Mental Health

Thanks to Francesca Testa, biotechnology student studying medicine at Kings College London, for this article. Head to the bottom of the page to find out a little more about Francesca.…

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This is a guest post written by two medical students, Ella and Sophie. They started their own blog, MyMuscleMind, after using exercise as part of their recovery from mental illness. Since it’s…

I often get asked questions like “what’s your favourite cheat meal?” or “do you ever eat bad food?”

Personally, I don’t view food as good or bad, and I don’t ever feel like I need to ‘cheat’ because no food is really off-limits.

Attaching words like “good” or “clean” to certain foods, and “dirty”, or “cheat” to others implies that certain foods are off bounds and those who eat those foods should feel guilty.

Having a black and white view like this can be quite dangerous. It creates an unhealthy relationship with food in which some foods are completely avoided, and almost feared. I explore my approach to food in this post.

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