When the Honeymoon Phase is Over
Maria Beveridge Maria Beveridge

When the Honeymoon Phase is Over

Most people won’t admit that the beginning of recovery can be, well… kind of fun! But when that fades, how do you learn to eat without physical starvation prompting you?

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Science-washing
Maria Beveridge Maria Beveridge

Science-washing

Why did our soda all suddenly become health tonics? Nearly every new soda now has some label like ‘supports immunity,’ ‘gut healthy,’ or ‘evidence-based.’ And we automatically assume these things are true. But what if they aren’t?

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Cleanses/Detoxes & God’s Gift to Man
Maria Beveridge Maria Beveridge

Cleanses/Detoxes & God’s Gift to Man

Ah, cleanses. Far and wide do their proponents evangelize. From the depths of magazines, to the little ads on Quora. But are cleanses actually helpful? Let’s find out…

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Evil, Processed Food
Maria Beveridge Maria Beveridge

Evil, Processed Food

There’s this belief that “natural” foods are superior to processed. And maybe that belief is justified (no on really knows), but there’s a catch. Let’s get right down to it.

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The Lies We’re Told
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The Lies We’re Told

You know what I’m REALLY sick of? The belief that people somehow eat themselves into obesity. (If you don’t enjoy reading rants, this one’s not for you…)

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PDA: Public Display of Appetite
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PDA: Public Display of Appetite

In recovery, one super common, super sneaky safety behavior is avoiding eating in public. Here’s how to move past your fear, and take one big step closer to remission.

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Indecision
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Indecision

Indecision in eating disorder recovery can be a seriously frustrating hurdle to jump, yet so many people find themselves paralyzed by it. So what gives??

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When Normal is Disordered
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When Normal is Disordered

How do you recover when “normal” eating is no longer the norm? When letting go of your eating disorder sounds more unhealthy than healthy to the people around you, things get confusing, fast.

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Do I Need to Control My Weight?
Maria Beveridge Maria Beveridge

Do I Need to Control My Weight?

Thermoregulation, osmoregulation, and… LIPOREGULATION?! I don’t know a single person who interferes with their body temperature. So why are we messing with our weight?

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Scared of Sodium? Read this.
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Scared of Sodium? Read this.

Should you be lowering your sodium intake? What if salt isn’t exactly the poison it’s made out to be? Let’s take a closer look.

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How to Move On After an Eating Disorder
Maria Beveridge Maria Beveridge

How to Move On After an Eating Disorder

If you’ve been in recovery from your eating disorder for a while, it can feel SO. EXHAUSTING. After a while, it starts to feel like “What the heck! Are all these women really recovered? When’s it gonna be *my* turn, already?” And I hear you! So what gives? When your body’s recovered, how do you stop having an eating disorder in your head??

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5 Reasons to Stop Intuitive Eating asap - Pt 2
Maria Beveridge Maria Beveridge

5 Reasons to Stop Intuitive Eating asap - Pt 2

Intuitive Eating is a brilliant outline of how normal eaters, well... eat. But there’s a HUGE DIFFERENCE between describing how normal eaters behave, and trying to imitate those behaviors.

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