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If hit podcasts, best-selling books and influencer culture are any indication, millions of people are obsessed with longevity.But just as important as your life span is your health span, or the number of years you live in good health, said Susan B. Roberts, the senior associate dean for research at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.The length and quality of your life will be determined in part by your genetics, she said. But how you live your life is important, too, including how much you exercise and sleep, whether you drink excessively or smoke — and how you eat,…

The term “health food” often has a bad rep.“We recognise that the journey to better health is not always easy, which is why we developed the innovative HealthyFood benefit almost 20 years ago, and invested billions of Rands to help members make healthier food choices,” Dinesh Govender, Vitality CEO says.By lowering the cost barrier, increasing accessibility and empowering South Africans to make healthier food choices, the benefit features a Vitality indicator (a first in the country!) on the shelf labels for healthier food items, which are then offered at a discount to members.“People expect bland, boring foods but our partner…

Vitality research shows that members who regularly purchase from the HealthyFood catalogue are 13% less likely to become obese, 55% less likely to have high-risk blood glucose levels and 14% less likely to be at risk of hospitalisation due to cardiometabolic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes. The term “health food” often has a bad rep. “We recognise that the journey to better health is not always easy, which is why we developed the innovative HealthyFood benefit almost 20 years ago, and invested billions of rands to help members make healthier food choices,” Dinesh Govender, Vitality CEO, says. By…

In this post, I’ll share some insights surrounding the topic of grazing in binge eating recovery, with the hope that it helps you understand grazing behavior better and any connection it may have to your binge eating. Grazing isn’t an inherently harmful behavior—it can be a way of eating that works for certain people in certain circumstances, but you can learn to reduce any grazing behaviors that you deem harmful in your life. Sometimes grazing makes sense, sometimes it feels wrong First, I want to share a little about my own experience with grazing, because I can be a bit…

CNN  —  It’s been a hard day. The worst thing you could do is reach for the chocolate chip cookies that taste like the ones your family always had when you were a kid – right? Not necessarily, said Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder Center in Rockville, Maryland. Eating driven by emotions, otherwise known as emotional eating, is often painted as scary, unhealthy, and out of control, but the truth is that it is very normal and can be part of a healthy relationship with food, she added. Of course, there is a line where emotional eating can…

SPONSOREDThe term “health food” often has a bad rep.“We recognise that the journey to better health is not always easy, which is why we developed the innovative HealthyFood benefit almost 20 years ago, and invested billions of Rands to help members make healthier food choices,” Dinesh Govender, Vitality CEO says.By lowering the cost barrier, increasing accessibility and empowering South Africans to make healthier food choices, the benefit features a Vitality indicator (a first in the country!) on the shelf labels for healthier food items, which are then offered at a discount to members.“People expect bland, boring foods but our partner…

I’d often eat until I was uncomfortably full and then feel full of shame, says Alex (Picture: Rebecca Douglas)For years, I thought that there was something very wrong with me.  I ate whether I was hungry or not and I had lots of rules around food. I’d often feel completely out of control around food, would eat until I was uncomfortably full and then feel full of guilt and shame. I felt disgusted by my body. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was experiencing the symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder (BED), something that I developed aged 15, shortly…

It’s hard for many of us to admit that summer is coming to an end here in the Northern Hemisphere. You may have noticed that I took a bit of a break from my regular newsletter/blog this summer.Parents and other family caregivers are telling me that there is so much to worry about with summer ending. BIG decisions are being made about the ‘next’ steps, whether it be off to college with LOADS of safety plans in place or another level of eating disorder treatment that is the main focus of your loved one’s life. This can all be exhausting,…

WASHINGTON — Last month, before he called it quits on a presidential run, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ran social media ads asking, “Is America sicker than it’s ever been?” The link led to a four-question quiz about major health issues including diabetes, autism, drug overdoses, and obesity.  The quiz highlights what has become a central focus of Kennedy’s political life: chronic disease, particularly among children. In joining the Trump transition team, the former hardcore environmentalist is also pitching himself as a public health guy — and trying to distance himself from the anti-vaccine rhetoric that’s made him famous. Here’s how…

Have you noticed this health star rating on the bottom left hand corner of your food? Photo: Supplied Australia are rethinking their health star rating system, and according to health experts in New Zealand, it’s time we followed suit. Health star ratings fall on a scale from 0.5 to 5 stars, with ratings based on the overall health of a product. This is determined by the amount of sugar, salt, fat, fibre, protein, fruit, vegetable, nut and legume content, which is popped into the official Health Star Rating Calculator to determine a star rating. Both New Zealand and Australia currently…