In today's episode, we interview Becca King, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist from Charlotte, North Carolina. As an adult with ADHD who struggled for years with disordered eating, Becca is passionate about helping other adults with ADHD who struggle with binge eating, chronic dieting, and body image issues find food freedom and improve their self-esteem. She uses the Principles of Intuitive Eating and a Health at Every Size approach to nutrition for ADHD in her virtual practice.
In this episode you'll hear:
- Why we still need more resources about ADHD and the guilt and shame surrounding it (2:45)
- How dopamine and ADHD relates to food and binge eating with intuitive eating being the perfect middle ground (5:44)
- The connection between intuitive eating and dopamine and why restricting sugar when you have ADHD is not always a good thing (11:10)
- Binge eating can be a way to self-medicate and Becca gives tips on how to eat intuitively instead (19:07)
- Becca shares ways to remind yourself to eat and how working from home has changed people's eating habits (25:24)
- How Becca integrates the idea of food freedom and intuitive eating with her clients (33:05)
- Tips for meal prepping and cooking whether you have ADHD or not (43:53)
Connect with Becca:
instagram.com/adhd.nutritionist/
Connect with Brittany & Lauren:
Brittany's IG: @nofoodfears
Brittany's Website: https://www.brittanymodellrd.com/
Lauren's IG: @loandlemons
Lauren's Website: https://laurenrd.com/
