Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition. Today's podcast is brought to you by nutritional weight and

wellness. We're a company located in Minnesota, and our mission is to educate and counsel people

to better health through classes and individual

nutrition counseling.

You know, years ago, our focus was on in-person services, like many other businesses.

Of course, with the pandemic and all the other changes going on in the world, we eventually

added virtual classes in counseling, which make up a very large part of

our business now. You know, it's really nice to be able to reach a larger audience, not just in the

United States, but even worldwide. My name is Kara Carper. I'm a licensed nutritionist and

board certified nutrition specialist. And today, we have a very

special guest joining us. And that's the beauty of being able to do these things virtually.

My guest's name is Kathy Irving. I had the honor of meeting Kathy, again virtually, when she

enrolled in the guided menopause series.

She's a longtime Dishing Up Nutrition podcast listener.

Kathy also signed up for our 28-day sugar challenge.

She's taken several of the virtual cooking classes that are taught by our amazing chef, Marianne. She lives in Mississippi with

her husband and 14-year-old daughter. We actually, I feel like we have some things in common.

We have one daughter, you know, one kid, same age. We're both kind of around the same age.

And I know all of you are going to find her story and her health journey really inspiring.

I can't wait to dive in.

So Kathy, thanks so much for being here today.

Oh, thank you for inviting me.

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