On this weeks episode I am so delighted to be introducing you to our next special guest Elle Snow. Elle is one of our fantastic dietitians here at BodyMatters who has been working in the field of eating disorders for over 15 years. Elle is an Accredited Dietitian who is passionate about providing nutritional therapy to clients as a way that nourishes our bodies and rebuilds our health. Elle began her career working with the Peter Beumont Eating Disorders Service at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Where she really began to enjoy working with young people and their families having also worked at The Children’s Hospital. 

Elle’s interest in eating disorders began in her early adolescence through the heartfelt loss of a gymnastics team member to an eating disorder at the age of 14. Where Elle was able to see first hand the impact that eating disorders can have on the health of individuals and lives of people around them. Specifically seeing how the culture around the dance and gymnastics industries didn't want to acknowledge the signs and take action against eating disorders. Which sadly resulted in a child not getting the adequate treatment they required for their experiences with the eating disorder Anorexia Nervosa. 

On a lighter note, on this weeks episode I am so pleased to be able to dive deep into the topic of how to reintroduce foods back in your diet. As long standing restriction on the body can place various physical and psychological limitations on people that can be really hard to overcome. Especially when people have cut out major food groups or nutrients from their diet. So on that note please take care and enjoy our lovely guest Elle!

Podcast Summary: 

1. Building up the courage to eat food

2. RAVES Model : Regularity, Adequacy, Variety, Engaging Socially & Spontaneity 

3. Mechanical eating is not leaving too much time between eating

4. Relearning to eat again 

5. Digestive discomfort is normal during recovery 

6. Taking small steps towards eating a variety of food

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: https://bodymatters.com.au/

BodyMatters Instagram: bodymattersau

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