How Intuitive Eating Can Help You Quit Diet Culture
Tidying Up?
Don’t Miss Your Vehicle!
Spring has sprung, and you may feel the need to clean your home or organize your space. That’s natural! Spring-cleaning is a common phenomenon this time of the year, and at Bockman’s, we ask that you don’t forget your vehicle! Here’s a checklist to get you started. Begin With the Exterior From slush to mud, your vehicle’s exterior takes quite the beating. When dirt, salt, and grime cling to your vehicle’s exterior, they can begin to degrade it. This isn’t just aesthetically bad — it also diminishes your vehicle’s best defense against debris. Wash your vehicle every two weeks and don’t miss the undercarriage! Debris wedged into the nooks and crannies can wreak havoc. Move Inside Our vehicles accumulate everything from old fast- food french fries to invoices from errands. However, your vehicle is not a storage unit. Those added materials can hinder your vehicle’s functionality. With the change of each season, prioritize cleaning out the interior of your car.
The concept of mindfulness has fully saturated mainstream culture at this point. Though it’s more likely to conjure up an image of someone sitting cross-legged with closed eyes than sitting at a table looking wide-eyed at mealtime, it’ll serve you just as well on your dinner plate as it will on your yoga mat. What is intuitive eating? Eating mindfully, also known as intuitive eating, is trending in the health and wellness world. But it couldn’t be more different from fad diets or other trends like fasting and cleanses, which have restrictive lists of rules and foods to eat or avoid. Intuitive eating starts by simply tuning in to your body’s needs and cues, but it goes further than that. As a Harvard Medical School article put it, “In essence, mindful eating means being fully attentive to your food — as you buy, prepare, serve, and consume it.” And that includes focusing on how different foods and eating habits make you feel, both physically and mentally.
While this may feel … intuitive ... it’s easier said than done in a culture with consistent and often confusing messaging around what constitutes healthy eating. Even the tried-and-true method of calorie counting has raised doubts in recent years due to inaccuracies in calorie calculations for the nutrition labels and research on how calorie restriction can backfire by changing your hormone levels and even slowing down your metabolism. Kristen Smith, a registered dietitian and the spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, says it’s also linked to disordered eating habits. Intuitive eating may just be the antidote. Singer Demi Lovato, who has been open about her struggles with an eating disorder and body-image issues, credits a more mindful approach to eating with helping her overcome harmful eating patterns. How does it lead to better health outcomes? Having a regular exercise routine and eating well have long been known as the two pillars of physical health. When it comes to the latter, intuitive eating helps you create healthy and sustainable eating habits. The upshot is that when you eat better, you’ll feel better. Being attuned to that connection is the foundation of mindful eating. Most of us know that we should eat whole foods, including lots of fruits and vegetables, but feeling the outcome of increased consumption of these foods will help you stick with and build the habit.
Mud, Mud Home Cleaning
Is there anything as great as spring? The sun is shining (sometimes),
the birds are singing again, and — is that mud on the floor? As great as springtime is, let’s
be honest: The wet weather that makes the grass and trees green also makes for a few muddy months. And if your family likes to recreate outdoors, you’ll want some tips for keeping the outside, well, outside . The easiest way to prevent having mud tracked through your home is by simply taking off your shoes at the door and asking your family and guests to do the same. This is a custom in many cultures around the world, but here in the U.S., developing the habit might be an adjustment. It’ll pay dividends all year long, though, especially in spring. Failing that, you should at least keep an old towel by the door to deal with your dog’s muddy paws or your kids’ mud-caked shoes!
Outside of the house use a hose to wash off mud on pavers, flagstones, or patios; this will help prevent it from being tracked indoors. Other particularly
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