Suffering from a chronic illness can definitely feel quite overwhelming. Often, you might be tempted to go on restrictive diets to manage the condition or symptoms or you might feel compelled to lose weight in an attempt to control the illness.

However, doing so can actually be more detrimental for your physical and mental well-being. For instance, hyper-focusing on weight loss can lead to additional stress which could in turn exacerbate the chronic illness. Also, heavy emphasis on weight loss could also result in disordered eating patterns as you might start restricting yourself too much which could then trigger increased cravings for the forbidden foods and episodes of binge-eating.

In fact, research has shown that weight is not the primary determinant of health. Instead, lifestyle behaviours such as smoking, sleeping patterns, physical activity and stress are more accurate predictors of health and weight is not only a factor that cannot be controlled all the time but also not a behaviour.

At NutriVie Santé, we recognize the complexity of the different contributing factors to a chronic illness or other medical conditions. “Therefore, we can help you navigate all the misinformation that’s out there and we will teach you to nourish your body to improve your physical and mental well-being without putting heavy emphasis on weight loss or severe food restrictions. In doing so, we use the intuitive eating approach that takes into account a nuanced and balanced strategy in treating medical conditions.”