Many people experienced weight gain in the last 18 months. The first and most important thing that I have to say about that is: Sounds normal and healthy. Adding layers of nutritional and emotional protection is a normal response to an existential threat. Physiologically, your body is always preparing for famine, and stress ramps up this preparation. Yay your body!!

As has been stated repeatedly throughout medical news media and other media sources, the SARS-COV-2 virus has highlighted infrastructure long broken in our society. Consider “ideal” weight one of them! The Body…