I know from experience that stress and stress physiology play an important part in our health and athletic performance. People frequently come to me for help with stressors that I can do nothing about--first responders and professional athletes are good examples. Sometimes I encounter psychological stress that I can't help with because I don't understand it--body image associated stress imposed by the fitness industry is one such example.

Having been a fitness model herself, my guest Maddy Moon knows exactly how body image stress can have negative health consequences, and she now runs a program designed to help people live their lives without food rules.

Maddy is also the author of the new book The Perfection Myth: How to Break Free from the Dogmatic Chains of Health and Dieting. Consider this interview part of my continuing education.

Are you finding new found food rules overly stressful? Please let me know in the comments section below.