It’s the second episode of Beyond Weight - a NEW series that asks the question “how can we manage health concerns without focusing on weight loss, food restriction, and body shame?” and today, Jill's speaking with Lauren Newman - a Registered and Licensed Dietitian located in Houston, TX who’s passionate about helping individuals with Diabetes make peace with food and their bodies. Together they explore the myths about diabetes and a more kind and compassionate approach to managing this chronic illness.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How diabetes can lead to a chaotic relationship with food
- What it looks like when a trust model is part of a nutritionist’s education and mentorship! (It happens and it’s AMAZING)
- Type I vs Type II Diabetes: the myths and the truths and how we can use a trust model of eating/feeding with BOTH
- Why we need to stop blaming Type II Diabetes on lifestyle (spoiler alert Type II diabetes may be more genetically linked than Type I!!!)
- The shame that results from the language used around “lifestyle” conditions
- Insulin DOESN’T cause weight gain! Why the belief that it will cause weight gain affects treatment
- Managing the physical symptoms that show up or persist as we heal the relationship with food
- When being aware of carb intake is dieting and when it’s intuitive eating
- How the science in diabetes gets taken out of context and used inappropriately
- Correlation vs Causation in research
- The results Lauren sees in her practice when she works with TRUST and eating competence
- Why none of the results she sees depend on weight change
- Advocating for yourself when it comes to managing your health
Links:
Get on the waitlist for Lauren’s Virtual Diabetes and Disordered Eating Waitlist: https://www.laurennewmanrd.com/eddmgroup
