Help Make “Shades of Hope” a Bestseller Again!
Tennie’s book “Shades of Hope” is now out in paperback, and we’re trying to make it a bestseller again. We have a special offer for those who help us boost sales this week. Order your paperback copy of Shades of Hope at Amazon.com by Tuesday, March 12, and we’ll send you an autographed bookplate from Tennie as…
Five Foods to Keep You Feeling Fuller Longer
Fighting the battle of overeating means cutting food intake, and thus cutting calories. Though reducing your daily caloric intake may result in weight loss, it will also likely leave you feeling hungry. The inability to resist hunger when it strikes can send you spiraling downward, back into the cycle of overeating. If you are trying […]
Do you know someone who is eating themselves to death?
When we see someone clutching their chest, we don’t hesitate to call 911 to get them professional help. Why are we so hesitant to get professional help when we know someone is poisoning themselves with food? The signs of obesity are just as obvious as a heart attack and the consequences are just as fatal. […]
Understanding Emotional Eating
Eating can be a psychological act. The term “emotional eating” is often thrown around with a negative connotation, but it can be misunderstood. There are numerous occasions in which eating is emotional: popcorn at the movie, corn dogs at the fair, ice cream with a friend, etc. We eat the foods we love, foods that […]
Watch Tennie McCarty on ‘Ruby’ Season Finale
Did you miss last night’s season finale of Ruby? Don’t fret! Reruns of the final episode will be playing all week on the Style Network. Tennie helps the women in Ruby’s group unleash their anger to get rid of the pain from their past. Ruby: The Thinner Child(season finale) – show times: May 2nd (Sunday): […]
Celebrity deaths due to Addiction: Part Two
In Part 1 of our 3-part series, we started to list and examine the celebrities who died due to addiction over the past decade. In Part 2, we continue to chronicle the celebrities who perished due to addiction (if you missed last week’s blog entry, click here to read Part 1): Luisel Ramos (c. 1984 […]
Food Addiction: A growing concern
A surprising new type of abuse has recently gained quite a bit of media attention – food addiction. Food addiction has been featured as a topic on various television shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN’s Larry King Live, The Dr. Oz Show, Intervention and Ruby. Tennis Champion Monica Seles wrote about her struggles with […]
Eating Disorder quiz: Are you an emotional eater?
What is emotional eating? It is the result of eating due to external clues versus real physical hunger? Emotional eating or emotional overeating is not necessarily an eating disorder, but it can be a trait of someone with an eating disorder – especially binge eaters and those suffering from bulimia. There is also a strong […]