Category Archives: Unified Theory

Diet culture and immortality.

By Michelle | Published: February 8, 2017

I know it’s been quiet (TOO quiet) around here lately. What can I say? I’ve been working my face off. I did write something for The Atlantic, though, after a good long period of grumpy hermiting. Here’s a good chunk, in case you want a sample before committing to a click: The act of ingestion […]

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When health is not on your side.

By Michelle | Published: May 15, 2014

This post is part of the crowdfunding campaign for my dietetic internship. It is not intended to replace advice from a doctor or other health care practitioner. It represents my opinion alone and not any organization of which I am a member. Dear Michelle, How can one achieve Health at Every Size if they don’t […]

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Stuff people assume I believe vs. stuff I actually believe.

By Michelle | Published: November 30, 2012

French version of this post here, courtesy Stéphanie Potin-Grevrend. This post has been sitting in drafts for several weeks, but I figured now was as good a time as any to actually publish it. 1) That the food industry is AWESOME. In one sense, industrialized food production is an amazing thing that allows an unprecedented […]

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Food and exercise are not matter and anti-matter.

By Michelle | Published: August 14, 2012

French version of this post here, courtesy Stéphanie Potin-Grevrend. How often do you hear someone say they need to “work off breakfast,” or that they spoiled their workout by eating some calorific food afterward? I hear it quite a bit, and it always bothers me. Let me count the ways. First of all, reducing food […]

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Nutrition agnosticism.

By Michelle | Published: March 19, 2012

On this blog, I talk a lot about the how of eating, with little attention to the what. There are a few reasons for this. One is my belief that, until you have a solid foundation for how to eat, it’s very, very difficult to make positive changes to the “what.” Before you can decide […]

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