Have you ever felt pressure to 'eat clean' in pursuit of the perfect diet? 'Clean eating' is a vague, non-scientifically-defined term that usually refers to diets containing mostly whole, minimally processed foods. 'Clean eating' demonises certain foods as 'bad' and elevates other foods as 'good/'pure'/'healthy'. Unfortunately, black and white thinking around food can really impact our relationship with food! In this episode, Kiah and Meg discuss: What is clean eating?How clean eating can...

In this episode, Kiah and Meg chat with the wonderful Lexi Crouch about: Lexi's journey with recovering from anorexia nervosaNavigating the health system in recovery from an eating disorderReal talk on how recovery often feels harder before it gets betterHow Lexi approaches talking about food with her daughter Mabel (and her tips for other parents)Self-love and finding your identity outside of the eating disorderLexi Crouch comes from a lived experience of an Eating Disorder / Anorexia...

Are you sick of the endless cycle of dieting? Are you frustrated at feeling like you keep ending up back where you started? Introducing intuitive eating and the non-diet approach! This is a way of relating to food (instead of dieting) that includes respecting and honouring your body's hunger and fullness cues, combining satisfaction with gentle nutrition, and rejecting the idea that weight is a direct determinant of health (plus much more). In this episode, Kiah and Meg discuss: The issues...

How many times have you heard talk that carbs are 'bad' for you? With popular diets from keto to paleo, carbs of all kinds have been totally demonised! In this episode, Kiah and Meg discuss: What are carbohydrates?Fact vs. fiction: carbs and weight gain, gluten, good vs. bad carbsWhat happens when we cut out carbsBenefits of carbs: vitamins and minerals, energy, fibre, chronic disease risk, gut health, satisfactionHow to include carbs in your dietAt Imbodi Health, our mission is to empower...

At Imbodi Health, our mission is to empower you to ditch diet culture, make friends with food and find peace with your body. Find your version of ‘whole health’ no matter your body shape or size. Tune in weekly for bite-sized episodes on all things non-diet nutrition, disordered eating recovery, joyful movement, self-care and body acceptance. Join the community on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imbodihealth/ Visit The Butterfly Foundation: https://butterfly.org.au/ Imbodi Health...

We have an exciting announcement... doors are officially open to the Nourishing Mind and Body Program! 🥳 The NMB Program is a 12-week program designed to help you break free from yo-yo dieting and unrealistic food rules. It focuses on teaching you how to nourish your body without the obsession. The program kicks off on March 19th 2023, and limited spots are available! If you constantly cycle between "being good" and "being bad" with food, have tried every diet without success, avoid keeping...

How do you know if you're exercising for the right reasons? Engaging in joyful movement is an important part of overall wellbeing. However, many people struggle with their relationship with exercise in eating disorder recovery, and it may feel compulsive or driven by feelings of guilt or anxiety. In this episode, Kiah and Meg chat with exercise physiologist Alanah Reilly about: Alanah's philosophy for finding your version of joyful movementHow to know if you're exercising for the right...

Is food something you turn to in times of stress, sadness, anger, loneliness or fatigue? Finding comfort in food is normal. However, emotional eating may be something that you struggle with if you find yourself using food as a main coping strategy for difficult emotions. In this episode, Kiah and Meg discuss: What is emotional eating?The different reasons for emotional eatingEmotional eating vs. hungerOur top tips for how to cope with emotions without using foodWhen it's okay to eat for...

Do you struggle with your body image? In this episode, Kiah and Meg chat with psychologist Amber Dwinell about: How we develop poor body imageHow body image struggles can affect our relationship with foodTips for people who struggle with body comparison (social media, TV etc.)How to protect ourselves from diet culture and body image idealsFinding a psychologist that's the right fitAmber is psychologist who works with people who experience eating and body image-related issues, anxiety, trauma,...

"What I Eat In A Day" posts are becoming increasingly popular - the #WhatIEatInaDay hashtag on TikTok has over 11.2 billion views! While a lot of the content can seem 'inspirational', there can also be a dark side... In this episode, Kiah and Meg discuss: Are there benefits to "What I Eat In A Day" videos?The downsides of this trend, including the regular emphasis on disordered eating behaviours and body checkingOur top tips to navigate this trend, including three questions to ask yourself...

While periods can suck sometimes, they're also an important indicator of health. If you miss getting your period for several months and you are not pregnant, you could have a condition called hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA). The main causes are stress, disordered eating, being underweight, and/or too much exercise. In this episode, Kiah and Meg chat with Sarah Liz King about: Sarah's personal journey with recovering from HAWhat HA actually is, and how it's diagnosedThe steps to get started on a...

Calories are units of energy that are essential for life and we can't function without them - beyond meeting our basic needs, they help us to live our best lives! Unfortunately, for many people calories feel like an enemy rather than a friend. In this episode, Kiah and Meg discuss: Are there benefits to calorie counting?How many calories we should eatThe issues with calorie counting... and when it's not a good ideaA step-by-step approach to stop calorie countingAt Imbodi Health, our mission...

In this episode, nutritionist Nina Gelbke (@naturally_nina) shares her journey of eating disorder recovery on a vegan diet while also navigating management of Type 1 diabetes. Kiah and Meg chat with Nina about: Nina's personal journey with eating disorder recoveryHow she maintains a healthy relationship with food while managing Type 1 Diabetes when it's so numbers drivenHow to know if you're following a vegan diet for the right reasons if you're struggling with an eating disorderSome ways...

If you've spent any amount of time in the health and wellness section of TikTok (or Instagram reels) you'll find a whole lot of information, trends, and advice - much of it conflicting and confusing! In this episode, Kiah and Meg break down some viral health trends, including: IV vitamin dripsCelery juiceFastingCayenne pepper, honey and lemon drink for weight loss'Gut healing' wellness shotsAt Imbodi Health, our mission is to empower you to ditch diet culture, make friends with food and find...

Lyndi Cohen is a media dietitian, best-selling author, and one of Australia's most well-known nutritionists (@nude_nutritionist). She is also the host of the popular health podcast, No Wellness Wankery. In a world of strange superfoods and unregulated wellness influencers, Lyndi is most popular for calling out nutrition nonsense and promoting real health and a healthy body image. She is the creator of Back to Basics, a non-diet lifestyle app, the Keep It Real Program to stop binge and...

Are your New Year's goals setting you up for failure? Do you find that you have run out of steam by February or March and simply give up because it's all too hard? This episode is all about setting New Years resolutions that don't suck... if you decide to set any at all! Kiah and Meg discuss: Avoiding perfectionism and the 'all or nothing' mindset when goal settingThe types of goals that we want to avoidHow you can set intentions instead, and break goals into smaller and more realistic...

The 'silly season' can be a fun time of year, but it can also be full of mixed feelings, especially for those struggling with their relationship with food or body. With food-filled social events or Christmas parties, sometimes the lack of control around food can cause anxiety, or lead into a binge-restrict cycle. Sadly, it's also more common to hear more dieting + body talk, and to receive unsolicited comments from friends or family. In this episode, Kiah and Meg chat about: Why Christmas can...

At Imbodi Health, our mission is to empower you to ditch diet culture, make friends with food and find peace with your body. Find your version of ‘whole health’ no matter your body shape or size. Tune in weekly for bite-sized episodes on all things non-diet nutrition, disordered eating recovery, joyful movement, self-care and body acceptance. Join the community on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imbodihealth/ Visit The Butterfly Foundation: https://butterfly.org.au/ Imbodi Health...

Diet culture is a system of beliefs that places thinness at the height of success, health and beauty, and perpetuates the idea that a person is 'bad' if they gain weight or live in a larger body. It demonizes certain ways of eating while elevating others, which can cause feelings of guilt or shame around food choices. In this episode, Kiah and Meg chat about: Where do we find diet culture?How diet culture oppresses those who don't match up with its picture of 'health', disproportionately...

Chelsea is an online dietitian based in Brisbane, Australia. She founded the IBS Relief Program, a completely digital solution helping IBS sufferers from all over Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK, Europe & more. She specialises in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the low FODMAP diet. At Imbodi Health, our mission is to empower you to ditch diet culture, make friends with food and find peace with your body. Find your version of ‘whole health’ no matter your body shape or...

At Imbodi Health, our mission is to empower you to ditch diet culture, make friends with food and find peace with your body. Find your version of ‘whole health’ no matter your body shape or size. Tune in weekly for bite-sized episodes on all things non-diet nutrition, disordered eating recovery, joyful movement, self-care and body acceptance. Join the community on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imbodihealth/ Visit The Butterfly Foundation: https://butterfly.org.au/ Imbodi Health...

Geordy Pearce is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who works with people/women through pregnancy and postpartum, and supports families feeding their little ones (introducing solids and fussy eating) from a Non-Diet and Health At Every Size Approach. She supports clients with intuitive eating and getting back in touch with the innate wisdom of their bodies, while they might be facing nutritional challenges such as pregnancy nausea, gestational diabetes, the fourth trimester (postpartum),...

If you feel like you always have to finish everything on your plate, or feel anxious about 'wasting food', you might be part of the Clean Plate Club. In this episode, Kiah and Meg chat about the historical origins of the Clean Plate Club, how it shows up in our modern lives, and what we can do to work towards a more intuitive way of eating. At Imbodi Health, our mission is to empower you to ditch diet culture, make friends with food and find peace with your body. Find your version of ‘whole...

In this episode, Kiah and Meg chat with Sports Dietitian Rose Maclean about: Navigating misinformation about sports nutrition on social mediaRed flags that you're underfuelling for exerciseSigns of an unhealthy relationship with exerciseRelative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) - risk factors, treatmentPicking evidence-based supplements for performanceAnd much more!Rose Maclean is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Sports Dietitian, consulting recreational to elite athletes worldwide...

Do you struggle with food cravings? Do you ever find yourself seeking out certain foods with a sense of urgency, or making a special trip to the supermarket to buy a specific 'buzz' food? In this episode, Kiah and Meg chat why we have cravings (from pregnancy to emotional eating, food restriction and more) and some of their top tips to reduce cravings and feel more calm around food. At Imbodi Health, our mission is to empower you to ditch diet culture, make friends with food and find...