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#547: The Dark Side of Healthy Eating, Understanding Orthorexia and Social Media's Role in Disordered Eating with Sports Dietitian Renee McGregor (Part 2)


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Renee McGregor is a leading Sports and Eating disorder specialist dietitian with 20 years’ experience working in clinical and performance nutrition, with Olympic (London, 2012), Paralympic (Rio, 2016) and Commonwealth (Queensland, 2018) teams.

She specializes in REDS Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, eating disorders and hormonal health for female athletes.  

Renee is also a best-selling author, and her most recent book, More Fuel Thought is available now. She also writes a monthly column for runner’s world. 

She appeared on a very recent episode #538: Sports Dietitian Renee McGregor on Balancing Athlete Hormones, When Healthy Eating Goes Bad and REDS (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport) and this is our part 2 talking about The Problem With Influencer Lifestyle Nutrition and Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Goes Bad!

 

[00:00] Intro: When “Wellness” Becomes Harmful

 

[03:45] Renee’s Story From Athlete to Advocate

 

[08:20] What Is Orthorexia (and Why It's Not Just "Healthy Eating")

 

[13:10] The Warning Signs Most People Miss

 

[18:40] RED S Explained Why Under Fueling Destroys Your Body

 

[24:05] Period Loss Panic and the Pressure to Be “Perfect”

 

[30:15] When Fitness Feeds Fear Social Media’s Role

 

[36:50] Real Recovery What It Looks and Feels Like

 

[42:00] How to Start Healing Your Relationship With Food

[48:20] Final Message From Renee You Deserve Peace 

Today’s podcast is sponsored by my Keane Edge Program 

https://briankeanefitness.com/the-keane-edge-program

(Most recent podcast appearance)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2v6rvNul2dmEZydH22ssCw?si=AvixfIOLRpm6QsJdhlt6jQ

#538: Sports Dietitian Renee McGregor on Balancing Athlete Hormones. When Healthy Eating Goes Bad and REDS (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport)!

(Website)

Home - Renee McGregor

 

(Instagram)

Renee McGregor (@r_mcgregor) • Instagram photos and videos

 

(Twitter)

R McGregor RD (@mcgregor_renee) / X

 

(LinkedIN)

Renee McGregor - Director of Team RM - Renee McGregor | LinkedIn

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