Media portrays women in a certain light, altering and Photoshopping images. Young girls are left to feel they have to fit into a certain criteria to be “beautiful”, creating a nation of unhealthy mindsets, low self-esteem and eating disorders in extreme cases. Kelsey Miller shares her story and her journey to find a healthy relationship with food, with her body, and ultimately with herself. This is a story that any woman will benefit from hearing.
Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/22/2016 -- Kelsey Miller took on a life changing challenge to embrace a new way of eating. In a society that pressures women to look a certain way, she definitely felt this pressure while growing up. She took years of yo-yo dieting and had a poor body image, and decided to face her fears and recreate her relationship with food. She embraced "Intuitive Eating" and went on the arduous journey to train herself to listen to what her body needed and craved, instead of binge eating, fad diets and late night purges. In her book "Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life" Kelsey lays out the struggles of this journey, as is discussing this with Dr. Rebecca Risk in this anticipated episode.
Bringing awareness to the pressures of women in media, this story goes deep into the core of a huge cultural illness associated with body image. At a young age, girls are exposed to unrealistic and altered photographs of the perfect body. Kelsey Miller's story is so common, that the need to bring a wave of changes is more and more important.
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About Dr. Rebecca Risk, TCMD, R.Ac., S.C.
With over 10 years' experience as a Traditional Chinese Medical Doctor (TCMD), Dr. Rebecca Risk operates Ananta Health. The Sanskrit word Ananta means infinite or without limit. Dr. Risk partners with her patients to help them achieve infinite health. Dr. Risk applies TCM principles with a modern view, allowing her to care for her patients in a unique way, helping them overcome health obstacles and getting to the root of their chronic health problems. A graduate of the Alberta College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACATCM), Dr. Risk is trained in Chinese Herbology, Dietary Therapy, Acupuncture, BioMeridian Stress Testing and supplementation. Certified from the Academy of Natural Health Sciences in New Jersey as a Supplement Consultant (S.C.), Dr. Risk provides her patients with customized vitamin and herbal therapies that support their nutritional needs for optimal health. http://dr-risk.com/www.anantahealth.ca
About Kelsey Miller
Kelsey Miller is the author of Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting & Got A Life (Jan. 2016, Grand Central). Kelsey graduated from Boston University with a BS in Film & Television and began her career in the film production industry before transitioning to full-time writing. Soon after joining the staff of Refinery29, she created The Anti-Diet Project, one of the website's most popular franchises. In addition to her work in this area, Kelsey specializes in cultural commentary, entertainment writing, humor, feminist issues, advice, and personal essays. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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