News

Even though there is much to be learned about healthy nutrition and the reasonable, healthy approach to eating and exercise our heads and hearts often have different perspectives on the matter.

Your browser does not support the audio element. Download the file to your computer.

The many Health and Wellness resources available to faculty and staff working at One Hundred Oaks.


 Your browser does not support the audio element. Download the file to your computer.

Put Your Best Fork Forward: Food Choices for a Healthier Lifestyle National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and this year’s theme is “Put Your Best Fork Forward.” Melinda Mahoney, Registered Dietitian, shares examples of small changes we can make in our eating habits – one forkful at a time! Begin Transcript Marissa Wertheimer: Welcome to this edition of the Vanderbilt University Health and Wellness Wellcast.

Dr. John Cleek Discusses Weight and Metabolism Learn more about the Vanderbilt Center for Medical Weight Loss. Begin Transcript Laura Osterman: Welcome to this edition of the Vanderbilt University Health and Wellness Wellcast. I am Laura Osterman with Health Plus.

 Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Families, Healthy Children with Shari Barkin Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. Dr.

Disordered eating refers to a continuum of eating behaviors that can be linked to managing overwhelming emotions or to negative beliefs about ourselves, food, or our body image.  Not every person with disordered eating behaviors or a negative view of their body has a diagnosable eating disorder (i.e., anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder), but they may eat or not eat due to stress, use food to find comfort or to establish a sense of control, or have rigid or strange food rules or rituals that affect their health, relationships, and overall functioning.

According to National Eating Disorders Association, as many as 10 million females and 1 million males in the United States suffer from anorexia or bulimia, and millions more struggle with binge eating disorder.

Visit the recipe library for a variety of healthy choices you can prepare at home.