I wanted a sandwich for dinner — an avocado, melted Swiss cheese, cucumber, and spinach sandwich on sourdough spelt bread. Yum! But before I took my first bite, the “nutritional choir” chimed in, singing: “gluten is bad, bread will turn to belly fat, this meal has too many carbs and not enough protein, dairy is congesting, cucumbers aren’t in season,...

So you’ve heard that dieting is out. You’ve heard that going keto and cutting out carbs and Weight Watchers don’t tend to lead to sustainable weight loss and can often have you gaining weight back after it’s over. Most (smart) experts are preaching that healthy habits are the best way for the vast majority of people to hit their goals,...

This study examined social influences on circadian rhythms to better understand how they influence health. Ate was used as a mobile photo food journal that provided timestamps to measure the timing and regularity of eating. Pictures from the food journal were used in photo-elicitation interviews to better understand socio-cultural drivers and contexts in regard to the timing and regularity of...

If you’re new to using the Ate app, you might be wondering how to use the On and Off-path function to best suit your needs. I have been using the app with clients for quite a while now, so I will offer you some practical insight on how I use it within my own community. So many of us have...

We are happy to share that the Ate app was recently used as the photo food journal in a pilot study at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center focused on people with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI). This study was partially funded by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. The study’s purpose was to determine whether the use of tele-health would...

How to really commit to changes that guarantee your well-being. We all have a mental view of who we would like to be. Active, healthy, lively, surrounded by loving people, and engaged in activities aligned with our purpose in life. However, even with a lot of effort and the best intentions in the world, do you just feel like you can’t make any healthy habits last longer than a week...

“Kitchen. Noun — A gathering place for friends and family. A place where memories are homemade and seasoned with love.” Emma Reed The kitchen has been referred to as, “the heart of the home.” It is where energy, creation, and connection take place. Have you ever noticed that when you go to a house party, everyone congregates in the kitchen?...