Harvard Health is calling intermittent fasting (IF) a “promising” diet with emerging research and popularity in their article. Dietitian Tianna wholeheartedly disagrees.

Most of us have been weighed at the doctor’s office. Some of us may have brought children to the doctor where they are weighed. It can be uncomfortable, and even stressful.

Also called “yo-yo dieting”, weight cycling is a pattern of weight loss and regain. Research suggests that weight cycling may increase someone’s risk of developing chronic diseases including diabetes and heart disease more than if someone remained in a larger body.

The “Appearance Ideal” is what society tells us the “perfect woman” looks like. Think perfect skin, toned, large-chested, ultra-slender. (Notice, some of these features are pretty incompatible…)