EPISODE 176 - Dr. Michelle May is a former family physician and recovered yo-yo dieter. She is the founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training at www.AmIHungry.com. Over 700 health professionals have been trained to offer her mindful eating workshops worldwide. She’s the author of the Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat book series that teaches mindful eating to help individuals resolve mindless and emotional eating and senseless yo-yo dieting to live the vibrant life they crave. She also co-authored an article in Nutrition in Clinical Practice called “The consequences of a weight-centric approach to healthcare: A case for a paradigm shift in how clinicians address body weight.” (hyperlink: https://aspenjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ncp.10885) In the episode, Dr. May shares why healthcare would benefit from switching to a weight-neutral approach, where traditional weight loss advice goes wrong, how to become a mindful eater…and more!
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QUESTIONS I ASK DR. MAY IN THE EPISODE:
Can you start off by telling us a bit about your background? (Specifically, what led you to become a physician?)
You co-authored an article on reviewing the scientific evidence for why healthcare should shift to a weight-neutral approach. Can you tell us more about this?
On your website, you write, "As a physician, I am well-aware that healthcare has a weight-centric view. This contributes to ineffective weight loss advice, missed diagnoses, and weight stigma." Can you describe how healthcare's weight-centric view contributes to ineffective weight loss advice? Missed diagnoses? Weight stigma?
If healthcare successfully shifted to a weight-neutral approach, how would it look different than it does now?
On your website, you provide dozens of mindful eating resources. How do you define "mindful eating"? What is the mindful eating cycle?
LINKS [SOME MAY BE AFFILIATE LINKS; PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO]:
Visit Dr. May's website; connect with her on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram; read the first chapter of her book; and learn more about weight-inclusive patient care practices
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