Health Gain, Health Scams, and Health Determinants

Today's interview is with PhD student and Intuitive Eating Counselor Brianna Towne. We discuss the science behind weight (newsflash, your weight isn't necessarily tied to your health), social determinants of health, health scams, and what it looks like to eat for health gain - not just weight loss. Scroll down to find specific topics and jump to that time in the episode.

As always, nutrition does not heal mental health; however, it can support the management of symptoms.

To learn more about Brie, MS, her resources, and her 1:1 support, visit her website at https://verdurehouse.com/ or her Instagram at Briannatowne.

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) Introductions and Brie's Journey

(07:00) Factors that Influence Weight

(19:00) Practical Steps toward Ditching Diet Culture

(25:18) Clinically Meaningful Weight Loss

(30:22) Identifying Health Scams Online

(35:34) Extreme Diets: Why and When They Work (And Don't)

(41:15) Non-Scale Victories and Diet Diversity