#175: The Truth About Digestion and Gut Health with Marci Evans, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Eating-Disorder Dietitian
Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison
Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2018
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Summary
Fellow anti-diet dietitian Marci Evans is back! We discuss the intersection of digestive disorders and eating disorders, the risks associated with elimination diets, the role of the gut microbiome in digestion and health, the importance of consistency in self-care and well-being, and so much more! Plus, Christy answers a listener question about why she as a dietitian doesn’t advise people to shift their food choices to less-processed foods.
Marci is a Food and Body Image Healer™. She has dedicated her career to counseling, supervising, and teaching in the field of eating disorders. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and Supervisor, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Certified ACSM personal trainer. In addition to her group private practice, Marci launched an online eating disorders training platform for dietitians in 2015 and co-directs a specialized eating disorders dietetic internship at Simmons College. She volunteers for a number of national eating disorder organizations and has spoken locally and internationally at numerous conferences and media outlets. She loves social media and you can find her on all outlets @MarciRD. Find her online at MarciRD.com.
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| 0:22.8 | Welcome to Food Psych, a podcast about intuitive eating, |
| 0:25.8 | health at every size, body liberation, and taking down diet culture. |
| 0:30.2 | I'm your host, Kristi Harrison, and I'm an anti-diet, registered dietitian |
| 0:33.6 | and certified intuitive eating counselor, offering online courses and programs to help people |
| 0:38.0 | all over the world make peace with food. Join me here every week as I talk with |
| 0:42.2 | interesting people from all walks of life about their relationships with food and their bodies. |
| 0:56.8 | Hey there, welcome to Episode 175 of Food Psych. |
| 1:06.0 | I'm your host, Kristi Harrison, and today I'm talking with Marcy Evans, a food and body |
| 1:10.4 | image healer and a good friend of mine who's back for her second episode on the podcast. |
| 1:15.1 | For her first appearance in Episode 80, we tackled the topic of so-called food addiction, |
| 1:19.8 | and this time we dove deep into another important topic, |
| 1:22.9 | the intersection of digestive disorders and eating disorders, |
| 1:26.2 | including the risks associated with elimination diets, the role of the gut microbiome and digestion |
| 1:31.4 | and health, the importance of consistency in self-care and well-being, and so much more. |
| 1:36.4 | It's a really great one. I think this is going to be a fan favorite, and I can't wait to share |
| 1:40.6 | our conversation with you in just a moment. But first, I'll answer this week's listener question. |
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