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    How can I stop an unhealthy relationship to food?
    Tara Coleman
    Clinical Nutritionist
    Tara Coleman is a Clinical Nutritionist who has a private practice in San Diego, California. With over 15 years of experience, Tara specializes in sports nutrition, body confidence, and immune system health and offers personalized nutrition, corporate wellness, and online learning courses. She received a BS in Biology from James Madison University and spent six years in the pharmaceutical industry as an analytical chemist before founding her practice. Tara has been featured on NBC, CBS, Fox, ESPN, and Dr. Oz The Good Life as well as in Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Self, and Runner’s World.
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    Replace unhealthy snacks with something that's healthier. Try something like nuts, seeds, fruits, or vegetables.
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    How can I stop craving sugar all of the time?
    Tiffany Stafford, CPT
    Life Coach, Personal Trainer, & Holistic Nutritionist
    Tiffany Stafford is a Certified Personal Trainer, Holistic Nutritionist, and the Owner of LifeBODY Fitness, a personal training and small group training studio based in Hillsboro, Oregon. She has over two decades of personal training and coaching experience. She specializes in wellness training, life coaching, and holistic nutrition teaching. She earned her personal training certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
    Life Coach, Personal Trainer, & Holistic Nutritionist
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    An addiction to sugar is a real thing and is physiological. It's tied to the brain and body, just like a drug addiction. To clear yourself up of a sugar addiction, you have to become very aware of how much sugar you're eating by tracking everything you eat. Once you actually see how much sugar you're eating and what it's doing to you, it will be easier to make healthy habits and overcome your addiction.
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    How do you stop hunger cravings?
    Claudia Carberry, RD, MS
    Registered Dietitian
    Claudia Carberry is a Registered Dietitian based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Claudia specializes in kidney transplants and counseling patients for weight loss. She works at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences center, and has been working there since 2015. Before her current role, she worked as a Clinical Nutrition Manager at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Claudia received her MS in Nutrition from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she completed her 1200 hour dietetic internship. She received a BS in Nutrition Sciences from Southeast Missouri State University.
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    If you are truly hungry, you should eat something. Fresh fruits and vegetables or lean meats are good choices.
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    How do I control food cravings?
    Claudia Carberry, RD, MS
    Registered Dietitian
    Claudia Carberry is a Registered Dietitian based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Claudia specializes in kidney transplants and counseling patients for weight loss. She works at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences center, and has been working there since 2015. Before her current role, she worked as a Clinical Nutrition Manager at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Claudia received her MS in Nutrition from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she completed her 1200 hour dietetic internship. She received a BS in Nutrition Sciences from Southeast Missouri State University.
    Registered Dietitian
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    First, identify which foods you are craving. Then, eat healthier alternatives to those foods.
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    How can I lose weight when my parents are unhealthy eaters. They don't like me cooking separate dinners, and it's winter so I cant exercise. They will not get rid of their unhealthy foods either.
    Claudia Carberry, RD, MS
    Registered Dietitian
    Claudia Carberry is a Registered Dietitian based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Claudia specializes in kidney transplants and counseling patients for weight loss. She works at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences center, and has been working there since 2015. Before her current role, she worked as a Clinical Nutrition Manager at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Claudia received her MS in Nutrition from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she completed her 1200 hour dietetic internship. She received a BS in Nutrition Sciences from Southeast Missouri State University.
    Registered Dietitian
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    Talk to your parents about your health concerns. Express an interest in helping them cook and offer ideas of ways to make the current meals healthier. Also, you can exercise indoors in the winter. Try using YouTube to look up workout classes online. Fitness Blender is a great YouTube channel that offers many options for indoor exercise.
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