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Nutrition For Mortals

Nutrition For Mortals

The podcast that says that life is too damn short to spend your time and attention worrying about your food choices. So join us, two Registered Dietitians (and friends!), as we explore the world of nutrition with a special focus on cultivating a healthy and peaceful relationship with food.

health & fitness

All Episodes

00:46:06

Can You Hack Your Metabolism?

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/11/01

Increasing metabolism is often a central focus of diet and wellness programs. But do the foods we eat actually impact our metabolic rate? And what about supplements that claim to "burn and melt fat?" Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we debunk common metabolism myths and ultimately answer the question: Can you really hack your metabolism? Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! Our first bonus episode releases 11/8! Don’t want to miss any episodes in the

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00:42:18

Guts! (Cleanses, Detoxes & “Resets”)

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/10/18

In our modern world of wellness, it feels impossible to avoid the barrage of content focused on achieving purity of the gut. While our gut is truly an amazing ecosystem, is it really necessary for us to engage in juice detoxes or colon cleanses in order to improve how our gut functions? Join us, two registered dietitians, as we dive into the world of gut health and do some serious myth-busting along the way. Don’t want to miss any episodes in the future? Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen

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00:49:46

A History of Diet Drugs

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/10/04

Diet drugs have been marketed and sold in some shape or form for well over a hundred years. Some of these drugs have been simply ineffective while others have had devastating side-effects. Join us, two registered dietitians, as we take a look at the fascinating history of weight loss drugs and discuss our current cultural moment with medications like Wegovy and Ozempic. Don’t want to miss any episodes in the future? Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Links to stuff we talked

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00:46:06

Nutrition On Social Media (Navigating The Chaos)

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/09/20

Social media influencers disseminate massive amounts of nutrition and health related content daily. But just how accurate is this information? And what are the consequences of constantly exposing ourselves to all this nutrition-related messaging? Join us, two registered dietitians, as we explore the problems with nutrition-related social media, discuss how it can negatively impact how we think about food, and brainstorm ways to insulate ourselves from the chaotic world of online nutrition

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00:48:36

The Hormone Balancing Hoax

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/09/06

The phrase "balance your hormones" is popping up everywhere. Social media influencers are pushing raw carrot salad for estrogen balance and convincing women to eat differently during the distinct phases of their menstrual cycles. But is there validity to hormone balancing or are we once again dealing with another unhelpful wellness trend? Join us, two registered dietitians, as we discuss the connection between the foods we eat and hormone levels, explore the trend of "cycle

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00:45:34

Counting Down Toxic Fitness Trends (with Michael Ulloa)

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/08/23

Just like in the world of nutrition, the fitness industry is rife with misinformation and toxic messaging. Today we are joined by our first ever guest on the show, Michael Ulloa. Michael is a weight neutral personal trainer who works hard to combat the massive amounts of erroneous information rampant in the exercise and fitness world. So join us, two registered dietitians (and one awesome personal trainer) as we count down the top five toxic fitness trends and do some serious debunking! Don’t want

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00:41:47

Let's Talk About Noom...

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/08/09

Noom! The app that has revolutionized weight loss by using psychology! But has it? Most of us have seen Noom ads on social media, on television, or as part of a workplace wellness program, but is Noom really as innovative as it claims? Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we explore the Noom app, dig into the ‘psychology’ of the program and discuss how Noom may impact someone’s relationship with food. Links to stuff we talked about in this episode: Self-Weighing Study 1: The Effect of Repeated

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00:44:06

Plant Panic!! (Anti-Nutrients & Seed Oils)

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/07/26

The carnivore diet has recently been gaining popularity... But why? Are there truly aspects of plant foods that can harm our health or is this just another fad diet trend? Join us, two registered dietitians, as we discuss anti-nutrients, lectins, and seed oils in an attempt to quell the recent ‘plant panic’ once and for all. Don’t want to miss any episodes in the future? Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Links to stuff we talked about in this episode: Dr. Steven Gundry

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00:46:34

Vitamin C (Friends Forever)

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/07/12

Vitamin C and the common cold have been inexorably linked for decades. Because of this, many of us tend to down some OJ or mix up some Emergen-C when we’re under the weather. But does Vitamin C actually cure the common cold? And how did our understanding of Vitamin C evolve over time? Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we dig into the history and explore what the science really says about the curative properties of Vitamin C. Don’t want to miss any episodes in the future? Make sure to subscribe

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00:45:42

Is Diet Soda Bad For You?

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/06/28

Cancer! Alzheimer’s! Heart Disease! Diet soda has A LOT of health risk claims swirling around it. So much so that it feels really hard to know whether drinking diet soda (or consuming artificial sweeteners in general) is actively harming our health. So join us, two registered dietitians, as we dig into both the history of diet soda and the research, to help answer the question: Is drinking diet soda bad for you?! Don’t want to miss any episodes in the future? Make sure to subscribe wherever you

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00:33:48

Food is NOT Thy Medicine

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/06/14

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘Let Food Be Thy Medicine’. Besides being a classic opening for many wellness speeches, this phrase is often used to justify why people should take a ‘foods first’ approach to health. But should we really try and ‘let food be our medicine’? Or can this approach backfire and cause more harm than good? Join us, two registered dietitians, as we dig into the history of this famous quote and give our thoughts on whether food really is the best medicine. Don’t want to miss any

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00:42:20

Ingredient Households, Almond Moms, & The Clean Plate...

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/05/31

Ingredient Households. Almond Moms. The Clean Plate Club. Most of us have seen these buzzwords floating around on social media. But more than hashtags, these phrases all describe consequential ways people can be raised to think about or interact with food. So join us, two registered dietitians, as we explore how early language and modeling with eating may impact our relationship with food as adults. Don’t want to miss any episodes in the future? Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to

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00:45:28

Alkaline Water & pHony Diets

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/05/17

Alkaline water is lining shelves. Celebrities like Tom Brady, Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow have all claimed that an ‘alkaline diet’ has improved their health and wellness. But do you actually need to worry about the pH of what you put into your body? Or is this just another (of many!) nutrition myths? Join us, two registered dietitians, as we dig into the question: Does the pH of what we eat and drink actually impact our health? Don’t want to miss any episodes in the future? Make sure to

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00:36:54

The Minnesota Starvation Experiment

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/05/03

The Minnesota Starvation Experiment is a truly remarkable piece of nutrition research conducted during wartime in the 1940s. It’s an experiment that could never be replicated again, but one that gives so many insights into the physiological and psychological impacts of starvation. So join us, two registered dietitians, as we tell the story of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment and discuss how it relates to modern day dieting. Don’t want to miss any episodes in the future? Make sure to subscribe

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00:40:54

Intuitive Eating in a Nutshell

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/04/19

Intuitive Eating is a non-diet framework that can drastically improve how people relate to food, however it’s often mischaracterized or misunderstood. Join us, two registered dietitians, as we discuss what Intuitive Eating is all about, why we practice through an Intuitive Eating lens, and how we respond to common critiques of Intuitive Eating. Topics covered in this episode: Intuitive Eating! (dancehall airhorn!) Where did this whole thing come from? Jen brings us back to the mid-90's

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00:35:31

Sugar is NOT a Drug

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/04/05

Many of us have heard the claim that sugar is more addictive than cocaine. We’re tired of this unhelpful and unsubstantiated framing. In today's episode we’ll go through the current science and hear different sides of the argument. So join us, two registered dietitians, as we explain why sugar is NOT a drug. Topics covered in this episode: What kind of sugar are we talking about with “sugar addiction?” Where does sugar even come from? We dig into the research with a taste of stand-up

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00:34:43

"Dishing" About Serving Sizes

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/03/22

Serving sizes have been a central part of the nutrition label for years, but there continues to be a lot of confusion around how exactly serving sizes are determined and what the heck they actually mean. So join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we explain where serving sizes come from, why they’re not the ‘recommendations’ you may think they are, and what needs to change in the future. Topics covered in this episode: Why are we talking about serving sizes? When did we first start seeing

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00:40:45

The Insane World of Food Sensitivity Tests

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/03/08

We’ve all seen the ads. The ones telling us that with one. simple. test. we can finally know exactly which foods are good for our bodies and which ones we should avoid. But is there sound science behind food sensitivity tests? And are they actually worth their exorbitant price tags? Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we take a deep dive into the (highly) questionable world of food sensitivity tests. Topics covered in this episode: We took our own food sensitivity test for the pod! The

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00:37:44

WTF are: Adaptogens?

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/02/22

Welcome to the first episode in the WTF series! WTFisode? In this series we’ll define and explore common nutrition buzzwords and trends that are ubiquitous in the world of wellness. So join us, two registered dietitians, as we answer the question, WTF is an adaptogen anyway? Don’t want to miss any episodes in the future? Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Contact us! For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at: nutritionformortals@gmail.com To contact our real, live

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00:46:02

"Weighing in" on Bathroom Scales

Nutrition For Mortals ·

2023/02/08

For many people, the bathroom scale can feel like so much more than just a measuring device. It can bring up challenging feelings, negative emotions and directly impact food choices over the course of the day. So join us, two registered dietitians, as we explore the history of the bathroom scale, discuss Taylor Swift’s choice to include the bathroom scale in her recent music video, and ultimately try to answer the question: Is a bathroom scale helpful or harmful? Don’t want to miss any episodes in

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