Why you shouldn't diet and what you should do instead

13/05/2022 38 min Temporada 2 Episodio 2

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Episode Synopsis

Host: Dr. Scott Jablonka (Carolina Movement Doc)
Guest: Meg Carber
Episode Summary
Today's guest is Meg Carber, an anti-diet dietitian who started “Nourished + Strong,” a company that works with athletes and other individuals. Their goal is to use people's relationship with food as a tool to improve their performance as well as meet other health goals.
In this episode, Meg expounds on her work on applying anti-diet as an approach to healthy eating. She emphasizes the importance of calories and water intake for full recovery from injury or eating disorder while preserving normal bodily function.
Top Takeaways

"A lot of the food that we intake, can really address some of the pain issues"
- [Dr. Scott Jablonka]
"Nutrition is just a unit of energy, and that either helps promote inflammation...or it helps to recover from it"
- [Meg Carber]
"Your Nutrition and what you eat is super important for your performance and overall health but so are all the other things we don't often talk about"
- [Meg Carber]
"I think the average human doesn't understand how much they actually need to be eating"
- [Meg Carber]
"We really want to uncouple this belief that our looks are tied to our health and our worthiness"
- [Meg Carber]
"When your goal is to get back into the gym or on the pitch or the field faster… you better be eating enough for your body to have those calories to heal"
- [Dr. Scott Jablonka]

Episode Highlights

[00:00] Intro
[00:45] Today's topic is on Body Image Issues with respect to our relationship with food.
[03:40] Introducing our guest, Meg Carber.
[05:12] Meg shares her background.
[07:45] What kind of athletes reach out to you?
[11:30] What is the process that you go through for each athlete that reaches out to you?
[16:05] What would you say are the biggest issues clients often present with?
[24:18] The importance of water intake.
[26:00] Tips for increasing water intake.
[30:30] What is eating healthy?
[35:22] How to connect with Meg

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