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Realfoodology

What NOT to Eat, Exposing Nutrition Fallacies + Body Positivity | Michelle Shapiro RD

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

EP. 189: Leave Me a Message! Have you ever been caught in the whirlwind of nutrition advice, spinning between "eat this, not that" and "everything in moderation"? Michelle Shapiro, a registered dietitian, joins me to uncover the truth behind the mixed messages in dietetics. We shed light on the dangers of normalizing hyper-processed foods and dissect the implications of the body positivity movement on personal health, all while unpacking the influence of social media on nutrition science. Topics Covered: 0:12:39 - Navigating Nutrition Information and Misinterpretation 0:17:44 - Corporate Influence on Public Health 0:23:19 - Food Labeling in Food Deserts 0:33:07 - Healing Food Relationship Through Liberation 0:41:04 - Healing Relationship With Food Through Intuition 0:51:58 - Purposeful Sharing of Health Information 0:59:30 - Understanding and Applying Krebs Cycle Information 1:03:53 - Debunking Myths About Omega-6 Fats 1:09:08 - Principles of Health and Self-Confidence Check Out Michelle: Online Instagram Podcast Sponsored By: Organifi Use REALFOODOLOGY for 20% off at  www.organifi.com/realfoodology  LMNT Get 8 FREE packs with any order at drinkLMNT.com/realfoodology BiOptimizers MagBreakthrough Get 10% off at bioptimizers.com/realfoodology with code REALFOODOLOGY Needed Go to thisisneeded.com and use code REALFOODOLOGY for 20% off your first month Check Out Courtney: @realfoodology My FREE Grocery Guide Leave Me a Message! Air Dr Air Purifier AquaTru Water Filter Produced By: Drake Peterson Edited By: Mike Frey

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0:00.0

On today's episode of the Real Foodology podcast, there is always, always something you can do for your health.

0:06.4

That I am certain, and I would bet my life on it, that no matter what, there's always something you can do.

0:11.1

There's never a too late.

0:13.1

There's never, to the last minute we are here, there's something we can do.

0:16.5

And I believe that fully and wholeheartedly.

0:18.5

Hello, friends.

0:19.5

Welcome back to another episode of The Real Foodology podcast.

0:22.7

I'm Courtney Swan, your host.

0:24.4

And today's episode, I sat down with a registered dietitian, Michelle Shapiro.

0:29.5

And I really love her information.

0:31.3

She is such a great follow on Instagram.

0:33.6

So go check her out at Michelle Shapiro, RD.

0:36.7

She is a registered dietitian by trade, but she is also

0:39.9

speaking out a lot right now about what is happening in her industry and how a lot of dietitians,

0:46.7

not all, but there's this strange trend online of dietitians essentially giving people

0:53.6

excuses to eat highly processed foods. It's really,

0:57.8

I don't know how else to say it, they are essentially giving people permission that it's okay

1:02.6

to eat everything in moderation. And I'm not arguing against that statement per se,

1:07.8

but I think that statement has really gone off the deep end and now there are

1:12.4

many people advocating for people to just eat processed foods and like for example integrating

1:18.9

craft macaroni macaroni and cheese into a quote unquote healthy diet and Michelle and I really

1:23.9

got into this conversation it's great to hear from her perspective because she is a

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