On this solo episode of the podcast, Fatimah reveals the Poop Trifecta, and how focusing on fiber, fluid, and stress can help you manage your bowel health. She discusses the emotional toll that bowels have on the SCI and paralysis community, and how you can change your life for the better when you address your gut health.

Highlights from the episode include: - Emotional and social aspects of bowel care - Dietary fiber and carbs - Hydration and fluid requirements - Stress reduction and effect of stress on gut health Connect with Fatimah Fakhoury:Instagram: @paralysis.nutrition Facebook: @Paralysis Nutrition

Today's episode is all about hormones, and how they affect the body in terms of weight, mood, bowels, and more. Hormone expert and fellow registered dietitian, Casey Farlow, RD (@hormone.weightloss) is here to explain how balancing your hormones is the key to overall health.

Highlights from the episode: - Hunger and fullness hormones - Gut-healthy foods to fight inflammation - Lifestyle changes to help balance hormones - Sleep hygiene Connect with Casey Farlow, RD: Instagram @hormone.weightloss Tik Tok: @hormone.weightloss

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Instagram: @paralysis.nutrition Facebook: @Paralysis Nutrition

Today's episode is all about hormones, and how they affect the body in terms of weight, mood, bowels, and more. Hormone expert and fellow registered dietitian, Casey Farlow, RD (@hormone.weightloss) is here to explain how balancing your hormones is the key to overall health.

Highlights from the episode: - Hunger and fullness hormones - Gut-healthy foods to fight inflammation - Lifestyle changes to help balance hormones - Sleep hygiene Connect with Casey Farlow, RD: Instagram @hormone.weightloss Tik Tok: @hormone.weightloss

Connect with Fatimah Fakhoury:

Instagram: @paralysis.nutrition Facebook: @Paralysis Nutrition

In this episode, Fatimah chats with Paralysis Nutrition coaching program client Tammy about her experience with bowel health over the last 36 years of being quadriplegic. Tammy reveals how her bowels have been a huge source of stress, physical pain, and emotional trauma. Fatimah and Tammy discuss how a gut-healthy diet for paralysis can help improve bowel health and make life easier, more enjoyable, and less stressful.

Highlights from the episode: - Emotional and physical toll of chronic bowel issues - Tammy's decision to live independently as a quadriplegic - Gut-healthy diet for neurogenic bowel - Importance of fiber and fiber for constipation

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Instagram: @paralysis.nutrition

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On this episode, Fatimah is joined by fellow dietitian Dionne Milauskas, RD to talk about blood sugar control and diabetes. Did you know that the spinal cord injury community has a prevalence of diabetes that is 2.5x higher than the general population? Many people with paralysis are prediabetic and don't even know it! Dionne is here to share her expertise on how you can better balance your blood sugar using real food.

Highlights from the episode: - The difference between prediabetes and diabetes - How to pair your carbs with fat, fiber, and protein - Why it's important to know your A1C - Tips on nighttime snacking

Follow Dionne on Instagram @prediabetes.nutrition for more tips on managing your blood sugar.

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In this solo episode, Fatimah talks about meal planning and how it's not as complicated or time-consuming as you may think. She gives useful tips on how to plan meals ahead of time, starting with grocery shopping.

Highlights from the episode include: - Grocery shopping strategy - Prepping in advance - How caregivers and loved ones can help

Download your FREE 7 Day Paralysis Nutrition Meal Plan (with recipes and grocery list HERE. Connect with Fatimah Fakhoury:

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PN Program graduate Michael is here to chat with Fatimah about how adding carbs back into his diet helped him lose 12 lb. in 3 months and make his bowel program easier. Prior to the program, Michael was barely eating any carbs, based on advice he received from a personal trainer. Now that he is following the PN method, Michael is feeling his best!

Highlights from the episode include: - Michael's hesitancy to change his eating habits - How he lost 12 lb. in 3 months - His simple method for weekly meal planning with his wife - Making the PN method work as a full-time working dad

Download the FREE Paralysis Nutrition 7 Day Meal Plan (with recipes and grocery list) HERE.

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Paralysis Nutrition Program graduate Asa shares how she went from being constipated for decades to successfully regulating her bowel program by changing her diet. Fatimah asks Asa what dietary changes and lifestyle behaviors led to her being able to relieve her bowel issues, and they chat about how nutrition plays an integral role in quality of life with paralysis.

Highlights from the episode include: - The poop trifecta: fiber, fluid, and stress - The difference between "healthy eating" and eating right for paralysis - Weight vs. health - Medical bias towards people with paralysis

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Instagram: @paralysis.nutrition

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Fatimah has an eye-opening conversation about the role of registered dietitians in inpatient rehab centers with former TBI/SCI rehab dietitian, Rakhi Roy, MS RD. Fatimah asks Rakhi about her experience as a dietitian working at a rehab center and the challenges she faced with facilitating dietary changes.

Highlights from the episode include: - How the food at rehab favors taste over nutrition - Automatic doctor's orders for laxatives - Emotional trauma and the timeliness of making dietary recommendations

Connect with Rakhi Roy on Instagram at @gut.skin.nutritionist.

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Fatimah is joined by renal dietitian Michele Crosmer, MS RD (@plantbased.kidneys) to discuss kidney health. Many people with spinal cord injury and paralysis are living with kidney disease, and Michele is here to share her expertise on how to keep kidneys functioning.

Highlights from the episode: - Lab values to check for kidney function - Plant-based protein vs. animal protein - Tips to keep your kidneys healthy

You can follow Michele on Instagram for more information on nutrition for kidney health @plantbased.kidneys.

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Instagram: @paralysis.nutrition

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