Intuitive and conscious eating

What is intuitive eating?

Intuitive eating is a holistic approach to re-establishing a healthy and positive relationship with food, the body and physical activity while learning to reject the diet culture and restrictions. It reconnects us with the signals our body sends us to understand when to eat, how much to eat, why we eat, what foods we really want, why restrictions interfere with a healthy relationship with food, and how emotions can affect our eating. Much more complex than just eating what you want as long as you’re hungry, intuitive eating can be broken down into 10 key principles:

1. Reject diet culture
2. Honor your hunger
3. Make peace with food
4. Stop categorizing foods
5. Discover the pleasure of eating
6. Consider the sensation of fullness
7. Live your emotions with kindness
8. Respect your body
9. Feel the benefits of physical activity
10. Honour your health and taste buds

Intuitive eating is compatible with many chronic diseases and the literature documents its positive effects on both physical health (improvement of health parameters) and psychological health.

Why consult?

First of all, to better understand the intuitive eating approach in all its complexity and, secondly, to obtain concrete tools and personalized support to go through each step of the approach when necessary.

To free yourself from the pressure associated with food choices, to get rid of guilt, to rediscover the pleasure of eating, to get rid of food rules and to understand how our body works and how to recognize and interpret the signals it sends us.

Examples of reasons behind a consultation:

• To get rid of diets
• To free yourself from eating rules
• To stop feeling guilty about food or food choices
• Reducing the mental burden associated with food on a daily basis
• Learning to respect and accept your body
• Understand the signals that the body sends us
• Reduce episodes of food cravings
• Re-establish a neutral and healthy relationship with food