Author: Michelle

  • Part 2: How can I eat healthy foods if I’m a picky eater?

    Yesterday, I covered the weight-related and healthy-eating related parts of a reader question from Mealtime Hostage. Today I’m going to address the possible picky eating aspects. If you have trouble eating healthy food because you’re a picky eater who experiences significant anxiety when trying new things, or eating things outside your comfort zone, and because…

  • How can I lose weight if I can’t eat healthy foods?

    I recently received a set of reader questions from Skye at Mealtime Hostage, and I figured I would take a crack at answering them. Here’s the first one: I’m overweight because my diet is so unhealthy (mostly carbs, no meat, no fruit or veg … *ps…There might be juice, or a blueberry muffin-ish type thing).…

  • The Whole30: When in doubt, cut it out.

    One of the most notable things about the Whole30 program introduction is the implication, without specifying causes or mechanisms, that enormous swaths of your diet are causing various health problems. This implication is posed as a series of questions: “Are your energy levels inconsistent or non-existent? Do you have aches and pains that can’t be…

  • The Whole30: A quick note on scientific evidence vs. non-scientific arguments.

    I like skepticism, as a practice and a way of thinking. I share a lot of the traits and values of people who write skeptically about popular science and popular health and nutrition messages. But I often feel like there is something missing in skeptical conversations, and I hope that, in our discussion of the…

  • The Whole30: Concepts of “fitness”

    One of the first things that stands out to me as I read the brief introductory article on The Whole30 is this: “Certain food groups (like sugar, grains, dairy and legumes) could be having a negative impact on your health and fitness without you even realizing it.” There’s a lot going on here, but for…