Loving Wellness

42. Adding Nuance to Nutrition Noise: Why Dietary Restrictions Aren’t Always Restrictive, Loving Weight Loss, & Treating Anxiety and Gut Issues with Functional Nutrition with Michelle Shapiro, RD


Listen Later

In today’s episode of Thoughts on Thriving, I’m chatting with integrative/ functional registered dietitian Michelle Shapiro. Michelle has a virtual private practice where she helps clients reverse their anxiety, heal long-standing gut issues, and approach their weight in a loving way. Utilizing humor, nuance, and compassion, Michelle helps clients access their own liberating self-awareness. She is also the host of the Quiet the Diet podcast, where she empowers listeners to make health decisions autonomously, every single time they eat. 

In this jam-packed episode, we chat about:

  • Michelle’s personal 100 lb weight loss journey that led her to become a functional RD
  • Integrative/functional nutrition vs. conventional nutrition 
  • The health consequences of losing weight too quickly 
  • How much protein you REALLY need & how to reach your protein goals
  • Why it’s not always “restrictive” to have dietary restrictions
  • Michelle’s experience being vegan for 10 years & the harmful effects of veganism on fertility & hormone health
  • How to lose weight lovingly and sustainably 
  • The issues with the Body Positivity & Health at Every Size movements
  • Why “all foods fit” may not be the best approach to food
  • The importance of nervous system regulation for gut health and anxiety & tangible tools to regulate your nervous system 
  • How to deal with health anxiety 
  • The dangers of loneliness & the importance of community for healing
  • …and so much more!


    For more from Michelle:

    https://michelleshapirord.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/michelleshapirord/



    For more from me, visit my website: ⁠https://www.avanouriwellness.com/⁠

    I am now accepting new virtual clients for 1:1 wellness & nutrition coaching. Click ⁠here⁠ to work with me!

    Make sure to follow @avanouriwellness on Instagram and TikTok for more wellness content:

    ⁠https://www.instagram.com/avanouriwellness/⁠

    ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@avanouriwellness⁠


    & follow the show on Instagram @thoughts.on.thriving and TikTok @thoughtsonthriving for even more content!

    ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thoughts.on.thriving/⁠

    ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thoughtsonthriving⁠


    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Loving WellnessBy Ava Nouri, RD

    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5

    5

    28 ratings


    More shows like Loving Wellness

    View all
    Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, FAE, HRHP

    Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals

    796 Listeners

    Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth by Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

    Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

    11,863 Listeners

    Wise Traditions by Weston A. Price Foundation w/ Hilda Labrada Gore

    Wise Traditions

    2,300 Listeners

    The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Show by Lauryn Bosstick & Michael Bosstick / Dear Media

    The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Show

    14,911 Listeners

    The Genius Life by Max Lugavere

    The Genius Life

    4,865 Listeners

    The Liz Moody Podcast by Liz Moody

    The Liz Moody Podcast

    3,062 Listeners

    As a Woman by Natalie Crawford, MD

    As a Woman

    1,102 Listeners

    Well with Arielle Lorre by Dear Media, Arielle Lorre

    Well with Arielle Lorre

    4,046 Listeners

    Be Well by Kelly Leveque by Kelly Leveque

    Be Well by Kelly Leveque

    1,414 Listeners

    Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark by Turning Point USA

    Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark

    13,056 Listeners

    Kingdom Sexuality by That Sounds Fun Network

    Kingdom Sexuality

    342 Listeners

    The Great Birth Rebellion by Dr Melanie Jackson

    The Great Birth Rebellion

    80 Listeners

    The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

    The Mel Robbins Podcast

    19,689 Listeners

    Pursuit of Wellness by Mari Llewellyn & Pursuit Network

    Pursuit of Wellness

    2,735 Listeners

    Grounded Wellness by Primally Pure by Primally Pure

    Grounded Wellness by Primally Pure

    181 Listeners