Non-diet approaches to IBD treatment with Brittany Rogers
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

Non-diet approaches to IBD treatment with Brittany Rogers

Brittany Rogers joins us today to talk about non-diet approaches to IBD treatment, and how our diet-obsessed culture intersects with IBD. Brittany is a Dietitian who specializes in working with people with crohn’s and colitis get into symptom remission so they can focus on living their life instead of living under the constraints of their...

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Discovering the root cause of migraines and headaches with Dr. Meg Mill
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

Discovering the root cause of migraines and headaches with Dr. Meg Mill

Dr. Meg Mill is a Functional Medicine Practitioner who specializes in helping people end headaches and migraines, increase energy and restore mental clarity without drugs or overwhelming protocols. We’re talking about the most overlooked root cause of migraines and headaches, common co-occurrences, and how headaches and migraines are usually a very loud symptom of a...

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The ADHD and eating disorders connection, with Stacie Fanelli
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

The ADHD and eating disorders connection, with Stacie Fanelli

Stacie Fanelli, an eating disorder therapist who specializes in neurodivergence, joins Cristina to discuss the intersection of ADHD and eating disorders, and disordered eating patterns. Where does perfectionism play into both cases? Stacie discusses practical tips to stimulate dopamine response and increase your focus, what overstimulation vs. understimulation looks like, and how imposter syndrome can...

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How do you know if you have good gut health? with Warren Brown
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

How do you know if you have good gut health? with Warren Brown

Warren Brown, the CEO of Sparkbites joins Dana today to discuss how we know if we have good gut health. They discuss how Warren went from practicing law, to running a bakery franchise called CakeLove, to hosting on the Food Network, to finally launching a gut health snack. How can we measure if we have...

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Disrupting body shame by rewriting body stories with Nicola Haggett
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

Disrupting body shame by rewriting body stories with Nicola Haggett

On today’s episode, Cristina interviews Nicola Haggett; a body liberationist, coach, & mentor whose work focuses on supporting folks to move beyond body positivity to unlearn body shame, reconnect to their body, and intentionally practice their way towards a world where each of us has more safety, compassion, and joy in our body. They discuss...

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Pitfalls of the hunger-fullness scale
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

Pitfalls of the hunger-fullness scale

Dana and Cristina dig into how the hunger-fullness scale is commonly used vs. how it can be better used to bring insight to your eating patterns. They also discuss how the dieting and weight loss world has tried to co-opt the hunger-fullness scale as a tool for weight loss, when the intention of this tool...

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Bonus | Best Books of 2022
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

Bonus | Best Books of 2022

This one is just for fun! Dana and her friend Kara talk about their best books of 2022, least favorite books of the year, biggest surprises and disappointments, and their top book recommendations for anyone looking to get into (or more into) reading this year! DISCLAIMER: just because we didn’t like a book doesn’t mean...

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What is a normal relationship with food?
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

What is a normal relationship with food?

On today’s episode Dana and Cristina discuss how to navigate the chaos of January if you’re in the “I broke up with dieting…now what?!” camp! How do you navigate eating to fuel yourself in a sustainable way without it being a diet? We know January can be a really stressful month with all the diet...

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So you broke up with dieting…now what?
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

So you broke up with dieting…now what?

On today’s episode Dana and Cristina discuss how to navigate the chaos of January if you’re in the “I broke up with dieting…now what?!” camp! How do you navigate eating to fuel yourself in a sustainable way without it being a diet? We know January can be a really stressful month with all the diet...

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Trauma-Informed Nutrition Care with Fiona Sutherland
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

Trauma-Informed Nutrition Care with Fiona Sutherland

On this week’s episode we have Fiona Sutherland, also known as the Mindful Dietitian in the social media space. Our conversation today is fantastic for both health practitioners and of course of all non-practitioner listeners who are looking for a safe space to work through their own physical and mental health concerns....

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The OCD and eating disorders connection with Alegra Kastens
Cristina Hoyt Alvarez Cristina Hoyt Alvarez

The OCD and eating disorders connection with Alegra Kastens

On today’s episode Cristina interviews Alegra about the OCD and eating disorders connection. They dive into the biggest myths and misunderstandings about OCD, and the relationships between OCD and orthorexia, binge eating, ARFID, and more. They also discuss the relationship between body dysmorphic disorder and OCD, body dysmorphia vs. body image issues, and how body...

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