When people first hear about rejecting diet culture, the idea of intuitive eating or adopting a non-diet/anti-diet approach, the reaction is rarely, “Cool, tell me more, this is the answer I have been looking for.”

More often, the idea sets off flashing red warning lights and a loud “Danger, Danger!” siren, followed by a list of objections that might sound suspiciously like your own internal monologue.

Approaching food and your body through this lens requires deep work to unlearn and untangle messages so ingrained you might not even realize they are there.

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My first true nutrition “a-ha moment” was learning about the blood sugar rollercoaster in a group nutrition class. It felt like the secret to fix my body, the one I was hoping to learn in my dietetics undergraduate program, but didn’t. When I started eating to stabilize blood sugar, I almost immediately felt less anxious, slept better, and had more energy.

I learned blood sugar can impact everything from your energy levels to your mood and is particularly relevant for those with insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes, PCOS, or those navigating perimenopause.

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You might be surprised to learn that fiber is actually a type of carbohydrate. Despite what you may hear from some health and wellness influencers, carbohydrates are an important part of a balanced diet and fiber is a key reason why.

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The idea behind eating the rainbow is to get a variety of different foods on your plate each day. Did you know the color of your food can give a hint as to what health promoting phytonutrients it contains? Here I will breakdown the color code so you can learn the benefits of adding ROY G BIV to your meals and snacks.

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It is important to keep in mind a few things as we navigate detox and cleanse messages during this time of year. First, our body has a pretty amazing system in place that detoxes your body on the daily. And second, all those packages of juices, shakes, and supplements are trying to profit off your fears. The very same fears that those products are perpetuating in their marketing. One way to avoid the pitfalls of very convincing messages cultivated to help us part with our hard-earned dollars in exchange for a box of green juice or a canister of powder is to know more about how the body works.

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Instead of refined pasta pick whole, intact grains like quinoa, farro or brown rice. Instead of fruit snacks choose no-sugar added fresh, frozen, or dried fruit. Instead of puffed veggie stix pick actual vegetables (fresh, frozen, heck – even canned). Instead of chicken nuggets grab a package of chicken thighs.

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