COVID-19 has massively impacted all of our lives in so many ways. With winter approaching and the potential for increasing lockdown measures coming back into play, it can feel harder to stay positive. One thing most of us will have found challenging during this whole pandemic is staying engaged with healthy behaviours. While I think we all appreciate our health now more than ever, the loss of our normal routines and habits can make us feel rather lost around food. I really believe that eating well impacts our mental state, as much as our physical health. However, we also need to be mindful of how this pandemic has the potential to impact our relationships with food in the long-term. I wanted to address these issues in today’s episode. I hope it will give you some simple, straight forward ideas to navigate through your food choices during this time of chaos, while most importantly, helping you maintain a healthy relationship with food. During this discussion, I address: How this pandemic has the potential to impact relationships with food Maintaining a healthy mindset towards our dietary choices How to re-implement healthy eating patterns Realistic tips to construct healthier meals and snacks Can you boost immunity through diet? The role of Vitamin D in COVID-19 If you are struggling with negative thoughts towards food, here are some useful resources that can help: BEAT Resources: Downloadable information: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services/downloads-resources Support for yourself: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services/myself Support for someone else: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services/someone-else Helplines: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services/helplines Help Finder: https://helpfinder.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ Mental Health/Suicide Support: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/hopelineuk/ https://www.themix.org.uk/ https://www.samaritans.org/ https://www.thecalmzone.net/ References: COVID19 & disordered eating: https://jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40337-020-00319-y Mindset with food: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0013916516628178 DISCLAIMER: The information discussed in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only, and should never replace personalised advice provided by your own doctor, dietitian, or other healthcare professional.