Episode 7: Disordered Eating and Fertility

Description

If you've had fertility treatment, chances are you filled out some sort of intake form that asked questions about the foods you eat, how much you sleep, medications you take, and so on.

Did any of those forms ask about eating disorders?

Turns out, asking about eating disorders is really important - always - but especially when it comes to fertility. Nutrition and overall health are certainly reasons to ask about eating habits, but there are also questions of control, body dysmorphia, fear of weight gain, and even an over-emphasis on healthy eating that can lead to disordered eating.

Judy Simon practices as an RDN, certified health education specialist, and adjunct faculty at the University of Washington. She also owns a private practice, Mind Body Nutrition, PLLC, specializing in reproductive nutrition and eating disorders.

Judy co-developed the successful Food for Fertility Program with Dr. Angela Thyer and is recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and as a national leader in the area of fertility and nutrition.

Judy offers her patients the unique experience of a non-dieting, intuitive approach to healthy eating.

Please have a listen and pass this podcast along to anyone you think could benefit.

Contact Judy at her email, judy@mind-body-nutrition.com; on Instagram @fertilenutrition; on Twitter @JSimonRD; on her website, www.mind-body-nutrition.com or find her on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/judy-simon-9178267/.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

EATING DISORDERS

www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

www.anad.org

http://www.diabulimiahelpline.org/resources.html

https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/recovery-centers/denver

https://www.emilyprogram.com/

HAES ® (Health at Every Size)

https://asdah.org/health-at-every-size-haes-approach/

https://haeshealthsheets.com/the-health-sheet-library/

https://www.intuitiveeating.org

https://benourished.org/about-body-trust/