441: Emotional cravings, end-of-life care & what to eat when you’re stressed | registered dietitian Jess Cording, R.D., CDN,

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🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Jess Cording, R.D., CDN: “There is tremendous power in fixing the little things we can do something about.” Jess, a registered dietitian, health coach, and author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the self-care struggle, plus: - Jess’s experience caring for a loved one with terminal illness (~00:25) - Challenges caring for a loved one as a licensed professional (~05:01) - Why we should talk more about drug-nutrient interactions (~08:40) - How stress can manifest physically in the body (~12:59) - How Jess managed her long-term stress (~15:01) - How to deal with physical vs. emotional food cravings (~17:56) - Why you should only fix what you can (~23:18) - What everyone should know about end-of-life care (~25:04) - What we can learn about health from famous musicians (~30:52) - Advice for someone facing an insurmountable illness right now (~36:54) Referenced in the episode: - Jess's book, The Farewell Tour: A Caregiver's Guide to Stress Management, Sane Nutrition, and Better Sleep. - mbg Podcast episode #167, with Jess. - Listen to The Farewell Tour Playlist on Spotify. - The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits That Will Set You Free, by Melissa Urban. Take 25% off our nootropics with code BRAINCODE. Cannot combine with gift cards or other discount codes. Apply code at checkout. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on Youtube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wackeb, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.
0:30.2	What's the way for Champions League and Europa League live an exclusive on TNT Sports?
0:37.6	Jessica Cording is a registered dietitian health coach and author with a passion for helping people
0:43.4	simplify their wellness routine and build a sustainable healthy habits. She's the author of an
0:49.4	incredibly moving book titled The Farewell Tour, a caregiver's guide to stress management,
0:55.3	sane nutrition and better sleep. Jess, welcome back. Yeah, it's so nice to be here, Jason.
1:01.8	So I found your book to be incredibly moving and I think a great resource for a lot of people
1:07.6	who are struggling with illness, specifically terminal illness and their families.
1:14.0	So let's start there with the story of your dad. Yeah, well, you know, my dad was he's a stubborn
1:21.6	Greek Italian man, you know, five foot five at his tallest, but just one of these people who is
1:26.8	just larger than life. You know, he, he worked working class on Long Island and you know, he
1:34.4	he actually his folks work their multiple jobs, but they, you know, showed dogs on their weekends.
1:40.0	It was like their weird side hobby. So he kind of grew up taking care of animals and thought maybe
1:45.0	he'd become a veterinarian. But he, you know, went to that's he went to college and realized very
1:50.0	quickly that school was not for him. And found his way into the communication steel. You know,
1:54.7	he'd been really, he loved sports using a scouted from my early baseball, but was too short to actually play.
2:02.0	But he found his way, you know, he thought sports journalism, but he found his way to use it.
2:07.8	And my, my parents actually met with my mom as a program director after college rehabilitation.
2:13.5	And my dad was working at Hollywood records at the time and on the promotion side and they
2:18.8	you know, developed a friendship professionally. And I tell a story in the book, you know, they finally
2:25.6	met in person at a press chump kit for a band that the jam. And it was kind of, you know, that was
2:32.1	kind of where that started. You know, it was, working with this book was very interesting for me as a,
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