Just Eat It

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Truly life-changing . It’s about trusting your appetite – something that shouldn’t be radical, yet something many women (including myself) see as a hugely daunting task. (Dolly Alderton); Laura is a passionate and intelligent voice of new thinking, a fire starter of the revolution in how we think about food, eating and our bodies. (Brigid Moss, Contributing Editor, Red); Laura is one of the most important voices in food today. She has a rare combination of impeccable academic credentials, clinical experience and a nose for the profound social justice issues at the heart of nutrition science. (Anthony Warner – The Angry Chef); Laura’s work is game-changing. I don’t know anyone else with her level of expertise who manages to educate others in such an accessible and deeply personal way. She really is blazing the trail in the new nutrition conversation. (Megan Jayne Crabbe (BodyPosiPanda) author of Body Positive Power); Laura is the clear voice of reason in the world of nutrition and health, as she cuts through a lot of the confusion with hard facts and relatable, funny context. (Poorna Bell, Journalist for the Guardian, Red, The Pool and former Executive Editor of HuffpostUK ); Just Eat It is a rich, engrossing and practical book which may well change the way you choose what to eat. (Ian Marber, nutrition consultant and health journalist); Just Eat It is a rallying cry against diet culture and a real game-changer in helping people learn to love food – and themselves – again. (Amy Abrahams, Journalist for Stylist, Sunday Times Style, Glamour); The only ‘diet’ book worth reading this new year, Laura Thomas has come up with something truly bursting with wisdom, empathy and inclusivity.It’s clear sighted on how we got here, kind to those of us stuck in spirals of self-disgust and genuinely useful for anyone trying to break out and be gentler on ourselves. A must read. (Alexandra Heminsley, Grazia). Book Description: The straight-talking guide to Intuitive Eating: how to develop a healthy, trusting relationship with food and your body. About the Author: Laura Thomas PhD, RNutr is a Registered Nutritionist who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is. Having had her own strained and weird relationship with food, she now helps her clients build a healthy relationship with food by helping them tune into their own innate hunger and satiety cues and disconnect from diet tools like meal plans and calorie trackers using a process called intuitive eating, together with other non-diet approaches. In 2016 Laura launched Don’t Salt My Game – a podcast that calls out diet trends and myths – to tell you what you really need to know to stay on top of your game. Laura was the Nutrition Consultant for the BBC1 documentary ‘Mind Over Marathon’ where she supported people suffering with mental health problems train for the 2017 London Marathon. She is an Association for Nutrition Media Nutritionist and has appeared on a BBC News Facebook Live stream. Her writing has appeared in Hip and Healthy, Huffington Post, New Scientist, and Spectator Health, and she provides comment for publications such as Men’s Health, the Guardian, and Red magazine.