Holy Crap I Made a Book!

Holy Crap I Made a Book!

[schema type=”book” url=”tabithafarrar.com” name=”Love Fat” description=”A book about anorexia, eating disorders, diet culture, and the role of fat as a nutrient” author=”Tabitha Farrar”...
Cleanses and the Liver

Cleanses and the Liver

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and I have no medical qualifications- I just read a HECK of a lot of research papers.  This post is not to be read and taken as a substitute for medical treatment This post was designed to be be read by adults, it may or may not contain...
Fat Definition, Word Origin, and Nutritional History

Fat Definition, Word Origin, and Nutritional History

I have a simmering obsession with word origins. I also write about fat a lot, so it would be rude of me not to look into the word and where it came from.  After that, we’ll look into its rise and fall in popularity. Fat: Word Origin and Use In Old English fætt...

Pica

Pica Pica is characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand. According to the DSM-5 criteria, to be diagnosed with Pica a person must display: Persistent eating of non-nutritive substances for a period of at...
What Ancient Mummies Teach Us About Heart Disease and Fat

What Ancient Mummies Teach Us About Heart Disease and Fat

Ever wonder how the ancient mummies died in the first place? I have, many times. When I was young I remember thinking the that mummies must have died of old age, because they looked so very … old. The word “mummy” is derived from the Persian word “mumia,”...
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