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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.
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...
How to Deal with Holiday Stress During Menopause
Stress during the holidays is as common as holiday cookies. The holidays are full of opportunities for nervous system dysregulation. Get 3 tips to calm your nerves during the holidays or any time of year!
HRT is Not The Only Way to Deal With Menopause
Menopause is having a moment in the media. What’s missing from the conversation is how to deal with symptoms using phytoestrogen-rich foods.
6 Key Nutrients to Thrive in Menopause Now
Brain fog, difficulty sleeping, fatigue that even espresso and 100% dark chocolate can't revive, night sweats, increased muscle stiffness and soreness, these are just a handful of the 36+ symptoms of menopause. Fortunately, these symptoms can be less severe if you eat...
What you need to know to have better digestion during menopause
What is digestion during menopause telling you? Digestive distress is a common symptom of perimenopause and menopause. Here’s what you can do.
Nutrition and Body Positive Resources
HEALTHY AT EVERY SIZE
Find Out Why Wellness Apps Like Noom® are Actually Diets.
Episode 23: Wellness Apps - With the sexy TV ads promising you a healthy relationship with food when you're done, you might think - "Wow, this is it! Finally, a wellness app that isn't about weight loss!" At least that's what I initially thought. The beautiful ad...
Who are you really fasting for?
Episode 24: Malak Saddy is back on the Savor Food and Body Podcast to give you a personal and professional view of how religious practices intersect with fasting, eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image. We might be fasting for many different reasons....
INTUITIVE EATING
How to improve your relationship with food after 40
What does it mean to undiet your life after 40? And how can ditching diets improve your relationship with food after 40?
How to tell if chocolate makes your anxiety worse
The unique lessons my break up with chocolate taught me about intuitive eating, anxiety in midlife, and gentle nutrition.
PODCASTS
Save Your Veggies: Tasty Tips for One or Two!
Stop wasting fresh produce! Tips for Cooking in Midlife. In episode 106 of Savor Food and Body Podcast, Amanda and Chef Shannon discuss practical strategies for managing excess produce and reducing food waste, especially for smaller households. "It's ok to play in the...
What’s fresh NOW: Embrace Intuitive Eating at Your Farmers’ Market
Imagine walking through a bustling farmers' market, the vibrant colors and fresh scents of seasonal produce inviting you to explore. This sensory experience is at the heart of intuitive eating, a practice that encourages us to listen to our bodies and make food...