Irene E. SchultzNoom: Toxic Diet Culture in DisguiseChances are you’ve seen ads for the increasingly popular weight loss program offered via a company called Noom, the “non-diet” app. You’ve…Jun 2, 2022Jun 2, 2022
Irene E. SchultzWhat Happens to Your Body on a DietThe diet industry is a $60 billion industry (which profits off the fact that diets don’t work, might I add). By age eighteen, 80% of girls…May 9, 2021May 9, 2021
Irene E. SchultzWhen “Picky Eating” Goes Too FarAvoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a classified eating disorder (ED) that was formally added to the DSM-5 in 2013. It is…May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
Irene E. SchultzSocial Media and Eating DisordersIn the United States, about 1 in 20 people will suffer an eating disorder in their lifetime. Clinical eating disorders currently include…Apr 17, 2021Apr 17, 2021
Irene E. SchultzinAn Injustice!Black girls get eating disorders, tooThere are many contributing variables to the prevalence of eating disorders in people of colorOct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Irene E. SchultzBehind ‘Black Lives Matter’: The Difference Between Equity and EqualityEquity is “the quality of being fair and impartial” (Dictionary.com). For example, the equity of treatment in a school classroom would…Oct 11, 2020Oct 11, 2020
Irene E. SchultzCount Memories, Not CaloriesThe five-year-old boy I babysit led me through a workout that he planned, including pushups, burpees, squat jumps, planks, etc. He coached…Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020
Irene E. SchultzTap it, don’t cap it!Do you buy disposable plastic water bottles? If so, why?May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
