Dr. Jenn Huber joins us to talk all about protein and how to approach eating with menopause in mind (hint, it’s not as scary as you’ve been led to believe!).
It seems like every day, diet culture finds a new way to make us feel guilty for our bodies changing. It’s not news that women in menopause are a group preyed on by diet culture, but lately this pressure has been heavily centered around protein. We hear it in the news, on social media, and in advertising: How much is enough? Can eating a lot of protein support aging?
If you find yourself unsure about how to feel about the messaging you’re seeing around protein, this episode is for you. We get into the small truths that people extrapolate to make false claims, the pressure women feel to eat in unrealistic ways, and the importance of satisfaction when making meal decisions.
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If you’re feeling overwhelmed or confused on how much is really needed for nourishment, you’re not alone. This episode should hopefully make you feel a lot more confident in trusting your body to tell you what it needs, and help you to shed any guilt or confusion you feel when you hear influencers try to convince you that protein is the magic elixir to aging.
More About Jenn:
Dr. Jenn Salib Huber is a Canadian Registered Dietitian, Naturopathic Doctor, and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and she's on a mission to help women manage menopause without diets and food rules. She helps women navigate the physical and emotional changes that happen in perimenopause and menopause, including their search for food freedom and body confidence. Working from a health at every size approach, she teaches women to become intuitive eaters and build body confidence at any stage of midlife. In addition to her 1:1 and small group programs, she's the host of 'The Midlife Feast' podcast and community that helps women "undiet" their lives after 40 so they can nourish a relationship with food that helps them discover the magic of midlife!
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