Jane Reagan Nutrition

Now that your child is home from school for the summer, you may start noticing different habits around food.

Mood changes around meal time, fear of certain foods, and increased perfectionism are all common signs of a changing relationship with food.

At Jane Reagan Nutrition, we offer a program that specifically helps parents recognize changes in their children’s eating, and the best way to intervene. To learn more, visit the link in the caption.

Social media may glamorize extremely low levels of body fat, but it is crucial to remember that having adequate body fat is keeping you alive.

Women in particular are susceptible to various health issues if their body fat percentage falls too low, including loss of her menstrual cycle.

Bodies are meant to be supported, fueled, and cared for - not pushed to extremes for aesthetics.

Social media trends such as “looksmaxxing” and peptide use sound good in theory, but the reality is they may be doing more harm than you think.

These trends are often encouraging extremes, whether it be restriction, consumption of a certain food group, or excessive exercise.

Before you follow a trend online, you should consider how it will make you feel long term, and what scientific evidence exists to support it.

If you know someone who is participating in a potentially harmful social media nutrition trend, visit us at janereagannutrition.com to schedule a consult.

Diet culture often teaches us to stay “hungry enough”, second guess portion sizes, or feel guilty when we leave a meal satisfied.

Feeling full is a normal and healthy biological response - not a sign that you’ve failed.

You do not have to earn fullness, apologize for it, or compensate in any way. Your body deserves enough nourishment to feel cared for and supported. 🤍🤍

Hunger is a protective body signal, not something you should have to “earn” or ignore.

Many of us may have been taught to disconnect from hunger through dieting, food rules, and busy schedules. In reality this just makes it harder to trust our body’s cues.

Hunger isn’t always a grumbling stomach. Many other signs are emotional such as fatigue and irritability, as well as physical.

Learning to notice and respond to hunger with compassion can help you rebuild trust with your body. 🤍

My trip to Peru 6 months ago was filled with rich culture, spectacular views, and a reminder on the true value of food.

Rather than counting carbs and earning dessert, the people in Peru graciously shared their cuisine with us as we ate fresh food from the land and enjoyed time with new friends.

Food was never meant to be reduced to numbers, fear, and perfectionism. It is meant to nourish us, physically, emotionally, and culturally. 🤍🤍

Eating disorders don’t always look the way people may expect them to.

Many men struggle with food, body image, and exercise because they’re often disguised as “discipline” and “fitness”.

Disordered eating patterns can have serious physical and mental health consequences, in both males and females.

Awareness and early support matter.

Spring produce is fresh, flavorful, and nutrient-packed. 🥬

Not only are in season foods tastier, but they are often cheaper as well!

Eating seasonally doesn’t have to be complicated - it’s one of the easiest ways to add variety and boost nutrition, and reconnect with food.

Not every “wellness” trend is actually supportive for your health. 🧠

Diet culture often shows up in disguise - through food rules, fear-based messaging, or the idea that health only looks one way.

True wellness is not built on restriction and rigidity. Balance and flexibility is much more important.

Restriction can look like skipping meals because life is busy, relying on caffeine to get through the day, or pushing hunger aside for too long.

Even unintentional under-fueling can have a major impact on mood, focus, energy, hormones, workouts, and more.

Regular meals with carbs, protein, and fats can make a bigger impact than you think🤍