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How intuitive eating can help with emotional eating
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How intuitive eating can help with emotional eating

Cheryl Strachan
December 13, 2020

The number one concern people raise with me in consults right now is emotional eating. No surprise there: In countries like Canada, unless you’re old enough to remember World War 2, this has been perhaps the most difficult time we’ve collectively lived through. We’re feeling some pretty big emotions. You…

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How I finally learned to fall asleep in my forties
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How I finally learned to fall asleep in my forties

Cheryl Strachan
January 29, 2020

In 2012, having returned to work after my second maternity leave, my babies finally became good sleepers and I went the other way. Ironically, after years of four years of yearning for them to just let me sleep, they did, but I couldn’t. It wasn’t for lack of trying. As…

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What to eat when you’re tired, sad, anxious, or angry
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What to eat when you’re tired, sad, anxious, or angry

Cheryl Strachan
November 9, 2016

I think about half of America and much of Canada woke up today feeling tired and upset — a perfect storm for overeating. Volunteers in sleep studies typically eat hundreds of extra calories when sleep-deprived. Stress is often cited as the number one trigger for emotional eating. But you don’t…

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An often overlooked ingredient in healthy eating
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An often overlooked ingredient in healthy eating

Cheryl Strachan
April 29, 2016

I’m talking about emotional wellness. Surprised? I can tell you that no dietitian reading this will be. No psychologist, no social worker, even few physicians will wonder why I’m dedicating a blog post to this topic. Simply put, good mental health makes it easier to eat well – to consistently plan, prepare, and choose…

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