Intuitive Bites Podcast EP171 - ADHD and Intuitive Eating with Rebecca King
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Feb 17, 2024 Rebecca King, a nutritionist specializing in ADHD, shares her insights on how ADHD impacts eating habits. She discusses the unique challenges individuals face, including emotional eating and binge eating. King emphasizes the importance of intuitive eating over restrictive diets, offering practical strategies to recognize hunger cues and maintain regular eating patterns. The conversation highlights a tailored coaching program aimed at helping those with ADHD build a healthier relationship with food and navigate their intuitive eating journey.
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Rebecca King's Healing Journey
- Rebecca King found intuitive eating after struggling with various fad diets that worsened her binge eating.
- She realized that intuitive eating was the approach that finally helped her stop binging and heal her relationship with food.
ADHD Presentation in Women
- ADHD has different types and often presents differently in women than in men.
- Many women remain undiagnosed because diagnostic criteria focused on hyperactive boys and don't always apply to adults.
ADHD and Body Cue Challenges
- ADHD causes people to override body cues, like ignoring hunger to finish tasks.
- This leads to delayed eating and cravings for fast, easy foods when hunger becomes overwhelming.