Every January, gym memberships go through the roof and the diet industry experiences a big boost in sales. It is the marketing month of the year for the weight loss industry and unfortunately, most people still fall for the body shaming messages. We are taught to feel bad for eating delicious food during the holidays and spending our time with our loved ones, resting and recharging. We are told that we should "get back on track" in January to "make up for the holidays indulgences". It is[...]
Jessica Dalliday is a certified Athletic Therapist, Kinesiologist and Pilates Instructor with a Masters Degree in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has her own blog called the Healthy Sweet Potato, where she shares plant-based recipes, personal growth journeys and fun stories about her golden retriever Allen. She started her blog as a way to connect with others who were passionate about about food and exercise and it slowly turned into a way for her to recover from her eating and exercise[...]
If you’re missing your period, that means that your hormones are not working properly, which are the reasons why you might feel fatigued, foggy, even depressed.
I used to be team all-or-nothing. Either I would eat “clean” and train 6 days a week - sometimes twice a day - for months on end OR I would “fall off the wagon” and use this as an opportunity to eat unbelievable amounts of foods I wouldn’t normally allow myself. The binge-restrict cycle was my life for many years. To the outside world, I was the “healthy girl” that was so “dedicated”. Behind closed doors, I was isolating myself, hating my body and eating myself s[...]