Have you ever felt agitated because you're doing something you don't want to do? Think about it, when was the last time you wanted to exercise, but found yourself skipping on your workout? When did you have the best intention to eat healthy but found yourself making a different choice? We all do things that are counter to what we want to do, but why? And more importantly, what can we do to address it? This episode we discuss the role of cognitive dissonance and how it pertains to health and fitness.
'Food Freedom' is definitely a buzz term that's been floating around for the past few years. But what does food freedom actually mean? In this episode, I unpack the notion of food freedom and what it could look like for you on an individual level. The goal of this episode, and this podcast, is to help you find peace towards your body and your relationship with food so you can flourish.
While we often think of the environment when we hear the word 'sustainability', we often don't think about sustainability on a human level. Every time we go to the grocery store, we have access to hundreds of foods, but have you ever asked yourself where these foods come from and what really goes on in food production? Here to address some key issues in food production and consumption is Sociologist and Professor Dr. John Manzo.
There are so many opinions around weighing yourself right now, and it's a controversial topic to say the least. While there has been a movement of banishing the scales, is weighing ourselves really that bad, or should we know what our weight is? In this episode, we discuss both sides of the argument so you can decide which path is right for you.
One of the things I hear in client sessions is that people want to "feel" healthy. Health isn't just about having all our bloodwork check out to normal, it's also about feeling well. There are so many facets to being healthy, and depending on each individual, health will look different for each. In this episode, I go over different aspects of what "good health" can mean on varying levels.
Hypothalamic amenorrhea (aka: not having a period), is so much more common than many of us realize. While being lean and fit is a good thing, if women under eat and overexercise for too long, it can have a negative effect in the body in many ways-especially when it comes to our cycle. I have gone through HA twice; the first for 4 years and the second for 10 months.
Ah, this question: will weightlifting make me "bulky"? I love it, but also hate the generic responses that are given-especially by personal trainers! The answer to this question is not a clear yes or no because any over generalized statement that involves a huge majority of people can never be as simple as "yes" or "no". Let's go into the reasons why the answer to this question isn't so simple!
With all the information we have at our finger tips, we are becoming more and more aware of what we eat and how much we exercise. While this awareness can be a great thing, it can also foster an unhealthy relationship towards food and the way we exercise if we aren't getting our information from the right sources. Today I discuss the unhealthy links that so many people have between how much/what they eat and how much exercise they do. I also talk about the new proposed PACE labelling system that may be implemented on nutrition labels and how detrimental that could be to our mental health and our relationship with exercise.
It seems like everyone is an expert in fitness nowadays, doesn't it? Everywhere you turn, there are "gurus" claiming to possess the "perfect" regimes whilst they have no qualifications to support their information. But how should we workout, how do we build a program that's affective and safe, and how do we tell if we're hiring the right personal trainer? All of this will be discussed in this episode!
A discussion on how diet culture impacts our self-image, how wealth and the way we portray ourselves creates division, and the things society expects from us.
Losing your period is a real health concern. A lot of women are losing their period due to high amounts of exercise, not eating enough, and putting their bodies under too much stress. The result can be a condition known as hypothalamic amenorrhea-or loss of your period. I will be discussing HA from a patient perspective, as I'm dealing with it right now, and hopefully point you in the right direction towards healing your body if you've lost your period as well.
We have access to so much information today, and while that can be a good thing-it can also be fraught with danger. How do we tell what's true and what isn't when it comes to our health? The answer is, we use the scientific method. This episode explains the difference between science and pseudoscience so you can make informed decisions for yourself about your health.
It can be stressful trying to figure out what to eat during the week-especially when you have a busy schedule. Not only that, but the process of meal planning can seem overwhelming and onerous for so many. Meal planning and prepping doesn't have to be a stressful thing, though. You can still have the variety you want while planning ahead for the week-all without planning exactly what you're going to eat each day. In this episode, I share just exactly how you can combine mindful eating with strategic planning so you get the best of both worlds!
Binge eating is a very common issue, as is disordered eating patterns. While binge eating disorder is a clinical eating disorder, we can learn to understand it more when we realize we are bingeing for very specific reasons. In this episode we explore what some of those reasons might be and discuss how disordered eating patterns come in so many different forms.