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The Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansSeason 3 Wrap-Up: Stress, Growth & GraceIn this special Season 3 wrap-up episode, we dive into a powerful conversation inspired by my longtime walking buddy, Jennifer. We explore why it’s so hard even for me to apply my own tools when stress hits and how having an outside perspective can be invaluable. I discuss the neuroscience behind stress, how our nervous system locks us out of higher reasoning, and why grace and curiosity are key in rewiring our responses.Whether you’ve been with me all season or just tuning in, this episode is a reminder that growth isn’t about perfection—it’s about al...2025-04-0313 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansThe Food Relationship: Why It Matters for Dietitians with Karen Louise Scheuner MA, RDNIn this episode, I visit with fellow dietitian Karen Louise Scheuner MA, RDN, who has 19 years experience in eating disorders. Together we explore the complexities of our relationship with food. We discuss how eating disorders exist on a spectrum, why every dietitian should be mindful of their own food relationship, and how this awareness impacts our work with clients.Karen Louise shares her insights on helping clients shift from overthinking food choices to reconnecting with their bodies. She also introduces a practical tool she uses to help clients get out of their heads and into their bodies...2025-03-2735 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansDietitian Connections with Anne Elizabeth, RDThis was a delightful conversation with Anne Elizabeth, RD all about differing paths in dietetics, food relationship care for ourselves when we deal with other people's food drama all day, and the importance of connecting with other professionals in meaningful ways. Anne is a beautiful example of all of these things and I suspect you will see a lot of your personal path in our discussions. You can find Anne on her podcast "Conversations with Anne Elizabeth", her website https://www.anneelizabethrd.com/, and on instagram @anneelizabethrd2025-03-2028 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansFood Relationship in Pregnancy and Beyond with Shauna Dixon Rowe, RDNIn an effort to bring additional RD voices to the podcast, I had a delightful visit with my first interviewee Shauna of Dixon Dietetics. We discuss nutrition in fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum with a unique touch on pregnancy after bariatric surgery, an critical time for best nutrition practices that Shauna is uniquely qualified to help people with. Shauna Rowe, RDN, born and raised in Queens, New York to Jamaican immigrant parents, discovered her passion for nutrition through her mother's love for cooking and baking. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Nutritional Studies from Howard University and...2025-03-1321 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansThe Science Behind Stress EatingIn this episode, we revisit the autonomic nervous system, shifting the focus from the polyvagal theory to the foundational sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. I share my personal realization from neuroscience classes—where polyvagal theory wasn’t even mentioned!—and dive into how our stress response shapes behaviors like stress eating or stress fasting.We explore the fight-or-flight response, its physiological goals (mobilizing energy, shutting down digestion, increasing alertness), and how acute vs. chronic stress impact hunger. I also break down the SAM system and HPA axis, explaining how adrenaline and cortisol influence metabolism, blood pressure, and ev...2025-03-0618 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansWhat Piano Taught Me About Food Relationship PracticeWhat does learning the piano have to do with healing your food relationship? A lot more than you might think! In this episode, I share my journey from aspiring musician to dietitian, the lessons I learned about practice, patience, and progress, and how these same principles apply to changing your relationship with food. Plus, a big announcement about my next chapter—spoiler: neuroscience is involved! If you’re ready to take a more structured, self-guided approach to food healing, this episode is for you. 🎹🍽️Grab my 1:1 coaching guide HERE2025-02-2723 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansSelective Susceptibility: Making Choices That Work for YouIn a past episode, we explored how biology drives behavior, helping to remove shame and guilt around food struggles. But today, we’re asking—how much of our ability to choose is actually within our control? Drawing from neuroscience, we’ll discuss how experiences and choices shape the brain over time, from studies on compassion training to the brain changes of musicians and even genetically identical mice who become unique based on their environments.We'll also dive into the idea of selective susceptibility—how different people need different environments to support their best choices. Do you need...2025-02-2014 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansWhat’s Working? Building a business vs a food relationshipEver notice how progress in one area of life tends to create momentum in others? In this episode, we explore the overlap between rebuilding your relationship with food and buidling a business though the overlap is really personal growth in all areas—work, family, emotions, and self-care.Instead of focusing on what’s not working, we’ll dig into whatis working and how to build on it. What are you already doing well? How can you apply that strength to a new challenge?We’ll also reframe struggles as learning moments and uncover ways to support...2025-02-1316 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansBelief is Biology: The Placebo Effect
Ever felt like you've been hearing about the placebo effect everywhere lately? You’re not wrong—it’s in the air! After overhearing my husband explain the power of belief to my 13-year-old, I knew I had to dive into this topic. This week, we’re exploring the placebo and nocebo effect, not just in medicine but in our relationship with food.
🔹 Can belief alone change your body's biological response? (Spoiler: Yes.)🔹 Why does a fake knee surgery work?🔹 How did a milkshake study prove our expectations influence hunger hormones?🔹 And most importantly—what doe...2025-02-0618 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansYour body, your lab- an experiment of n=1What if you approached food choices like an experiment instead of a test you pass or fail?
In this episode, we’ll use the scientific method (no lab coat required!) to explore how you can make food decisions based on real data—your body’s responses.
I’ll walk you through my own experiment with morning snacks, why curiosity is key, and how my BEST framework helps you track behaviors, emotions, sensations, and thoughts to guide your next choice.
Even as dietitians, we can’t predict everything with calculations alone—at the end of the day...2025-01-3016 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansWhen RDs Struggle with Food tooThere are lots of reasons that a very human struggle with food makes sense for dietitians even through we pride ourselves on being the nutrition experts. Perhaps you can relate to the unique pressures that are part of the profession.
Today we explore not only the situation around this, but I am excited to offer a free solution to help.
You can grab the brand new free course "From Guilt to Grace: 5 steps to heal your struggles with food" at kilgrownutrition.com/grace
Share this episode with...2025-01-2316 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansFood Behavior Biology [NERDY]This is a nerdy deep dive into the biology at play that affects our choices and behaviors. Some people hate discussions like this because it feels like it removes free will and accountability. However, I think you'll find that the discussion removes shame and guilt, especially over behaviors that you just can't seem to conquer.
Continue this conversation with me on instagram @rdn.jenn. I'd love to hear what you think!2025-01-1616 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansThe All Foods Fit ContinuumWhat if we placed things like Health At Every Size (HAES) and All Foods Fit on a continuum? What would be at the extreme ends and where would you fall on that spectrum in your professional and personal philosophies of nutrition?
Let's chat about it in this week's episode designed to bring some discussion to the debate within our profession of where we "should" fall on the spectrum.
I welcome your continued conversation on the topic on instagram @rdn.jenn2025-01-0923 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansThe Bigger Better OfferThis is the season 2 finale of the podcast. We finish up the book the Hunger Habit and discuss what things our brain actually likes better than treats when we really pay attention. The last several episodes have been our favorites and we hope you enjoy them while we take a little break to get ready for season 3.
In the mean time you can reach Jennette at kilgrownutrition.com if you'd like to continue the conversation with helping dietitians and their 'food stuff'. 2024-09-0437 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansAwareness- the How To of Intuitive EatingThis episode is part 2 of the book club on Dr. Judson Brewer's book The Hunger Habit. This episode is our chatter on the how to of Intuitive Eating. How to build awareness of your eating experience, specifically as it relates to the trigger, behavior and results of the action.
2024-08-2236 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansThe Hunger Habit- How our Brain's Reward Hierarchy is Set UpToday we are starting another book club book, The Hunger Habit by Dr. Judson Brewer. If you have loved Intuitive Eating, but have been uncertain how to teach it beyond just a hunger/fullness scale, you are going to love were we go in these book discussions.
Join us as we set the stage for how understanding our brain's reward hierarchy is set up unlocks the power of change- without using willpower!2024-08-1433 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansClean Eating- Ideal or Problematic?After several episodes on the concerns with our food system, we now tackle the other side of the coin- Clean Eating. Is this the ideal? Or is it again producing unintended consequences.
Again we are pleased to tackle the question in a way that opens discussion, intentional thought, and personal choice when it comes to deciding what's right for you.
In keeping with that theme, I give 3 questions for experiments to help you decide what is you at your best.
2024-08-0729 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansSolving Craving with MindfulnessWe had some sound difficulties, but this episode was too good not to share. Enjoy our finale to our series on The End of Craving. Here we discuss solutions to the cravings that are such a huge part of our current world and food system.
If you are interested in Suzanne's free mindfulness course, the next one will be held Sept 11, 18. and 25th.
For more information or to register, please email Suzanne at elizondo.suzanne@gmail.com.
2024-07-3135 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansAll about DopamineThis is an episode with a deep dive into dopamine, clarifying some points from earlier episodes and exploring the idea that we just might have some things to learn about the treatment of addiction that can inform helpful interventions with struggling food relationships.
If you are interested in Suzanne's free mindfulness course, the next one will be held July 22, 29 and August 5.
For more information or to register, please email Suzanne at elizondo.suzanne@gmail.com.2024-07-1734 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansControversy around Fortification?! I thought we nailed that!Part 4 of our response to the book The End of Craving. Today we talk about potential unintended consequences as we "fixed" the nutritional inadequacies in our food through enrichment and fortification.
This is a fascinating shake-up of our take on the virtues of adding vitamins to the food supply.
As mentioned in our episode today:
The 3-session, Zoom-based Introduction to Mindfulness summer class will be held on Mondays from 4-5 PDT, July 22, 29 and August 5. Each of the three sessions will last 75 minutes.
For more information or to register, please email Suzanne at elizondo...2024-07-1031 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansNutritive Mismatch- Do All Foods Really Fit?Part 3 of our series discussing the book "the End of Craving" by Mark Schatzker. We look closely at the studies he cites regarding nutritive mismatch in humans. You can find them here:
Dalenberg, J. R., Patel, B. P., Denis, R., Veldhuizen, M. G., Nakamura, Y., Vinke, P. C., Luquet, S., & Small, D. M. (2020). Short-Term Consumption of Sucralose with, but Not without, Carbohydrate Impairs Neural and Metabolic Sensitivity to Sugar in Humans. Cell Metabolism, 31(3), 493-502.e497. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2020.01.014
Veldhuizen, M. G., Babbs, R. K...2024-07-0336 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansGut Neurobiology You Missed in SchoolThis is a fun one and super sciency, if you like to nerd out with me!
Did you ever learn about the neurobiology of taste and direct neurotransmission from receptors in the gut? Neither did I! I think in part because it was not completely necessary in the medical nutrition management of clients and patients, but also because things have come a long way in our understanding since I went to school- perhaps that's true for you as well.
My goals here:
1. Get nerdy about biology
2. Appreciate our...2024-06-2626 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansEnd of Craving- Wanting vs LikingSuch a great discussion on the different brain circuits that relate to wanting (or as I call it, the pull to food) and liking. It certainly opens us up to more mindfulness and really helps us learn to savor our food and read our inner cues more accurately. Above all I hope it helps listeners see that nothing is wrong with you, if you find yourself head down in a bag of chips after a long day- what's going on in your brain makes perfect sense!
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2024-06-1937 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansThe End of Craving- The Inner Wisdom of the BodyPart one of our response to the book The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well by Mark Schatzker.
Today we discuss our general impressions of the book as well as the topic of the inner wisdom of the body. The author cites several historical and research-based examples of our metabolic genius and we also give our take on the matter.
Join us next time for Part 2 on the brain circuits involved in liking, wanting, craving, and pleasure to expand your awareness of the eating experience.
If...2024-06-1235 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansSeason 2 Kickoff with Suzanne Elizondo MS, RDI'm back and have a delightful conversation with my friend and cohost for season 2, Suzanne Elizondo. Suzanne is both a professional colleague and client of mine, with a background that marries perfectly with the things I teach on this podcast. I can't wait for you to meet her!
Here are some of her favorite thought leaders:
Jon Kabat Zinn, PhD professor of medicine and mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hahn, vietnamese buddhist monk, teacher and author
Jan Chozen Bays, MD pediatrician and zen master, author and teacher Oregon monastery
2024-06-0528 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansType A- and DietitiansIn a world of very driven, ambitious, awesome individuals making a difference in nutrition and dietetics, what would a type A- (instead of type A++) look like? Let's explore together.
Let's Chat! kilgrownutrition.com/chat
If you enjoyed the podcast, I know you will love my free mini course Food for Thought: How neuroscience shapes our relationship with food. Find it at kilgrownutrition.com/mini
And if the information you are hearing on this podcast feels like the missing piece to you, like it did to me, consider training in the G...2023-11-2712 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansManaging Body Temperature vs Hunger- What?!In this episode we explore a fun comparison between managing our body temperature (very non-dramatic) and managing our hunger (much more dramatic). Such a fun conversation starter- share with your co-workers or family/friends.
Let's Chat! kilgrownutrition.com/chat
If you enjoyed the podcast, I know you will love my free mini course Food for Thought: How neuroscience shapes our relationship with food. Find it at kilgrownutrition.com/mini
And if the information you are hearing on this podcast feels like the missing piece to you, like it did to me, consider training in th...2023-11-2022 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansGreet the Feeling and the PullThis episode is a fun look at another way that the 3 foundational principles can be used to take a look at emotions. Because, let's be honest, many times it's the emotion underlying the pull to food that is the real reason we are feeling the pull in the first place.
You can find the feelings wheel that I spoke about here:
www.feelingswheel.com
Let's Chat! kilgrownutrition.com/chat
If you enjoyed the podcast, I know you will love my free mini course Food for Thought: How neuroscience shapes...2023-11-1711 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansBuilding Your Owner's ManualHere are the sections I help clients set up in an owner's manual for their life and health right now!
Let's Chat! kilgrownutrition.com/chat
If you enjoyed the podcast, I know you will love my free mini course Food for Thought: How neuroscience shapes our relationship with food. Find it at kilgrownutrition.com/mini
And if the information you are hearing on this podcast feels like the missing piece to you, like it did to me, consider training in the Greet the pull method. Contact Irene Pace at irenepace.co...2023-10-3013 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansReframing Thoughts on Food!Here I give you my 5 'reframes' when you need a little perspective on what's spinning in your head. These are my 5 go-tos for my own life and so they are also those that I teach my clients. I know you'll find them useful and maybe give you a starting point to identify those that work for you!
Let's chat kilgrownutrition.com/chat
If you enjoyed the podcast, I know you will love my free mini course Food for Thought: How neuroscience shapes our relationship with food. Find it at kilgrownutrition.com/mini 2023-10-2318 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansWhat's in the Way is the Way to Food and Exercise Goals!Here we take a look at several common reasons that we feel may be blocking our progress toward our food and exercise goals. Using a comparison of a hike with all of its challenges we realize that the path to reaching the goal is truly by gaining the skills necessary to get through the obstacles not by going around them. In doing so, we find we gain so much more than just our goal.
If you enjoyed the podcast, I know you will love my free mini course Food for Thought: How neuroscience shapes...2023-10-1620 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansExplosions, Guardrails, and FoodHere we compare the purpose of guardrails along the road to the rules we set for ourselves in regard to food. When are they helpful and when are they hardful?
If you enjoyed the podcast, I know you will love my free mini course Food for Thought: How neuroscience shapes our relationship with food. Find it at kilgrownutrition.com/mini
And if the information you are hearing on this podcast feels like the missing piece to you, like it did to me, consider training in the Greet the pull method. Contact Irene Pace at irenepace.co...2023-10-0815 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansAttention: Your Dietitian is a HumanSometimes I worry that speaking to the struggle of nutrition professionals paints us in a bad light. So the first part is what I want clients to know about the humanness of their dietitian practitioner. Then I share some thoughts from other RDs about the very reasonable choice to reach out for help when you are a nutrition professional that is struggling with your own food stuff!
If you enjoyed the podcast, I know you will love my free mini course Food for Thought: How neuroscience shapes our relationship with food. Find it at kilgrownutrition.com/mini 2023-10-0211 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansFood Permission ContinuumLet's take a look at the extreme ends of a permission continuum and then discuss what's in the middle. Listen as I apply it to the principle of hunger in my own experience of it.
If you enjoyed the podcast, I know you will love my free mini course Food for Thought: How neuroscience shapes our relationship with food. Find it at kilgrownutrition.com/mini
And if the information you are hearing on this podcast feels like the missing piece to you, like it did to me, consider training in the Greet t...2023-09-2523 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansBusiness Skills vs Food RelationshipsToday we take a look at how skills in one area can help us in another area and how struggle overall produces growth in us that benefits us everywhere in our lives.
If you enjoyed the podcast, I know you will love my free mini course Food for Thought: How neuroscience shapes our relationship with food. Find it at kilgrownutrition.com/mini
And if the information you are hearing on this podcast feels like the missing piece to you, like it did to me, consider training in the Greet the pull method. Contact Ir...2023-09-1814 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansSober Curiosity and FoodHave you heard the term Sober Curious? Beyond just an interest in removing alcohol from one's life, it's an intentional look at the relationship you have with alcohol and how it might be hurting your physical or mental health. On a bigger scale it's permission to be the odd one out and say "no thanks, I'm not drinking tonight". Today we look at how that relates to our food relationship and what experiences in your past may have shaped that relationship.
You can find the free food history download, that I mention in the episode, at kilgrownutrition...2023-09-1118 minThe Food Relationship Lab For Dietitians3 Foundations of the Greet the Pull Method with Irene PaceI had originally intended to provide this recording as part of a paid course, but it was just too good not to share with everyone! I know you will love getting to know Irene and hearing not only about her method but about my experience of it. She's an amazing human and I am so excited that she would sit down with me for this podcast.
If you are interested in learning more from Irene, especially if you would like to train to share her method with your clients, you can find her at irenepace.com2023-09-0838 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansWindow of Tolerance and Regulation with FoodDan Seigl proposed a model called the window of tolerance in his 1999 book titled The Developing Mind. Here we compare it to the Poly Vagal Theory and look at it in the context of using food to try to regulate our nervous system. It works, but if it's your only tool- let's get you some more tools!2023-08-3113 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansPolyvagal Theory and FoodI have always been interested in why humans eat for reasons other than physiologic hunger. Here I introduce the PolyVagal Theory as proposed by Dr. Stephen Porges as a possible explanation for our use of food in regulating the nervous system. Stay tuned for a free mini course I have coming that adds some visuals to this explanation.2023-08-3023 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansThe Scientific Method for Nutrition GoalsI am taking a physics class where we started with basic science principles and I am excited to share with you how I see them applying to uncovering your own nutritional truths through experimentation. 2023-08-2925 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansAre you actually pursing goals or just thinking about it?Let's find the space between all and nothing with some tips on how to experiment here. 2023-08-2210 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansMy Journey as a Registered DietitianIntroducing your host Jennette Kilgrow and her journey as an RD to here, where she is working to help other RDs with their own food relationship. 2023-08-2117 minThe Food Relationship Lab For DietitiansWelcome!We are going to try this podcasting thing. You know I love to talk, but I also tend towards wanting things to be perfect if I am going to try at all. Can you relate? We are going to just start putting goodness into the world and see where it lands!
Happy you're here!2023-05-1201 min