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Quiet the Diet
Welcome to "Quiet the Diet®", the podcast, hosted by Michelle Shapiro, Integrative/Functional Registered Dietitian from NYC. Michelle has supported over 1000 clients to reverse anxiety, approach their weight with love, and heal digestive issues. Utilizing humor, nuance, and compassion, Michelle helps clients access their own liberating self-awareness. On the podcast, Michelle shares her own journey of losing weight the wrong way (and what the consequences of that drastic 100 pound weight loss were), and how she learned to prioritize whole-body health as a result (instead of restrictive diets.) The goal of “Quiet the Diet®” is to empower listeners to make health decisions autonomously, every single time they eat. The podcast will arm the listener with the education and support needed to make health decisions based on their own terms. The podcast is a guide to mastering one’s health by listening to one’s self. On "Quiet the Diet®," Michelle is not afraid to have hard conversations and tackle difficult topics if it means helping her listeners. She will bring on innovative guests from the healthcare space to shed unique light on important topics. From functional nutrition to the latest research in integrative medicine, Michelle covers it all with her signature nuance and compassion.Whether you're looking to improve your health and well-being or just want to learn more about functional medicine and body neutrality, "Quiet the Diet®" has something for everyone. Tune in and join Michelle on her journey to help people quiet the noise of fad diets and focus on nourishing their bodies and minds.
Quiet the Diet
Calories In/ Calories Out: Let’s Talk about It Compassionately and Honestly with Dr. Allan Bacon
Are you overcomplicating your weight loss journey with trendy diets and misinformation? In this episode of Quiet the Diet, Michelle Shapiro sits down with Dr. Allan Bacon to debunk common weight loss myths, exploring the roles of calories, stress, hormones, and emotional eating in achieving sustainable fat loss.
Tune in to hear:
- How influencers often present fragmented nutrition information, missing the bigger picture. [00:01:28]
- The fundamental concept of calories in vs. calories out is established as the foundation of weight loss, but it’s not the full story. [00:03:01]
- How calorie tracking often fails due to errors in tracking and inaccuracies in questionnaires. [00:04:58]
- Misconceptions around hormones like cortisol and insulin and their roles in fat storage and energy regulation. [00:07:01]
- How stress impacts body composition through its effects on sleep, movement, and eating habits. [00:12:05]
- Debunking myths about metabolic adaptation, with a focus on how little resting metabolic rates actually drop after weight loss. [00:19:19]
- The importance of non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) and how daily movement significantly influences calorie expenditure. [00:22:30]
- The myth of raising resting metabolic rate through supplements like caffeine, stressing that lifestyle changes are the key to success. [00:29:32]
- Emotional eating and a study showing how emotional eating habits are learned and can be unlearned. [00:37:48]
- The concept of discordant hunger cues is explained, detailing why people who lose weight often feel hungrier and how this impacts long-term weight maintenance. [00:44:39]
- How palates can change over time, reducing cravings for hyper-palatable foods and making healthy eating easier. [00:56:09]
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Website: https://mauiathletics.com/
Instagram: @drallanbacon
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