In this episode of the Nutrition Edit Podcast, we delve into the unavoidable reality of stress and its impact on our lives.

Stress comes in many forms, some of which we can control and others we can't, like political unrest or environmental toxins. But regardless of the source, stress affects us all differently, influenced by our circumstances and resilience levels.

While we can't always eliminate stressors from our lives, we can manage our response to stress through healthy lifestyle choices. Today, we're focusing on how to use food and exercise to increase resilience and reduce stress, even when external stressors remain unchanged.

Today I have a fun and casual chat with my friend Cat Buck Le, StrongFirst Elite Kettlebell Coach and meal prep maven. We talk about the importance of meal prep and share our go-to strategies for streamlining the process and making it more enjoyable and less stressful. We also share easy ways to get more veggies and add flavor and variety to your meals without buying a ton of ingredients for different recipes. By putting a little planning and effort into food prep, you can improve your nutrition, body composition, and overall health, while also saving time and money.

In this episode of the Nutrition Edit Podcast, I tackle the pervasive issue of the all-or-nothing mentality, particularly prevalent among high-performing women striving for perfection in their health and personal lives. While this perfectionistic approach may be effective to some degree in the workplace, it is detrimental when it comes to health and wellness. I’ll share some practical ways to overcome this mentality and achieve a more balanced, sustainable, and enjoyable approach to making lifestyle changes.

In this final episode of season 2, I’m talking about a belief that many people struggle with, women especially. I've had so many clients tell me over the years that they struggle to make lasting changes in their health and fitness because deep down they don't really believe they deserve to feel their best. As women, we are under immense pressure to excel in every area of life, including career, motherhood, relationships, and appearance. However, prioritizing self-care is often stigmatized as being selfish or high maintenance. You deserve love, nurturing, and nourishment as much as anyone on this planet, and I’m here to remind you of that and give you some tools to start believing it for yourself.

In today's episode I'm talking with Catherine Buck Le about how to stay consistent with the behaviors required to meet your health, fitness and weight loss goals, even when you don’t feel like it. And more importantly she shares how to maintain those behaviors and create lasting lifestyle and body change.

Today I’m talking with Dr. Emily Passic about semaglutide, also know as Ozempic of Wegovy. I had a ton of questions and concerns about it and I’m sure you do too, so I wanted to bring on an expert who really understands how this drug should and shouldn’t be used, who it is and is not for, and can answer all our burning questions.

How did our grandparents’ generation have so much less chronic illness than we do now? Why has been on the rise over the last century, sharpened in the last couple of decades? In this episode, I will discuss the societal, environmental, and internal circumstances that can contribute to our ill health, and ways we can minimize their impact.

Listen for more about:

The American food supply

High glycemic and ultra-processed foods and why they’re so much more prevalent now

The “low fat” disaster

Carcinogens, obesigens, toxins, and how to help our bodies detoxify more efficiently

Chronic stress

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