You may have noticed we had a little break last week? I hope you missed us? But we just felt the need to have an unplugged week to refresh our mojo for all things social media and nutrition. And having a beach house with crappy 3G coverage helped this along. I highly recommend you take a step back sometimes and just let it all go by, blissfully unaware. You get a fresh perspective and start to see amazing nutrition work that you otherwise may have missed. Like the topic of today’s post:
About our expert:
Meghan Ramsey is an Australian dietitian who has gone on to have a very successful international career. As the Global Director of the Dove Self-Esteem Project at Unilever, Meghan and her colleagues aim is to improve the self-esteem of more than 15 million girls and young women by 2015. She is a strong ambassador for helping girls and women develop resilience in the face of a culture that is overflowing with unattainable images of beauty and thinness. Connect with her on twitter @MeaghanRx
I was so excited to see Meghan pop up in my Facebook feed and see that she had just wrapped a Ted Talk. Are you intrigued with the title “Why thinking you’re ugly is bad for you?”. There were fabulous comments of congratulations but it wasn’t until late last night that I had time to devote 12minutes to watch for myself. I highly encourage you to take the time too. In my opinion, it’s essential viewing for all people, regardless of age, gender or dietary beliefs!
I’d love to hear your thoughts? I’m sure some of you will question the corporate involvement? But others will love the Dove campaign #kissthemirror? Some of you may point out that there are many amazing nutritionists doing fabulous work at a grass roots level too. And I agree wholeheartedly. But for me, this social media activity, has made me so very proud to be a dietitian.
