82: The connection between our moods and food with Micah Siva, R.D.
Well To The Core
Robin Long
4.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 19 October 2022
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever felt hangry? Do you notice when your moods fluctuate throughout the day? Food might have something to do with it. There is often a connection between food and our moods and this episode of The Balanced Life podcast will help you improve that connection.
Registered dietician (RD), Micah Siva, joins me today to discuss how food can help you boost your mood. Micah is one of the primary dieticians who works to create the RD-approved recipes found in the Lindywell membership. Micah helps us nourish our bodies in realistic, practical, delicious ways.
In this episode, we’ll discuss what led her to start her career in nutrition, how foods affect our moods, the best foods for brain health, and which foods can improve inflammation. Make sure to stick around until the end to hear which kitchen tools Micah thinks are the best to have for the at-home cook.
Resources & People Mentioned
- Episode 71 - The Hidden Hormone Epidemic: A conversation with Dr. Aviva Romm
- Episode 40 - How I Overcame Paralyzing Anxiety
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Robin Long, Pilates instructor and founder of Lindy Well. Here on the Balance Life |
| 0:14.7 | podcast, you'll find honest conversations about health, wellness, self-care, work-life balance, and everything in between. We'll cover it |
| 0:24.2 | all and provide inspiration, resources, and practical tips to help you become the healthiest |
| 0:29.8 | version of yourself, inside and out. Hello and welcome back to the podcast. I'm very excited because today we have Micah Siva as our |
| 0:41.7 | guests and I cannot wait for you to get to know her and learn from her. Micah is one of the |
| 0:47.4 | primary dietitians that we work with here at Lindy Well. So she is the talented, gifted, |
| 0:54.1 | and brilliant woman who creates our |
| 0:56.4 | RD-approved recipes that are found within the Lindy Well membership. And we are so |
| 1:01.0 | grateful for the way that she really helps us to nourish our bodies in realistic, practical, |
| 1:06.4 | and delicious ways. So as we dive into this conversation, today you'll hear what led Micah to start |
| 1:13.0 | a career in nutrition. It's a really insightful story that I think many of you will relate to in some |
| 1:18.1 | ways. And we're also going to be diving into foods and moods. So this month is Mental Health |
| 1:24.1 | Awareness Month and nutrition plays a big component and not just our physical |
| 1:27.7 | health, but also our mental health. So as I mentioned, you'll learn the impact of certain foods |
| 1:32.8 | on our moods. We'll also talk about how to feed our brain for healthy brains with good memories |
| 1:39.3 | and focus and all of that good stuff. We're going to talk about how to incorporate more anti-inflammatory foods into our diet. |
| 1:47.4 | And much, much more. |
| 1:49.2 | And one of my favorite things is stay till the end because Micah, who is also a trained chef, |
| 1:53.7 | shares her best kitchen tools that she recommends you have as an at-home cook. |
| 1:58.7 | So this was a great part of the conversation. |
| 2:00.8 | I think you'll enjoy it too. So without further So this was a great part of the conversation. I think you'll |
| 2:01.2 | enjoy it too. So without further ado, let's go ahead and dive in. |
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