Summer is upon us in New England. That means soaring temperatures, sunshine, and plenty of humidity.

​With all of the hot weather, when do you need to start adding a sports drink instead of plain water? Read on for the answer...

Children are meant to grow. With growth, they increase their weight. Some children are in a smaller body and others are in a larger body. So long as weight gain is slow and steady, there’s no cause for concern.
 
When weight increases or decreases quickly, it’s a clue that something might be changing in a child’s relationship with their  food and/or their body...

​Eating is a complicated activity. We eat for physical reasons such as to give our body energy, nutrients, and satisfy hunger. But we also eat for reasons that have nothing to do with the body – pleasure, social, cultural, emotional, entertainment. When you go on a diet and tell yourself that you can’t enjoy food for non-physical reasons, you can only maintain that for so long before the mind rebels and you end up on the diet hamster wheel. Eating for non-physical reasons is part of being a human being!
 
Instead of "dieting" (aka restricting) consider the following to make eating a pleasant experience...