“Think of the genome as our ‘soft inheritance.’ The impact of genetics is a factor in our life, but it isn’t the whole story.”

In this episode we talk about the new frontier in personalized nutrition recommendations, genetic testing.

“Each of us is a beautiful subject that can be explored, nurtured and loved with compassion.”

In this episode we talk about dysfunctional and disordered eating. Eventually, such a negative and harsh assessment of the self will lead to seeing the self as an object. If you see yourself as an object with a degree of separation, it’s easier to judge it, try to change it and hurt it.

“In order to change the relationship you have with your kitchen you have to agree you’re stuck and want to accept change.”

In today’s episode we will talk about preparing meals at home, what the road blocks are, and how to get through those blocks to accomplish eating and cooking at home.

“For many, dining or ordering out has become a bit of a necessity and a habit.”

Whether you're able to go out to eat where you live right now or not, the options to order in are plentiful. And one day, before too long, you'll be able to eat out again too. How can this season help reset your perspective on dinner out? Let's emerge from this season with reset perspective.

In Episode 9, we talk about how whatever health related decisions you have made for your own nutritional needs and biology need to be respected when you eat out as well. When you eat out all the time, it's not a special occasion to order anything and everything. But it can be an intuitive and mindful moment in your day.

Up to 90% of the cells in our body are not human, they are bacteria! In Episode 8, we'll talk about the key to our best health is not in counting calories or fat grams and certainly not eliminating entire food groups, but rather being concerned about how happy and healthy our microbiome is in our gut.

With the Ketogenic Diet and Intermittent Fasting and so many other diet trends, it can be hard to make sense of it all. In Episode 7, we talk about how to make sense of current diet trends so you can look at what can be a motivator for you personally to choose the best practices for your eating style or pattern.

In Episode 6 of the Your Own Food Coach podcast we will take a look at what compels people to diet and how to navigate the plethora of nutrition recommendations we are bombarded with continually. Most, if not all, recommendations are based in the altruistic drive for health and good practices for humanity… but underneath almost everything is commercialism and profit.

However, many times we are left still not knowing how to trust or  understand what our bodies really need.

In Episode 5 of the Your Own Food Coach podcast we will take a look at fullness and what it means in the human body.

We’re going to talk about fullness from a variety of perspectives. We’ll talk about ways to look at fullness from an inner wisdom perspective and we’ll look at the physiological perspective.

In Episode 4 of the Your Own Food Coach podcast we are looking at hunger from an emotional perspective and the different types of hunger that occur.

With mindful attention in a quiet moment you can learn over time to identify what and which triggers initiate in you a pattern of eating that you find unhealthy or uncontrolled.

“If hunger is not honored the body will compensate with a powerful biological and psychological force.” ~ Pamela Kelle

Hunger can feel terrifying for some, either from a history of being hungry long ago or from skipping a meal. The internal wisdom and drive from hunger can be so profound it can not be underestimated. Ignoring hunger will not last long even if you have great will power. Will power is in the head but hunger is mechanical…it’s straight up biology!