Degrees of Health Anorexia Recovery, Ketosis & How We Medicalised Hunger | Michelle Ann Hurn, RD
What if we’ve been treating eating disorders the wrong way?
In this deeply personal and provocative episode, registered dietitian Michelle Hurn shares her journey from severe anorexia and psychiatric medication to ultra-running and mental clarity through a radical change in nutrition.
Ben and Michelle unpack the broken foundations of dietetics, why metabolic health is inseparable from mental health and how the standard of care may be making things worse.
We cover:
🥩 Why animal-based diets are helping eating disorder recovery
🧠 The link between stable blood sugar and psychiatric health
📉 The connection between calories, insulin and metabolic disorders
🏃♀️ Running long distances with zero carb loading
🧪 Exogenous ketones vs. yerba mate for ketone production
🔥 GLP-1 drugs, health at every size and what we’re getting wrong
From hospital feeding tubes to ketones and carnivore protocols, this is a raw, real and - we hope - hopeful conversation about what happens when you stop following the food pyramid and start listening to your body.
Find Michelle:
Mentioned in this episode:
Book - The Dietitian’s Dilemma by Michelle Ann Hurn
Case Study: Ketogenic Diets in Anorexia
Paper - Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction
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