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In the Your Latina Nutrition blog, we help you learn to nourish & respect your body without harsh food rules, overcome cycles of bingeing and restriction, and embrace your here-and-now body.
You can do this all while keeping your cultural foods alive & adopting health-promoting behaviors.
Enjoy our research-backed articles written by registered dietitians Isabel and Dalina!
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ALL POSTS | RECIPES | INTUITIVE EATING | JOYFUL MOVEMENT | BODY IMAGE | GENTLE NUTRITION | CULTURA
Busting the "If You Eat Like Me You Can Look Like Me" Myth
We’ve all heard judgments or seen content implying that our weight is predominantly determined by what and how much we eat. Yet, this idea is highly stigmatizing specifically towards larger-bodied folks. Learn 4 reasons why this is a complete myth so you can start to accept your body.
Grieving What You Miss From Dieting
Ditching diets can be exciting but also scary. Learn how to address some aspects of dieting you might miss: a goal, building confidence, and community.
How to Handle Weight Talk at the Doctor
Weight stigma runs rampant amongst healthcare providers, causing many people to fear doctors’ visits. Here are some tips to handle weight talk at the doctor.
What is Health at Every Size?
HAES entails fat activism and acknowledges weight stigma and weight cycling as problems that negatively impact the health of larger-bodied individuals. It de-centers weight as a primary health marker and instead, places focus on health-promoting behaviors.
Why Ditching Diets Means Breaking Up With Perfectionism
Perfectionism is on the rise, and it’s deeply linked with diet culture and white supremacy. Learn how it relates to dieting and how to break free.
5 Journal Prompts to Foster Body Appreciation
These journal prompts will help you reflect on what your body does for you and how you can treat it with kindness and compassion.
Does Weight Equal Health?
Weight and health have become one in the same in our society steeped in diet culture. Actively working to unlearn this is the foundation of a Health At Every Size approach. Learn what the research says on how weight cycling and weight stigma impact health outcomes.