Halloween in College: Tips for Body Image, Safety and Enjoying the Night
Halloween on campus is a big deal. Parties, events and costume contests fill the calendar, and for many students, it’s one of the most exciting nights of the year. But for others, choosing or wearing a costume can bring up stress, self-consciousness or anxiety about body image. If you’ve ever [...]
GLP-1s and the Power of AND: Holding Complexity in an Anti-Diet, Recovery-Oriented Space
If you're part of the anti-diet, eating disorder recovery or weight-inclusive care community, chances are you've felt the tension around GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. On one hand, these medications are being marketed as life-changing solutions—celebrated in mainstream culture and increasingly prescribed. On the other hand, they are [...]
GLP-1s and Eating Disorders: How the Team at Reasons Supports You with Compassion and Care
As medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound rise in popularity, they’re showing up more often in eating disorder recovery spaces—and raising important questions. What do they mean for healing, hunger and identity? GLP-1s are prescribed for a variety of medical concerns, including type 2 diabetes, PCOS and insulin resistance. [...]
Recipes to Savor This Summer
Summer offers us a unique opportunity to enjoy the season’s harvest. Fresh fruits and vegetables abound throughout the summertime. Why not make use of nature’s gifts? Our staff rounded up a few family and personal favorite recipes that taste like summer. Try one or try them all! We highly recommend [...]
Q&A with Lisa Arroyas, RD, CEDRD-S
At Reasons, we believe food is medicine. Nutrition and dietetics play a critical role in effective eating disorder treatment and are essential tools on the path to eating disorder recovery. Reasons, and our patients, are fortunate to benefit from the passion and expertise of our dietary professionals every day. In [...]
Culinary Creations to Challenge Your Comfort Zone
At Reasons, we see food as medicine. Naturally, meals and snacks are critical components to eating disorder treatment. Additionally, learning to cook and nourish yourself through food you’ve made can provide wonderful new avenues to explore on the road to recovery. As you start to explore cooking in the context [...]
International No Diet Day: Today and Every Day
Perhaps you’ve heard about May the Fourth Be With You, and certainly you’ve heard of Cinco de Mayo, but have you heard about what’s worth celebrating on May 6th? May 6th is International No Diet Day (INDD). At Reasons, we believe wholeheartedly this is a day worth celebrating! Learn a [...]
Busting Sugar Myths: A Candy Conversation with Fiona LaRosa-Waters
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles M. Shulz, Cartoonist Valentine’s Day. It is a day bursting with red and pink, flowers and hearts, all in the middle of the chill of February. As with so many other holidays, Valentine’s Day [...]
Calories Are Boring
Calories are everywhere, peering down from menu boards, getting bigger and bolder on nutrition labels and racking up on FitBits on a nation of nervous wrists. Last week, federal rules went into effect requiring all chains with 20 or more locations that serve prepared foods to post calories on menus [...]