The Problem with Waist Trainers, Flat Tummy Teas, and the Pressure to “Snap Back”
Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven
Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
4.9 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Do you think body acceptance has reached the black community? Today we’re talking with Tamara Melton, Registered Dietitian and co-founder of Diversify Dietetics on the topic of Black Beauty Standards, and how society influences how the self-worth of Black women. We talk about everything from hair texture to skin tone to flat tummy tea to juice cleanses, waist trainers and the infamous “snap back”.
In This Episode We’ll Cover:
- Body ideals and how society’s standards influences how we view ourselves
- How the over sexualization of young black girls bodies negatively impacts body image
- Why the pressure to “snap back” is more damaging than we think
- Strategies for celebrating your here and now body
- & MORE
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a deer media production. |
| 0:03.0 | Hi, I'm Wendy. |
| 0:04.1 | And I'm Jess and you're listening to the Food Heaven Podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | Your online resource for inclusive and accessible wellness. |
| 0:21.3 | We are over the moon excited to talk to our girl tomorrow. |
| 0:27.6 | Tamara Melton to be exact. She is a dietician. |
| 0:32.1 | She's also the co-founder of diversified diatetics, |
| 0:35.9 | which we are always hyping up as one of our favorite |
| 0:39.6 | organizations dedicated to increasing diversity in the field of nutrition. |
| 0:44.3 | Tamara has over a decade of experience in education and academia. |
| 0:47.9 | She's taught and advised thousands of students and diverse groups. |
| 0:52.1 | And we wanted to talk to her because she's worked with many black women |
| 0:58.6 | doing nutrition counseling. |
| 1:00.6 | And something that has come up a lot is this idea of like black beauty ideals. |
| 1:06.6 | So we're going to talk about what that means and kind of like how it can manifest. |
| 1:10.4 | Yeah, Tamara is one of my favorite diatition friends. |
| 1:13.6 | If I had a top five on my space, Tamara would be right up there. |
| 1:18.0 | We are always, we're always keeking and sending voice notes. |
| 1:23.2 | So before we jump in, I'm going to go ahead and read a quick listener review from cold brew. |
| 1:29.2 | So it says the right side of health and wellness. |
| 1:31.7 | I love just and Wendy's take on health and wellness. |
| 1:34.3 | They are always giving the best advice for the everyday person. |
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