BLOG

Reducing Cravings and Over-Desire

(The following is an excerpt from The Elegant Eating Handbook. You can download a free copy here). It’s challenging to make healthy eating choices when food cravings and over-desire is running the show. When we eat foods in their natural whole food form, our brain releases dopamine, which lights up our brain’s reward centre, and…

Read More →

The *only* problem food can solve

The only problem food can solve is physical hunger. Yet, we try to solve our worry, boredom, restlessness and overwhelm with cookies, crackers, chips or (insert whichever foods you want here). We eat and eat, but our problems are right there waiting for us after the last bite is gone. ​Often we inherit new problems…

Read More →

Hello, Goodbye

2021 is here! How will you make this year different? Meet yourself where you are right now. Do a little better than you did yesterday. Step off the diet merry-go-round. Say goodbye to unrealistic and overly restrictive diet plans. Enough with waking up feeling defeated because of what you ate yesterday. Realistically plan. Be kind to your future self…

Read More →

Commitment Confusion

With the New Year fast approaching, this is naturally the time when many of us reflect on our goals and intentions for the year ahead. But before you make any commitments that fall by the wayside by the time Valentine’s day rolls around, let’s make this year different. Many people commit to losing weight, starting…

Read More →

Elegant Eating through the Holidays

With Christmas just around the corner, and many of us starting to wind down for the holidays, I thought I would leave you with a few strategies/reminders you can take with you throughout the remainder of the year. These come directly from my Elegant Eating handbook, but I’ve included their “holiday” application. (If you haven’t…

Read More →

Keeping Healthy Through the Holidays (No Weight Gain Required)

December is here, and with it comes the holiday season! While this year may look slightly (or a lot) different for many of us, it’s certainly a time when our regular healthy habits can fall by the wayside if we’re not careful. The holidays, however, don’t have to be synonymous with “putting on pounds” and…

Read More →
Elaine Brisebois, Nutritionist_Blog_Sidebar-01

Hi! I’m Elaine, a Certified Nutritionist and Master Certified Health Coach. I support women in achieving their health and body goals while prioritizing a peaceful and balanced relationship with food.

Elegant Eating Handbook - Image

Get a free copy of my handbook!

The Elegant Eating Handbook: Timeless Strategies for Lasting Weight Loss and a Peaceful Relationship with Food.

Please enter your name.
Please enter a valid email address.
Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.