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Nutrition resources to help you undiet your life. Find strategies, podcasts, and inspiration to reclaim your health from diet culture with intuitive eating practices.
8 Strategies for Better Bone Health After 40
Maintaining bone health becomes increasingly important as you move through perimenopause and menopause. But! Don't let social media send you down a catastrophizing rabbit hole of doom if you and dairy aren't friends. "I'm a walking osteoporosis disaster," Sharon said...
Better Bones in Menopause; 2 Essential Strategies
If you're in perimenopause and menopause right now, you're bombarded with information about major health concerns like bone health, weight gain, brain health, and cardiovascular health. It's enough to keep you up at night! Let's tackle one of those - building strong...
The best nutrition advice for women over 40: Protein
Episode 84: How much protein should you eat to build or maintain muscle after 40? Will eating more protein help you lose weight?
Why Gentle Nutrition is Better Than Dieting
Gentle nutrition and intuitive eating are better than dieting during menopause Let’s break down the differences.
Are You Doomed to Get Heart Disease in Menopause?
How much do food and exercise affect your cholesterol levels? Are you doing enough to prevent heart disease in menopause? The short answer is that diet and exercise influence cholesterol by about 20-30%. Here's what I've learned from Dr. Alex Verge, a naturopathic...
Nutrition and Body Positive Resources
HEALTHY AT EVERY SIZE
How to Break Free from Binge Eating: Intuitive Eating Tips for Overcoming Destructive Eating Behaviors
Episode 13: Overcoming Destructive Eating Behaviors You've done it! You've made the big decision not to go on another diet, and you're loving how food freedom tastes! Until you see your body size change, feel guilty for eating too much (insert guilty food pleasure...
Eating Intuitively: 3 Easy Steps To Make Intuitive Eating Work For You
Episode 14: Eating Intuitively 3 Steps to Make Intuitive Eating Easy, Breezy Now that you've done all the diets. Lost weight. Gained weight. Tried to love and accept your body by squeezing into skinny jeans only to end up frustrated, bingeing on chips, and hating...
INTUITIVE EATING
How to eat for heart health after 40 – in real life
How to use gentle nutrition basics to promote heart health after 40 without compromising satisfaction or falling into the dumpster fire of diet culture.
How to use mindful eating can reduce holiday stress, 3 ways
Episode 102: The holiday season is a busy time of year. There are plenty of ways to distract you from taking care of yourself. Here are 3 ways to use mindful eating during the holidays to stay attuned to your physical and emotional needs.
PODCASTS
How to Shut Down Diet Talk During the Holidays
Imagine sitting down at your holiday table. Smelling all the yummy smells - excited to try a new dish or plate up some old favorites that only hit the table once a year. Then your sister-in-law Karen announces she's not eating sugar this holiday season because she's...
Elevate Your Fitness After 40 – How to Go Beyond Photos
Episode 99: Go beyond before and after photos to shift your mindset from ” you should” to you want to exercise to improve your fitness after 40.