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I've learned to seek comfort in clothing rather than stress eating. It could be a shawl, but for me it is my sweat shirt or a thin second shirt. A hug instead of binge eating....

Give Yourself a Break

Deb Kennedy, PhD - Give Yourself a Break

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Rebecca Ploettner

I've learned to seek comfort in clothing rather than stress eating. It could be a shawl, but for me it is my sweat shirt or a thin second shirt. A hug instead of binge eating....?

Answer

Rebecca, thank you for that tip. That sounds amazing. I myself like the cashmere 'cause it feels so like being hugged. Um, but yes, there are days I'm in my sweatshirt. Um, and I love that you're looking at other things that make you feel loved and good and that you're not looking to food to decrease your stress or make you happy or uh, get rid of your anxiety. We all do it, we do it to different levels. And if it's not working for you 'cause you're doing it too much, then really diving deep into your food stories and maybe getting somebody, um, somebody to help talk it out with you. You don't have to do it yourself. You don't have to struggle that way.

Deb Kennedy, PhD

PhD Nutritionist

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*Deb Kennedy, PhD* nutritionist, chef and Value-Based Medicine certified, is dedicated to helping people improve their health through food. She received her Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from Tufts University, and previously held roles with Tufts Human Nutrition Research Center for Aging, Yale’s Prevention Research Center, Babies and Children’s Hospital at New York Presbyterian, Cornell University, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. She also held the position of first Chair for Best Practices at the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative (CIA) and was an instructor in Culinary Nutrition at the New England Culinary Institute. A pioneer in the growing field of culinary medicine, and self-proclaimed food warrior, Dr. Kennedy is the author of multiple books, including The Culinary Medicine Textbook, a five-volume publication to date that uses her research in food, flavor, eating and nutrition to lay out the concepts and fundamental topics needed to master culinary medicine. For the last several years, Deb, along with 40 nutritionists and a dozen chefs from around the world, created culinary competencies for nutrition recommendations. She has developed the Food Coach Academy based on this work, which is delivered in a science-based modular format that provides individuals with expertise needed to use the power of food to transform health.