Let me ask you a question: What is optimal health to you? When I ask this question, I usually get some variation of “The guy with the 6-pack abs” or “The waif-thin actress.” Part of creating optimal health and weight loss involves making healthy lifestyle choices...
It used to be that photoshopped, slimmed, and altered photos belonged only to the world of fashion models – and the billboards and magazines that housed them. However, in the age of the Internet, and especially its trendy buddy, Instagram, everyone has photo altering...
What is Body Image? Body image is how a person thinks and feels about their body. There are 4 aspects to body image: 1. The way we see our own body when we look in the mirror 2. The way we feel about our body 3. The way we act in relation to our body 4....
Media images are both a reflection of and a frame of reference for our views of ourselves. For women especially, images of “perfect” bodies are impossible to attain and hence create stress and anxiety about body image. Young girls are also impressionable....
