“Nerding Out on Nutrition: How Good Food Makes Good Health Possible” with Laura Iu

The Not Old - Better Show

Paul Vogelzang

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🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Prevention Magazine Healthy Living series. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and it’s great to have you with us today!

If you’ve ever felt like food is your enemy—whether it’s battling guilt over your choices, struggling to stick with a diet, or feeling overwhelmed by conflicting health advice—you’re not alone. Today’s guest, Laura Iu, is here to offer a fresh perspective on how food can be a source of joy, nourishment, and healing.

Laura Iu is a registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor, yoga teacher, and a passionate advocate for changing the way we think about nutrition. With a focus on breaking free from the diet mentality, Laura empowers her clients to reconnect with their bodies, embrace all foods guilt-free, and prioritize health at every size. She’s also an expert on the fascinating gut-brain connection and how what we eat can affect not just our physical health, but our mood, memory, and overall mental well-being.

Additionally, Laura Iu is a. Prevention Medical Review Board Member and spends her days helping clients understand all that and more. Here, she shares some wisdom about sustainable healthy eating as a powerful tool.

In today’s conversation, Laura shares her journey from premed student to nutrition expert, the science of intuitive eating, and practical ways to embrace sustainable, healthy habits—no calorie counting or juice cleanses required!

Whether you’re managing a chronic condition, looking to improve your relationship with food, or simply curious about the power of nutrition to transform your health, this episode is for you.

So grab a cup of tea, settle in, and get ready for an insightful discussion on how good food truly makes good health possible. And now, let’s welcome our guest, Laura Iu, to The Not Old Better Show, Prevention Magazine Interview Series.

My thanks to Laura Iu, Prevention Magazine and Executive Producer Sam Heninger. My thanks to you our wonderful audience here on radio and podcast. Be well, be safe and Let’s Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show Prevention Magazine Healthy Living Series on radio and podcast. Thanks, everybody and we’ll see you next time.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Not Old Better Show Prevention magazine, Healthy Living interview series on radio and podcast.
0:09.9	The show covering all things health, wellness, culture, and more.
0:14.3	The show for all of us who aren't old, we're better.
0:17.3	Each week, we'll interview superstars, experts, and ordinary people doing extraordinary things,
0:23.9	all related to this wonderful experience of getting better, not just older. Now, here's your host,
0:30.9	the award-winning Paul Vogelzang. Welcome to the Not Old Better Show Prevention Magazine Healthy Living interview series. I'm Paul Vogelsang,
0:42.5	and it's great to have you with us today. You know, if you've ever felt like food is your
0:47.4	enemy, whether it's battling guilt over your choices struggling to stick with the diet or just feeling overwhelmed by the
0:56.4	conflicting health advice that's out there online. Oh my gosh, you're not alone. Today's guest
1:01.8	is Prevention Magazine Medical Review Board member Laura You. Laura is here to offer a fresh
1:09.0	perspective on how food can be really a source of joy,
1:12.6	nourishment, and healing.
1:14.6	Laura Yu is a registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor, yoga teacher,
1:20.6	and a passionate advocate for changing the way we think about nutrition.
1:24.6	With a focus on breaking free from the diet mentality, Laura Yu empowers
1:31.0	all of us to reconnect with our bodies, embrace all foods, gil-free, and prioritize health at every
1:39.3	size. She'll talk about all of this. Laura Yu is also an expert on the fascinating gut-brain connection and how what we eat can
1:48.2	affect not just our physical health, but our mood, memory, and overall mental well-being.
1:54.3	It's just a fascinating interview.
1:56.3	We're also going to learn about Laura's work with the Prevention Medical Review Board.
2:00.3	She's a member she spends
2:01.4	her days helping clients understand all of this nutrition information. And she's going to join us
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