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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.
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...
3 Ways to Have Better Heart Health in Menopause
Heart health or cardiovascular disease is a big deal for women - especially if you want to live an active life well beyond menopause. Time to cut through the noise of heart-healthy-diet information! Keep it simple with my top 3 suggestions for heart-healthy eating....
How To Boost Your Heart And Brain Health During Menopause
"I feel like a cloud has been lifted." Said Kathy after a recent nutrition counseling session. She wanted to know how to support her heart health and brain health at the same time during menopause. That's the best part of my job. Lifting clouds from women's...
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 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.
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...
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...