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The Morning My Daughter Asked Me to Get on the Scale

The Morning My Daughter Asked Me to Get on the Scale

If I were to have one wish for my daughter, other than that she is happy and healthy, it would be that she develops and maintains a healthy relationship both with food and her body. Having my own history of eating issues combined with a complex relationship with my body, I have tried to foster a healthier partnership between my…
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Banish Your Inner Critic with Kindness

Banish Your Inner Critic with Kindness

When I first started doing guided imagery and guided meditations in my private practice, I would always begin by asking my patients to let go of any expectations they might have and approach the experience without judgment or criticism. I can hear my voice now as I write this … I have asked patients to “let go of criticism and…
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• What Drives Us to Take Better Care of Ourselves?

• What Drives Us to Take Better Care of Ourselves?

by Jenn Krebs, N.D. One of the philosophical principles of naturopathic medicine is that the body has an innate ability to heal itself. Applying this principle to mind-body medicine, we could extrapolate that each one of has an innate desire to take care of ourselves and improve our health and sense of wellbeing.  We might assume that deep down we want to make better choices like eating healthier foods, exercising, and…
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Making a Date with Myself

Making a Date with Myself

My calendar is getting full.  Every year, September rolls around, and I get out my date book.  I write down the kids’ school days and their days off, I plan for weekly classes and play dates, I keep track of birthdays, birthday parties, and holidays, I schedule doctor and dentist appointments, and I block out the hours that I teach and see patients.  This…
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• Why We Eat Too Much (Part One)

• Why We Eat Too Much (Part One)

by Jenn Krebs, N.D. If there is ever a topic which I feel most qualified and least qualified to talk about, it is food addiction.  While so much of my clinical background and experience has focused on the complex relationship we have with our bodies and our food, there are still so many questions I have regarding why we eat…
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• Our Inner Reflection: <br>A Mind-Body Look at Self-Image

• Our Inner Reflection:
A Mind-Body Look at Self-Image

by Jenn Krebs, N.D. There are very few things in this world that I can say I know are certain.  One thing I can say, without a moment of hesitation, is that spending much of my adolescence and early adulthood in front of a mirror, in tights and a leotard no less, was not a great foundation for a healthy…
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