469: Has the wellness industrial complex gone too far? | Maya Feller, R.D.

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 30 January 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Order a copy of my new book The Joy Of Well-Being at thejoyofwellbeing.com! Maya Feller, R.D.: “There's so much space for slowing down and prioritizing rest without guilt and shame.” Maya, a registered dietitian and cookbook author, joins us to discuss all the diverse, nourishing dishes that come from across the globe, plus: - Maya’s background & nutrition career (~00:20) - Why our country is in a health crisis (~10:03) - Why aren’t we teaching kids about proper nutrition? (~13:42) - Why BMI is inherently flawed (~19:41) - Why so many people still eat so unhealthy (~22:14) - Why “adding” instead of “limiting” is a better way forward (~25:40) - The CGM shortage & why it’s a major problem (~28:59) - Where the wellness industry complex went wrong (~33:05) - How to cut through iffy nutrition trends (~36:14) - Processed foods versus ultra-processed foods (45:16) - Is it problematic that institutions fund nutrition studies? (50:09) - How to make wellness feel a lot less shame-y (~57:24) - Why traditional cooking methods are often healthier (~59:58) - Standout foods from around the world we should all be eating (~01:04:28) - Maya’s go-to recipe when she’s stretched for time (~01:08:07) - The link between flavor & health (~01:09:17) - Why we should welcome disagreement in the health space (~01:10:43) Referenced in the episode: - Maya's book, Eating From Our Roots. - mbg Podcast episode #232 and #162, with Maya. - Read the guidance on childhood obesity by the American Academy of Pediatrics. - mbg Podcast episode #445, with Scott Galloway. - A NY Times article discussing what makes content go viral. - News that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics was receiving funding and investing in companies that create ultra-processed food. - Sign up for our health coaching program. - mbg Podcast episode #413, #362, and #222, with Jeff Bland, Ph.D. - Sign up for The Long Game. 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.
0:07.2	Hey everyone, look, nutrition space can get very heated very quickly. Just scroll through social
0:13.7	media and you'll find countless influencers on their soapbox about what we should and should not
0:18.8	be eating. And there is so much conflicting information. Well, my offeller is straight up done
0:25.7	with all the shaming. There's no one-size-fits-all approach to eating. In fact, she says we should all
0:30.8	celebrate the diverse, nourishing, flavorful dishes that come across the globe and focus on adding
0:39.1	instead of subtracting and eliminating things from our diet. Maya is a registered
0:45.1	dietitian known for providing education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally sensitive
0:50.1	approach. And in this episode, she cuts through the BS nutrition advice that you probably hear
0:55.4	constantly and shares how to make your meals feel good for both your mind and body. Always a
1:02.4	pleasure to have Maya on the show. Maya, welcome. So great to have you back. Jason, thank you for
1:07.8	having me. Always a pleasure. Really excited about your book. And before we jump into that,
1:13.0	you know, maybe start by giving a little bit of background, which I find to be fascinating.
1:20.8	We really haven't talked about on the show, even though you've been on it a few times. You know,
1:25.3	talk about your background, your family, your travels, your unique upbringing, because I think
1:33.9	it's going to get to the why of the work you do in this fantastic book. So let's start there.
1:40.2	Who is Maya? I love that question. And I appreciate that you asked that question. I would say
1:50.4	in my personal life and like in my close circle of friends and family, we always talk so much
1:56.8	about how my formative years and upbringing have really informed how I think about food,
2:04.4	how I think about nutrition, and how I think about equity, how I think about showing up
2:10.2	in public and private spaces. So I appreciate being asked. Mike, there's only so much we could
2:16.9	talk about blood sugar and kale and celery. And we're going to get to all that. But like we
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