Today Tara Youngblood, fusion scientist and self-proclaimed “sleep geek” joins Dana on the podcast to talk about…you guessed it, sleep! Quality sleeping habits are becoming more and more of a struggle for many people around the world. Many of us constantly have blue light in our faces from our computers, our phones and binging Netflix before bed. In fact, the CDC (Centers For Disease Control and Prevention) has declared Sleep Disorders a public epidemic (eek!!). Studies have shown that poor sleeping habits can lead to autoimmune issues, heart disease, lowered sex drive, memory loss and more.
In today’s episode Tara breaks down how temperature and blue light can affect our ability to get deep sleep, the pro’s and con’s of using sleep trackers, how our hormones affect our sleep, and tips for creating a night time routine that will help you fall asleep faster and get more REM sleep.
Tara’s Recommended Book: Shantaram – By Gregory David Roberts
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This week we have a nutrition in the news episode all about Big Food and anti-diet influencers & dietitians! A juicy article came up on Washington Post that we *needed* to dig into, titled: As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice – and you KNOW we were going to have some opinions on this one. We discuss how anti-diet language is being co-opted, but not in the way the article mentions. Big Food is also starting to cash in on the anti-diet “trend” and marketing to reach more people. Let’s discuss!



PS – I mentioned “the Examiner” as the other paper the Washington Post did this report with, it’s actually “the Examination”, which calls itself “a a new nonprofit newsroom specializing in global public health reporting.”



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Resources Mentioned:




*  How thoughts about food can raise blood sugar {non-diet nutrition research study}




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Big Food and anti-diet influencers?


In this episode we’re breaking down more gut health trends, gut supplements, testing, and more – inspired by your questions! In this episode we’re covering: food sensitivity testing, stool testing, hydrogen water, Seed probiotic, $100 probiotics (from Pendulum), and at-home breath testing for symptom management. Don’t forget to check out part 1 – Colostrum, creatine, and 75 no thanks I’m busy that day {listener questions}



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Recommendations:




* Q&A;: Stool Testing & GI-MAP case study 



* Colostrum, creatine, and 75 no thanks I’m busy that day {listener questions}



* Probiotics & Prebiotics – your questions, answered! 



* Full video review of Foodmarble, breaking down their claims



* Stressful season toolkit and the gut-brain + stress + hormones connection with Kaely McDevitt




Studies mentioned:




* Hydrogen Water: Extra Healthy or a Hoax?—A Systematic Review. PMID: 38256045



* Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics – a review – doi: 10.1007/s13197-015-1921-1 



* Role of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics in management of inflammatory bowel disease – doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i14.2078



* Pendulum Probiotics – their “science” page linked here




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– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &  on TikTok – @danamonsees– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition



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Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview,

Breaking down gut health trends (part 2)


This week we’re doing a deep dive on the negative body image and gut health connection! It’s natural when things aren’t going great internally with your body that you’re not going to feel good about your body image. Why is this? We’re digging into the gut-brain connection, how and why having a diagnosis (or cluster of symptoms) can really send your body image into a ditch, and what you can do about it. Check out the resources we mentioned on today’s episode here!



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Recommendations & Resources Mentioned:




* Colostrum, creatine, and 75 no thanks I’m busy that day {listener questions} 



* How gut issues are influenced by your relationship with food, with Marci Evans



* Reclaiming Body Trust with Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant




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– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &  on TikTok – @danamonsees– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition



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Negative Body Image: Is your gut health to blame?


We’re bringing you another trending topic in the nutrition and wellness world this week – cycle syncing! This is a recently re-popularized trend where more functionally-minded circles are sharing how you can live, eat, exercise, etc. in line with the four phases of the menstrual cycle. And while it’s refreshing to see more information out there about understanding womens’ cycles, of course people had to take it to an extreme, orthorexic place and try to make buckets of money off of it. Stay tuned to learn more about your cycle, and how to approach cycle syncing in a non-perfectionistic way.



Recommendations & Resources Mentioned:




* Somatic Exercise: Helpful or Harmful? (bonus episode!)



* Cycle syncing info chart! 




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Find your hosts:



– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &  on TikTok – @danamonsees– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition



Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone –



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Cycle syncing and shark bait OOH HA HA


Today we have an episode driven by your questions on a lot of recent nutrition and wellness trends lately: we’re digging into 75 hard, colostrum, creatine, and collagen! What do the studies actually say? Are these worth the hype? And what would we avoid with a 100-foot pole? PS – check out the studies mentioned in today’s episode on creatine and colostrum here. 



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More listener quetsions’ episodes:




* How do you know if you’re eating enough? + listener questions



* 250! I can’t do intuitive eating because…



* What is a normal relationship with food?




Find your hosts:



– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &  on TikTok – @danamonsees– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition



Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone –



Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP



Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1




Fix Your Sleep and Optimize Your Health with Tara Youngblood

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