This chapter introduces the Health at Every Size® (HAES) paradigm and highlights evidence to support a shift away from a weight-centered approach to nutrition counseling. It addresses common misconceptions about the HAES approach, summarizes some of the negative health consequences of weight stigma,...
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The Health at Any Size (HAES) approach advocates practicing healthy behaviors in the body you have, rather than placing weight loss at the center of treatment.
Before I discovered Health At Every Size, my relationship with food and exercise had one mode: will this make me thin or fat? And that was pretty much it. There was no “will I truly enjoy this?” There was no “how will this make me feel?” And there was very little concern...
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And another swimmer, Sandria Simons, told the BBC “the immersion of your body in cold, salt water, just feeling like you're at one with nature if you like, just feels amazing. ” But what is it that people are gaining from this chilly experience Doctors say getting into cold water ...
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On top of all this, the instruments that doctors use to monitor health are often expensive, as is the training required to use them. That combined cost is too high for the medical system to scan regularly for early signs of illness so patients are at risk of heart disease or a stroke....
One of the key benefits of doctor-at-home services for elderly patients is the enhanced monitoring that comes with it. With regular visits from a healthcare professional, seniors can receive ongoing monitoring and assessment of their health status. During these visits, doctors or nurses can check...
I don’t want people to point fingers at my parents and say his or her son is that way or this way.” 30 years old interviewee. “If my family knows, … I think they would throw me out of the house … I would lose them forever; and my family means everything to me.” 23...