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My Wife the Dietitian

My Wife the Dietitian

My Wife the Dietitian is a fun, witty, yet educational podcast about nutrition and healthy living. Join hosts Sandra and Rob every week as they guide you through the maze of healthy eating.

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00:44:25

Ep 75. Nutrigenomics - Eating For Your Genes with...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/06/05

Is your destiny written in the stars, or, is your health future written in your genes and pre-determined? According to an emerging field in science, and branch in nutrition, nutrigenomics (nutrition and genomics), there's an equation: Genes+Environment=Health You can optimize your health based on the environmental changes that you can make in your daily living to help reduce your chances of developing what's written in your genes. As Matt Dawson, MD (Wild Health) says, "We all know

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00:19:04

Nutrition Nuggets 16 - 5 Ways to Get Active on a Budget

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/05/31

With the growing incidence of our sedentary lifestyle and ‘sitting disease’, rates of cardiovascular disease and heart attacks are also increasing. There are guidelines for physical activity that advocate for moving your body most days of the week, with endurance, balance and strength exercises, with a focus on less sitting throughout the day. If more people followed these guidelines, there would be less deaths related to coronary artery disease, in addition to other health risks. To include 30

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00:53:42

Ep 74. Craving Change with Wendy Shah, RD Co-Creator...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/05/29

After years of facilitating the Craving Change group program for clients in the local community, Sandra is excited to interview the dietitian creator and developer of the Craving Change program, Wendy Shah. Some of the topics discussed include: change your thinking habits to change your eating habits it takes ‘skill power’, not willpower why it’s hard to change what needs changing how to change keeping the change what is the cognitive behavioural model? is this stomach, mouth or

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00:16:05

Nutrition Nuggets 15 - Mindful Eating - What Is It...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/05/24

Today, we uncover 5 hidden benefits to mindful eating. Plus, we talk about 5 strategies to practice mindful eating in your day to day living. Enjoying the show? Consider leaving a 5 star review (if you loved it!), and/or sharing this episode with your friends and family :) Don't forget to visit our social media pages as well. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Your support helps fuel the stoke and keeps the show going strong every week. Thanks! Website:

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00:53:16

Ep 73. Leaky Gut Treatment - Diet and Lifestyle Tips...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/05/22

On today's discussion, we interview private practice dietitian based in Arizona, Prajakta Apte, RD with Right Nutrition Works. We delve into everything gut health. This is such a deep and murky topic, so we only scrape the surface during this conversation. We cover information about gut biome, leaky gut, lifestyle and environmental causes, management, and diet to help. Also included are some dietary culprits and solutions for specific gut problems. Prajakta's website - Right Nutrition

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00:08:01

Nutrition Nuggets 14 - Guided Imagery Script - Walk...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/05/17

This is a meditative guided imagery reading to help you relax and help your mind go on a quiet peaceful journey through the country. Taken from the textbook "Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain" by Sandra LeFort 2015. The book was used by Sandra and other instructors of Self Management BC (taught through "Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health" University of Victoria), a pain management course aimed at helping clients with chronic pain. Enjoying the show? Consider

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00:58:06

Ep 72. Intuitive Eating - What’s It All About?

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/05/15

Sandra and Rob are joined today by intuitive eating dietitian, Sandra Thies, from Embracing Intuition. We have an in-depth discussion about intuitive eating, diet culture, body image and educating health professionals on principles of addressing weight bias in the health care system. We cover types of hunger, such as mouth (flavour) hunger, physical hunger, and heart hunger (emotional eating), plus letting go of guilt with regards to savouring favourite foods, and enjoying food for pleasure and not

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00:20:43

Nutrition Nuggets 13 - Gratitude

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/05/10

Today, we are highlighting gratitude. Practicing gratitude is integral to good health and self care. Our brains are wired to look for problems for survival. Watching news heightens our sense of fear and negativity. "If it bleeds, it leads" is a trick of the trade for journalists. We don't generally hear about the normal, day to day, good things that are happening in society. Yet, there's evidence to suggest that the pattern of negative thinking can really be detrimental to our

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00:48:20

Ep 71. Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives - Author...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/05/08

Today, we are joined by author, Margot Fedoruk, for a fun discussion of her new memoir/cookbook, "Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives, An Island Memoir". "Margot Fedoruk was born a prairie girl, whose only exposure to seafood was the stained flesh of smoked goldeye served cold with mashed potatoes on stifling Winnipeg nights. Then, at age twenty three, she broke free from her stormy Slavic-Jewish upbringing and set out for the wilds of British Columbia. There, Margot planted trees

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00:17:03

Nutrition Nuggets 12 - Magnesium - Benefits of...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/05/04

Today, on Nutrition Nuggets, we discuss the benefits of increasing your magnesium intake through diet for 7 Health Benefits. Here's what we cover: What is magnesium? What does it do in our body? Why is it deemed a 'nutrient of concern'? What foods are rich sources of magnesium? Are magnesium supplements necessary? We'll also give you some easy recipes that provide an ample dose of magnesium naturally in your diet. "Have a date - it'll help you relax :)" Join us for

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00:46:53

Ep 70. Diet for Kidney Stones- Melanie Betz, RD

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/05/01

Today, we discuss the ‘hard to pass’ facts about kidney stones. Melanie Betz RD, from www.thekidneydietitian.org is a kidney stone expert. She offers a course online to teach other dietitians how to help patients and clients with diet and lifestyle to help prevent kidney stones. Rob and Sandra had the pleasure to interview Melanie and pick her brain on this important topic that is relevant to so many people in the population. Here is a link to her article to help people with kidney stones.

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00:12:07

Nutrition Nuggets 11 - Yogurt: Greek vs Regular

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/04/26

Have you ever wondered, what the difference is between Greek yogurt and regular? There's a lot more popularity over the past few years of consumer trends towards including Greek style yogurt in the diet. In addition to texture and taste, there are some key nutritional differences. Listen in to our mid-week mini episode to understand the differences between Greek and regular yogurt. Enjoying the show? Consider leaving a 5 star review (if you loved it!), and/or sharing this episode with your

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00:45:55

Ep 69. Eating Together - Family Meals

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/04/24

On today's episode, we interview a special guest, Dr. Karrie Heneman, PhD in Nutrition. We discuss the importance of family meals, creating a family meal routine, tips for making family meals habitual, and strategies for having a picky eater at the table. This is a fun and lively discussion about the importance of kids and adults eating together for better health. Check out her blog article, Family Eating Together, on our website. Here's some background information about Karrie and her

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00:14:32

Nutrition Nuggets 10 - Benefits of Eating Garlic

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/04/19

Today is National Garlic Day - April 19/23 We decided to discuss Benefits of Eating Garlic for our mid-week mini Nutrition Nuggets, as a clove of garlic is like a mini-powerhouse of nutrition. Garlic is touted as a superfood. Does it deserve this special designation or is it a lot of hype? Yes, it sure does! Rob and Sandra discuss garlic's ancient history, what ailments Hippocrates prescribed it for, and what we know about garlic's potent health benefits. We talk about why that pungent

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00:56:12

Ep 68. Earth Month - Food Waste in the Household -...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/04/17

Today, we have a sequel from our guest interview with Meredith Cushing, RD on Food Waste. Our first interview with Meredith was Ep 43. Food Rescue and Food Waste Prevention. In today's episode, we discuss food waste at the consumer level. We discuss why overbuying is a problem and how people can take control of their household food waste with better planning, which can help save money and prevent good food from going to the landfill. Meredith offers loads of tips for reducing food waste in your

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00:11:48

Nutrition Nuggets 9 - No, You Don't Need to Wash Your...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/04/12

Should you wash your raw poultry? Some social media trends are displaying people washing their chicken with soap and water in the kitchen sink. This is something that our great grandparents may have done, partly, to remove feathers, soil and other debris, but, is not needed nowadays and can spread salmonella and other dangerous bacteria around the kitchen that can make people sick. Listen to today's mini mid-week episode on this food safety issue. Enjoying the show? Consider leaving a 5 star

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00:26:17

Ep 67. Calcium Supplements for Women

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/04/10

Are you wondering if you need a calcium supplement, and if so, what type, and how much? Should you get calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, or another source, such as oyster shell. Tablets, chews, or effervescent dissolvable calcium? There are so many options and considerations when buying a supplement. We'll discuss all of these questions as well as some common food sources for calcium. We'll also look at how much calcium people need and discuss the lifestyle factors that put individuals at

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00:18:13

Nutrition Nuggets 8 - Potassium Sodium Ratio; Balance...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/04/05

On today's Nutrition Nuggets, mid-week mini episode, we discuss a few strategies to help with better balance of potassium and sodium intake in the diet. Less than 2% of the US adult population actually meet their recommended daily intake of potassium in the diet. In addition, 98% of the US population exceed their recommended amount of sodium. There's an important relationship with these two minerals. Plus, there's many reasons for this imbalance, with a big one being the amount of

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00:32:20

Ep 66. Portion Distortion - 9 Ways to Control Portion...

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/04/03

With the trend of larger portions in restaurants and at home, the obesity epidemic continues to also grow. In consideration of the many factors at play that will influence how much food we eat, Rob and Sandra discuss nine strategies to help control portion sizes for overall healthier eating. Resources: Portion size and obesity - PubMed (nih.gov) The Economics of a "portion size reduction" policy - PubMed (nih.gov) Enjoying the show? Consider leaving a 5 star review (if you loved it!),

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00:14:18

Nutrition Nuggets 7 - Plant Based Meat Alternatives

My Wife the Dietitian ·

2023/03/29

In today's Nutrition Nuggets, Sandra quizzes Rob on his knowledge of 'plant-based meat alternatives' such as tofu dogs, soy burgers and other alternatives for a meal. We also discuss the proportion of the population that's vegetarian. Reviewing the quality of the diet helps with nutritional adequacy in meals and we cover what these plant-based meat alternatives are and why they are used in meals for people trying to eat more 'plant-based'. Come join the fun and see what

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