Healthy Reads is a collection of practical, science-backed articles on eating well and feeling better — covering nutrition, stress and burnout, sleep, hormones and menopause, healthy habits, and natural ways to relax. Written by Catherine Polet, a certified holistic nutrition health coach, each one is here to give you clear, realistic steps you can use straight away — no fads, no guilt, no extremes. Browse by topic below, or just start reading.

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18 FAQs on Healthy Weight Loss: All You Need to Know

Want to lose weight in a healthy, sustainable way? Whether you're looking to lose a few pounds or embark on a major weight loss journey, achieving healthy weight loss can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be.

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Wake Up Happy: How to Optimize Your Circadian Rhythm this Winter

Are you feeling the winter blues? Learn how to beat the cold-weather blues and make every morning this winter one that brings empowerment and happiness through optimized circadian rhythms.

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Let’s talk about diets

I hate hearing about diets. If you personally have been on a few throughout your life, you know what I mean.

The idea that you limit the kind of food you eat, starve yourself and have a bad time, just to see a number on a scale seems ridiculous to me. Not to mention that they are not usually useful, since they are very difficult to carry and as soon as you stop them you regain the weight you had lost or more.

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Why you need more food not less!

What if this year you just focus on being happy, balanced and fueling your body with whole delicious food that makes you feel awesome?

Not just for the month of January, but for the entire year, and rest of your life. No diets. Nothing fancy. Just real food.

Eating well doesn't need to be difficult or complex. In fact, it can be downright simple and fun.