Diet is a 4-Letter Word

Diet

A Vegan Goes Paleo

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on October 29, 2014

Why I decided to go off my vegan diet

Stress

I’m Not Stressed Out, This Is Just My Life!

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on October 3, 2014

Why cortisol may be your most important hormone when it comes to weight loss

Eating Disorders

Can You Ever Fully Recover From an Eating Disorder?

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on September 18, 2014

ED sufferers and therapists seem to agree that you can be “in recovery,” but are you ever really recovered?

Hormones

I Need to Lose Weight, so I’ll Just Skip Breakfast

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on September 3, 2014

Breakfast skipping is among the most common weight loss strategies my clients try before they walk through my door. It never works for any of them.

Depression

Depression and Body Dissatisfaction in Midlife Women

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on August 8, 2014

Why are we comparing ourselves to something that is not realistically attainable for most women?

Diet

Tired of Dieting?

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on June 30, 2014

How to get back to a natural, healthy way of eating

Addiction

Walking the Thin Line of Exercise Addiction

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on June 16, 2014

At what point does a healthy relationship with movement turn into an exercise addiction?

Diet

Need Another Reason Not to Diet?

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on May 30, 2014

Think your dieting and body dissatisfaction isn't affecting your kids? Think again. In this case, actions really do speak louder than words....

Diet

How Do I Improve My Relationship with Food?

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on May 2, 2014

Do you ever feel like you're in a battle with your food and it's winning? Here's how to put a halt to your war with food before someone gets hurt.

Appetite

Cleaning Out My Closet

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on April 21, 2014

How to decide what to keep, what to toss, and what you never should have bought in the first place.

Hormones

Are Your Birth Control Pills Making You Fat?

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on April 6, 2014

Do synthetic female reproductive hormones really affect hunger and satiety?

Media

The Land of the Beautiful People

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on March 20, 2014

Conquering body dissatisfaction by not comparing yourself to media images.

Eating Disorders

The Tight Pants Freak Out

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on February 28, 2014

Is your self-worth tied to a number on a scale? I didn't think mine was. I was wrong.

Body Image

How Do I Improve My Body Image?

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on February 13, 2014

Four strategies for improving your body image

Eating Disorders

Healing From My Eating Disorder

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on January 30, 2014

My 23-year journey with an eating disorder. No one's immune; not even me.

Diet

Will the Real Food Please Stand Up, Part II

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on January 24, 2014

Decide to improve your diet for the New Year, but don't know where to start? Try these tips.

Diet

Will the Real Food Please Stand Up?

Mary E. Pritchard Ph.D. on January 9, 2014

So what’s the problem with McDonalds and other foods that nutritionists deem cheap and unhealthy? They’re “fake” foods that are not being recognized by your body as actual food—there are so few nutrients left in processed foods that you never feel full.