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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 become an intuitive eater in 4 steps
Intuitive Eating can come off as a feeding frenzy without regard for health. Follow these 4 steps to make intuitive eating easy after 40,
How to Achieve Your Health Goals with Intuitive Eating
How does intuitive eating improve your health? "Can I support my health without going on another diet? Heart disease runs in my family. My cholesterol and blood sugar levels have been creeping up the past year. But I'm afraid if I focus on eating healthy for my heart,...
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...
How being a perfectionist will sabotage your health goals
Episode 8. Are you a perfectionist? Do you ever feel the pressure to keep pushing toward perfection? Does your drive for achievement leave you feeling disconnected from your body and your true purpose in life? Dr. Rebecca Sorenson is a former competitive athlete whose...
Nutrition and Body Positive Resources
HEALTHY AT EVERY SIZE
Which Came First? Mental Health or Nutrition?
We've all heard that eating well helps your brain function well. True. Some nutrients benefit the brain, like omega-3 fatty acids. But what happens when your mental health alters your relationship with food and makes it more difficult to make food choices that nourish...
How to heal from body image grief
What is body image grief? It's the holiday season once again - Winter Solstice to be exact. Growing up, like many kids, Christmas was my favorite holiday with all the decorations, yummy cookies, presents, and being goofy with family. Nowadays, while I still enjoy...
INTUITIVE EATING
Why do you want to be an intuitive eater?
So, you're done with dieting and you want to become an intuitive eater. Why? Is it because you're concerned about your health in menopause? Do you want to improve your heart health, and insulin resistance, increase energy, have better mental health and moods, better...
How to Keep Food Choices Easy After 40
Advice from The Bike Guy, “Food shouldn't be complicated. Show up. Think about it. Give a sh*t.” He doesn't know it, but this is the best definition of gentle nutrition for women over 40 ever! But, if you're like 95% of the women I work with, you trip over this...
PODCASTS
How To Have A Positive Body Image When You Don’t Like How You Look In Photos
Episode 51: How do you look at photos of yourself today and not spiral into negative body image thoughts urging you to “get back on track tomorrow, next week, next month,” (aka start another diet or rigid exercise plan)?
What You Need to Know About ADHD and Perimenopause
Episode 35: Are you feeling overwhelmed and fatigued? Find out if it’s perimenopause symptoms or something else like ADHD.