07/23/2021
According to the book Intuitive Eating by nurse- dieticians Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole, research has shown that dieting is SO harmful to our health that if it were to undergo the same rigorous process that medications go through for approval, it would NOT be recommended.
In addition, a UCLA study review of 31 long term studies reveal that dieting is a consistent indicator of weight GAIN. And yet doctors, dieticians and nutritionists continue to prescribe dieting for weight loss.
Like many women, I have spent most of my life worried about my weight. But even worse, the experience of eating has been cloaked in shame and guilt. I was 40 years old when I first learned about Intuitive Eating and have since had to attempt to unlearn decades of thought, habits and behaviors that have been harming me and preventing me from achieving physical and emotional wellness. So I was really excited to do this interview and I'm even more excited to share it with you!
My hope is that no matter what age or body size you are, that you can create a healthy relationship with food and learn to love your beautiful body and enjoy your one precious life! The link to INTUITIVE & MINDFUL EATING with DR LYNN STIFF is in the comments!
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In this episode, dietician-turned-Board Certified Family & Lifestyle Medicine Physician Dr. Lynn Stiff & I discuss Intuitive & Mindful Eating including answers to the following questions:
- Why did Dr. Stiff go to medical school after becoming a dietitian?
- How are your nutrition & weight related to your overall health?
- How do Intuitive / Mindful Eating differ from traditional diets?
- How do we lose diet mindset?
- How do we stop assigning good / bad value to foods?
- Why does a restriction mindset lead to overindulgence?
- How does acceptance of a negative thought release you from guilt and shame?
- Can we be healthy at smaller & larger body weights?
- Can we change our body's weight setpoint?
- What are some Lifestyle Medicine approaches to improving health?
- How do nutrition, activity, sleep, emotional health, connectedness & risky behaviors affect our overall health?
- Why is it important to have a primary care physician?
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Dr. Lynn Stiff is a dietitian-turned-physician passionate about empowering patients to reach their health goals. She has seen firsthand the consequences of suboptimal diet and lifestyle choices while caring for patients riddled with chronic disease in the clinic and hospital. The true path to wellness is through addressing all areas of health – nutritional, physical, psychological and environmental.
Dr. Stiff knows that restrictive diets and more willpower are not the answer to improving our health. The false hope provided by the diet industry has resulted in a weight-biased society and health care system. This bias serves as a huge barrier to achieving complete wellness and preventing disease. Instead, Dr. Stiff takes a realistic and empowering approach to wellness. Through education, tools and support, Dr. Stiff provides evidence-based approaches to disease prevention that are sensible and sustainable.
Dr. Stiff is board certified in Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She is also currently enrolled in the Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. She is employed full time at a Family Medicine residency and manages the educational platform Nutrition Health Life on the side.
For more from Dr. Stiff check out:
blog: nutritionhealthlife.com
IG: .health.life
FB: .health.life
Podcast: Medicine for Life (on all major platforms) - https://nutritionhealthlife.com/medicine-for-life-podcast/
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