Amanda

“Millions of dollars are spent to give children snacks all day long. Then millions more are spent to combat childhood obesity. These same kids are berated for getting fat. Millions more are spent to fight obesity as adults.”
― Jason Fung, The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss

“And when small cellular disturbances happen in every cell, at every moment, the effect is outsized—rippling up into the tissues, organs, and systems of your body and negatively influencing how you feel, think, function, look, age, and even how well you combat pathogens and avoid chronic disease.”
― Casey Means, Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health

“In a rational health care environment, a key public health priority would be to support maternal and early childhood metabolic health as a high-leverage approach to support a thriving population.”
― Casey Means, Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health

“This is important because guilt can often be a positive motivator of change, while shame typically leads to worse behavior or paralysis.”
― Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame