, and it can set someone up for gaining and losing weight over and over again, which can have health consequences of its own.

All-day-long, unsupervised grazing became a habit in many households in the early days of the pandemic even for trained experts as many parents found themselves on constant work Zooms.

"It was sort of this buffet-style experience where they were noshing throughout the day," says Stacey Rosenfeld, a Miami-based psychologist who specializes in eating disorders. This was the case with her kids, twin 7-year-old boys, one of whom ended up gaining 20 pounds in six months.

As things calmed down, Rosenfeld decided it was time for a reset, including getting back to more structured eating. While putting kids on a restricted diet can lead to unintended consequences, creating and sticking to set meal and snack times can help kids regulate their appetites and develop sensible eating habits, experts say.

"If a child's not sure if dinner is going to be five o'clock or eight o'clock and they get hungry at 4:30, they might just reach for a snack, not knowing exactly when dinner is coming," Hassink says. "So regular meal and snack times of eating together is a very positive health behavior."

Lutz and Rosenfeld both embrace an approach known as the division of responsibility in feeding: Basically, your job as a parent is to decide when and what kids eat, offering them a variety of healthful foods. The kids' job is to decide whether and how much to eat so don't force them to clean their plate and don't be a short-order cook.

"Provide the food, take a deep breath and let them listen to their body. Let them do their jobs," Lutz says. Ultimately, she says, you want to raise kids who are mindful eaters, in touch with their hunger and fullness.

The pandemic has had us all glued to screens. Break up all that sitting and cut back on screen time with small and frequent bouts of movement, Hassink says. That could be a quick game of tag or an outdoor playdate or walking to the corner store with mom or dad.

Family walks are always a good idea. If you have a kid that is less than enthused about joining you for a stroll, Hassink has some suggestions. For smaller kids, she says a star chart might work. Give them a star for every walk they complete each day, and at the end of the week, they get to pick a fun family activity for you all to do.

For older kids, she suggests having them invite a friend over to play or join you in a family outing, such as a family bike ride. You could sign the kids up for an activity like soccer or swimming, pandemic permitting. Or take your child along for an errand and park far. "The focus is on getting kids moving again," Hassink says, adding, "Any activity is better than sitting at your computer or watching a screen."

It takes energy to make change, and tackling too many changes at once can be overwhelming, Hassink advises. Instead, pick one or two changes you want to make at first to get your family back to healthy habits.

"If you take the first step and then you succeed at that, it gives you energy" to keep moving in the right direction, she says.

No matter what changes you make, make sure you make them for the whole family, experts advise. Why? For starters, you need the support of the people around you, says Hassink. "If you're living in the midst of your family and you're the only one trying to make the change or having to make the change, it's not going to work."

Even if you have multiple children, but only one child gained weight, don't single them out, says Rosenfeld. "I hear so many stories about that backfiring," she says, "stories of kids who say, 'I was the heavier person or I gained weight, and so I wasn't allowed to have desserts and my sibling or siblings were.' Or 'I had to do this exercise.' And I think that can be so damaging."

If the goal is to raise healthy children, then the changes you adopt should apply to everyone in the family, she says. She often encourages parents to ask themselves, "Would I do this if my child were thin? And I use that as a litmus [test]."

We've all been through an incredibly stressful and exhausting year and a half, and it's not over. And some families, particularly in low-income communities of color, have been especially hard hit by this pandemic, experiencing job losses, food and housing insecurity, as well as higher rates of COVID-19. All of these things can make it harder to get back on track with healthy habits.

"We have to show ourselves a little compassion and realize we're going to work our way out of this, and it's not going to happen with a snap of the fingers," says Hassink.

That compassion is something we should also foster in our children. Even if your kid didn't gain excess weight, teach them not to tease others. Pediatrician Mirza says she's hearing these fears from her patients. "We're having children who are scared to go back to school because they now realize that they have changed and they don't want to meet their classmates," she says.

If you hear these fears from your kid, experts say encourage them to talk about it. Validate their feelings and help them think ahead. If this happens to them, how will they respond?

Ultimately, "we want to be building our kids up. We want to be focusing on who they are outside of their bodies," says Rosenfeld.

"We've survived this very serious time in our history," says Lutz. "And if that meant that people gained more weight than they would have, it's a body's way of surviving."

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Like a lot of women, Tonya Beauchaine grew up with some unhealthy thoughts about weight and body image and dieting. Having kids put the problems with that way of life into focus.

"I was learning about adjusting to my postpartum body through a lens of acceptance rather than feeling like I had to bounce back to what size or weight I was before having children," Beauchaine tells me. "I started working on my own relationship with food and body, undoing a lot of what I had learned to be normal ways of caring for our bodies."

Beauchaine, who has a master's degree in nutrition from Meredith College and is a former junior high health teacher, became a certified intutitive eating coach and launched her business, Tonya by the Spoonful, in 2019. She also has started a podcast called "We're Not Weighting," where she and a friend dive into topics like intuitive eating, finding joyful movement, ethical plus-size fashion, mental health and more."Im working to break the mold of who and what a nutritionist is through providing clients with intuitive eating support, nutrition advice, and setting up an intuitive kitchen," she tells me.

I checked in with Beauchaine, now the mom of two girls, to learn more about what she offers and how she got started. Here's a Q&A.

Go Ask Mom: Tell us about your journey with food. You share on your website that you grew up around a lot of diet culture. How did that shape your early relationships with food and your feelings about yourself?

Tonya Beauchaine: As I was growing up, I was influenced by both women and men to think that food was the enemy. I thought I would need to fight against my body and work hard to fit into a certain size to be accepted. I learned early on to view any type of celebratory eating or calorie-dense eating as having punitive measures in the future with either restricting or exercising. This skewed my ability to listen to my body and accept my genetic destiny. I became obsessed with diets and exercise, always yo-yoing between dieting, losing weight, going off the diet, and gaining the weight back (sometimes more). This only left me feeling frustrated and discouraged. I was ashamed about not being able to become this ideal size I thought I needed to be. I felt guilty I couldnt ever quite get that before and after photo that everyone chases.

GAM: What was the aha moment that something needed to change?

TB: It was the perfect storm of a few things. When I had my first daughter, I kept thinking of all the things I could do to make her relationship with food and body easier than mine. I wanted her to learn how to have a healthy relationship with her body. I started having a lot of conversations with my friend and podcast co-host Tracy about Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size, and we both realized this is a common struggle for women of all sizes and ages. We particularly felt compelled to speak to the idea that we dont have to wait to live our lives. We permitted ourselves to show up exactly as we are.

I watched my daughters inner Intuitive Eater and learned a great deal from her initial instincts with food. She hadnt had the influence of diet talk, shame about her body, or guilt from her food choices. We have raised our daughters following the Ellyn Satter Institute model of the Division of Responsibility. The Division of Responsibility encourages caregivers to take leadership with the what, when, and where of feeding and let your child determine how much and whether to eat what you provide. Focusing on our role as food providers has given my daughters the autonomy to listen to their bodies and trust their intuition. I hope this will also help them embrace their genetic destiny, as well as celebrate their heritage. I remember when I first realized this myself after looking at a photo of my granny in her 20s. She was standing with her arms crossed and had the most delightful smile on her face. It occurred to me that my arms look just like hers, and it was the first time I actually celebrated that instead of feeling like I needed to change.

GAM: You're a proponent of intuitive eating. What is that? How does that play out during the day to day?

TB: Without Diet Culture, Intuitive Eating would just be called eating. Were all born with the intuition to know when we are hungry and when we are satisfied, even our bodies are designed to crave the nutrients we are lacking. What often happens though is an external influence of health and body-obsessed sources confuse our ability to listen to our own body and understand what it needs. When I say sources, I am thinking of day-to-day things that surround us like TV, the internet, social media, caregivers, medical professionals, and even family members. How many of us recall shows where the fat person is the lazy unsuccessful character and often is the person being mocked or ridiculed? Or recall our aunt saying, you have your mothers thighs, so lay off the ice cream?" Or has a co-worker that started a new diet and everyone has congratulated them on their weight loss? Or being told you have to finish your plate before you can eat dessert? Experiencing these messages has influenced our ability to care for ourselves, whether it be consciously or subconsciously.

Intuitive eating is a compassionate, self-care eating framework that treats all bodies with dignity and respect. It was first introduced in 1995 by two dietitians, Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole. They were struck by how frustrating it was to see their clients experience yo-yo dieting and emotional upheaval because of feeling like a failure because they couldnt stick to their diet. Elyse and Evelyn used some of the current research about our relationship with food and the body to develop the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating. These 10 principles help us to work through our relationship with food and body to reconcile how we want to define our authentic health.

GAM: Tell us about your work and what you offer to clients.

TB: I offer clients private coaching through tele-health or in-person if they are in the RDU area. Together we set wellness goals focusing on the process more than the outcome. We create strategies to overcome obstacles, triggers, and challenges. Clients learn tools (not rules) to manage mindless and emotional eating. Ive seen clients develop ways to appreciate and treat their bodies with respect, gratitude, and kindness. This is truly life-changing work!

I also offer grocery store tours and intuitive kitchen setup. After years of dieting, I felt lost on how best to feed my family and stock my kitchen. When I finally went through and organized my kitchen and set up effective systems, it was a game-changer. I coach clients through creating sustainable habits that take the frustration out of grocery shopping, planning meals, prepping meals, and cooking.

GAM: A lot of women, in particular, spend their days counting calories and fretting over their weight. What is your pep talk to them? There is a better way, isn't there?

TB: First of all, I have so much compassion for women who are still under the guise of diet and wellness culture. The pandemic brought forth a lot of stress on our bodies, and we need to understand that caring for our health does not just include weight. Weight is just an outcome, not a behavior. If we focus just on the numbers on the scale, the number of calories weve eaten, or what size of clothing we wear, these numbers will influence our ability to listen to what our body truly needs at that moment.

Throughout history, women have been told to be small, be quiet, and be pretty to be liked and loved. This is just not true, and we need to push back. As women, we need to speak up, take up space, and show up exactly as we arewithout apology. The more we see other women permitting themselves to show up in their present body, present state of mind, present state of life, the more we will see that living authentically brings freedom and joy to our own lives.

Learn more about what Beauchaine offers on her website.

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