About the Author

I am Stephanie NBK ,nutrition is my passion along with yoga and meditation. I have worked in the field of clinical nutrition for almost 10 years and converted to a holistic approach of nutrition, i am based in Dubai. Whenever i visit new countries, the first thing that crosses my mind is to check the supermarkets and restaurants to know better about local food and eating habits, I always end up picking a favorite local fruit or recipe as a memory .

Healthy eating is complex, it does not actually mean exercising everyday and eating low fat, low carbohydrates or gluten free or whatever diet the industry decided is appropriate for us but rather aiming at a weight neutral approach to diet management.

Media has poisoned our minds to think that skinny is associated with happiness and is an essential criterion to fit in. Women are struggling to maintain a size zero and men are training excessively to look like ‘360’ heroes as a proof of youth and attractiveness …People are fighting unwanted kilos or skin marks at an age where wrinkles and extra pounds are a normal and healthy sign of aging.There is 23000 different diets in the market but still not a single one that worked for everyone because we are all biochemically different. We always read” HEALTHY, WHOLESOME, NATURAL” yet we realize that there is a lot of unfamiliar chemical names that are found in food packages.Excess weight is not a sign of lack of control or failure but a different body type as being part of size diversity. A chronic dieting history harms the body’s own balance and creates eating disorders or a conflicting relationship with food.

Excessive diets and harsh exercise regimen are not a prerequisite to health and happiness. It is sad to realize that extreme dieters encounter more health issues than traditional people such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia, depression and bipolar disorder driven by the constant need to be flawless and perfect. Exercising in a way that stops you from doing other activities or confine you to a diet that doesn’t let you enjoy life or people that surround you is an extreme behavior that should be avoided.

You can contact me by writing me a private message on my instagram account @wellnesshub.me

or email: stephynam@icloud.com

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