Episode 18: You Aren’t What You Eat
With Registered Dietician Stephanie Schwartz
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Episode Description:
Listen in to hear Prerna, a mind-body-spirit & mental wellness educator, talk with Stephanie Schwartz, a Registered Dietician, about how longevity of life is not only from nutritional nourishment, but from mental, spiritual, and social fulfillment as well. Plus: Contrary to what white supremacist diet culture would have you believe: food has no morality!
Stephanie Schwartz is a Registered Dietitian living in Brooklyn. She received her masters degree in clinical nutrition from New York University and completed her training to become a dietitian at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx. Stephanie currently works as a dietitian at an acute care hospital, providing nutrition care to oncology patients and patients with a variety of other medical conditions. In her spare time, Stephanie runs the dietitian meme account @thatdietitianlife where she posts memes commenting on life as a dietitian and is working on studying for an advanced credential in oncology nutrition.
Show Notes:
All squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares - Dietician vs Nutritionist
Food as fuel in a world overrun by diet culture
Disordered eating, intuitive eating, and how food has no morality
Longevity of life is not only from nutritional nourishment, but from mental, spiritual, and social fulfillment and overall happiness
How people in Blue Zones eat
How diet culture and fad diets promote white supremacy
Accessing our intuition in a fast-paced, digital world
New food technology access, information access, and classism
Using intention to change our relationship with social media
Veganism, our relationship with food, and our impact on the environment
Questions to ask yourself and your food influencers to get the best care and attention
Stay in touch with Stephanie: @thatdietitianlife or e-mail thatdietitianlife@gmail.com.
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