Feeling the influence of social media diet claims? Instead, find what works for you
LA TimesRemember the werewolf diet? “I don’t recommend following any sort of specific diet plans or having really any food rules or saying you should do something or you shouldn’t do something,” she said. “I embrace living in the gray.” She’s one of a group of nutrition experts on social media who are fighting diets they consider harmful — by encouraging healthy lifestyles, rather than playing off people’s insecurities. It’s flawed logic, Christensen said: “I brush my teeth every day, but I would never call myself a dentist.” Holt encourages you to look into the experience and education this person has. “No one knows more about your body than you.” Christensen said there’s no right or wrong time to make an appointment, but some things are more worrying than others.
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