Our first snow here at Green Mountain …oh so beautiful with sun twinkling off the glistening trees.  A change in season is an opportunity to connect with ourselves in a more hopeful way. One way to enhance our day to day life is by noticing our body rhythms.  What…

Lately I’ve been amused at how adventurous our chef David Smith is with the foods he is willing to try.  As an omnivore, he has no fear of tofu or trying my crazy soy yogurt.  He may be mildly fearful of my green smoothies but he’s still willing to…

Today’s post is written by Marci Anderson, RD , a registered dietitian in the Boston area who works exclusively with people who struggle with eating disorders, body image and weight concerns, as well as emotional and compulsive eating.  The post details her thoughts after listening to a debate of…

I never thought there was a name for what I was doing…..  I just thought I liked to eat. A lot.  I had heard about eating disorders, but I didn’t have anorexia and most of the time I didn’t use compensatory measure.  I just ate lots…in one sitting.  Then…

In the past week, fall has brought a  chill to the air here in Vermont. While there isn’t any snow (yet), the leaves are falling fast.  It’s still beautiful outside, though, as it is throughout the year. Indeed, at Green Mountain, cold weather does not keep us from exercising…

Today is Love Your Body Day, a special day for women who struggle with body image and all the things that come out of that — eating struggles, weight problems, lack of self-fulfillment are just a few things that come to mind.  That means it’s a day for most…

Part 4:  The Postpartum Period This is a continuation of the case presented in a previous post. After discussing the risks and benefits of staying on fluoxetine after delivery versus changing to venlafaxine ER, Ms. D decided to resume venlafaxine ER while remaining on fluoxetine.  Like her previous experiences with…

Wake Up to Fat Talk Fat Talk is a conversational trap of habituated and mindless speaking. We not only use  it on others, but it is also how we talk to ourselves.  Frequently it’s used as a starter or how we greet old friends… “Wow, it looks like you…

As we get older, most of us will find ourselves dealing with low back pain at some point in our lives. At Green Mountain, we are especially aware of how restricting low back pain can be, especially as people are starting exercise routines. We offer a class called “Back…

It’s fall and that means warm, yummy food gracing the table in my home.  Comfort food is another term for it. As the weather turns chilly, there’s nothing like comfort food to help us make the transition into winter. Yes, that sounds a little like emotional eating .  But…