Seems Like Diet Culture

Seems Like Diet Culture

Hosted by: Mallory Page, RD

Ever ask yourself "What the F does being healthy actually mean"? I mean there are 6000 diets, superfoods, wellness influencers, trends and somehow you're supposed to know what to do? Luckily there’s a podcast for that...

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45. Seed Cycling & Menstrual Cycle Syncing

Have you heard the claims about what seed cycling can do for your menstrual cycle? If you're like me, you've seen anecdotes that it can do everything from menstrual cycle symptom reduction to improved fertility to...
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44. Buccal Fat Removal

Buccal fat pad removal has been blowing up all over social media lately. Celebrities and social media are driving increased interest in buccal fat removal. But a plastic surgery trend is a pretty stark difference from...
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43. How Much Protein Do You Actually Need?

High protein meals and diets seem to be circulating all over social media right now. But what's with the obsession with protein? Is it really that important? Will it really deliver everything people are promising? How...
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42. Cheat Days

We’ve all heard someone say it: “it’s my cheat day”. But for something that has been so normalized and widespread, are we sure a “cheat day” is the best idea? In this episode we’ll dive into the ideology behind cheat...
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41. 2023 Trend Predictions (Wellness, Fitness, Nutrition, Body Image)

As January starts wrapping up, I speculate that we’ll begin to see some of the new wellness trends of 2023. This week, I examined every popular health and fitness media outlet to figure out what trends we can expect...
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40. All In Recovery - Dangerous or Effective?

So many people are going “all in” to break away from diet culture. But what does “all in” even mean? During this episode we talk about everything “all in” recovery: what it is, where it came from, and whether or not...
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39. The Almond Mom - Do You Have One?

This term recently blew up on tiktok, but did you know it's actually been around for years and years? We discuss what an almond mom ACTUALLY is, talk through misconceptions, go over what it is like to have one, and...
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38. Dry January

Dry January has been increasing in popularity over the last few years, even reaching a point in 2022 where 35% of adults in America completed the challenge, but is it the right fit for everyone? During this episode we...
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37. Is 2023 The Year to Stop Setting New Year's Resolutions?

It's New Years, the time of new beginnings AND the time where we all get pressured constantly to reinvent everything about ourselves. To say this time of year is overwhelming would be an understatement. But, there are...
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36. The Reality of Weight Gain Around the Holidays

We've all heard about the holiday weight gain that we are all supposed to avoid during this season, but how true is this? Does it actually happen? Do we truly need to worry about it even if it does? We cover it all in...
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35. 75 Hard - Is it Worth It?

75 Hard totes itself as a transformative mental toughness program, but is that the full story? Rules such as working out two times a day, sticking to a diet, and NEVER missing a day of the challenge have brought a lot...
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34. The New Weight Loss Miracle Drug? Ozempic

The drug that was initially passed for Type 2 Diabetes management has now become the newest weight loss drug? What gives? There is so much discuss about this new drug Ozempic including: What is ozempic and is it...
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