Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition, brought to you by nutritional weight and wellness. Today we will be

discussing the food connection to anxiety and depression. But before we get into our topic today,

we are very excited to introduce you to Alyssa Creachie, a new voice on our show. Alisa is a registered and licensed dietitian.

She actually joined our team of dietitians and nutritionists over a year ago.

But due to the COVID pandemic restrictions, we have not been able to have her join us on

Dishing Up Nutrition.

You know, almost everyone who works at nutritional weight and wellness has their own personal

story and health challenges, including Alyssa.

Many of you may think that dietitians and nutritionists have always eaten perfectly, so they

can't possibly have any health problems or issues. Well, that's not really true.

We know that. That's right. No one is perfect. And that includes all of us, all of the nutritionists

and dietitians. That's correct. You know, having health challenges, like we do, you know,

helps us relate to our clients and to understand

their struggles.

We also understand that in today's world of processed foods, it is always not very easy at all

to start and stick with a real food eating plan.

Even when we know that it's best for our health, we sometimes cheat.

Yes, we do. Yep. We're just a broken group of dietitians, aren't we, Dar? No, but it's a part,

that's right. It's just a part of life. And there are challenges when it comes to health, you know,

everybody. We all have it from time to time.

So be sure to stay tuned today because Alyssa will share a little about her own challenges with anxiety and depression, particularly that she experienced as a teen.

If you are a parent with a son or daughter going through the roller

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