Desiree talks with me about the importance of seeing the big picture when investigating our triggers rather than automatically linking symptoms with food. By trusting our body’s innate ability to heal, we can shift our daily patterns and enjoy greater wellbeing. Desiree Nielsen BSc RD is a registered dietitian, author and host with a focus on plant-based nutrition, chronic inflammation and digestive health. She is the author of the bestselling plant-based cookbook Eat More Plants and the Allsorts Podcast as well as an upcoming gut health cookbook (2022). Contact Desiree at www.desireerd.com or on IG @desireenielsenrd.

Laura Mae Ramsey, a content creator focusing on ARFID and OCD recovery, shares her journey from only eating three foods due to health trauma. She discusses the mindset shifts helping her in recovery, self-imposed dietary restrictions, relationship between health trauma and food mistrust, and emotional impact of ARFID.

Boston-based dietitian Kate discusses the importance of remaining curious about food tolerance and personalized diet changes. She explores the negative impact of strict food rules and misconceptions in digestive health, emphasizing individualized approaches. Kate also delves into intuitive eating practices, promoting a positive relationship with food and debunking diet culture myths.

Irene is on an inspiring journey towards peace and acceptance of her uncertain health conditions. She shares five tips that have brought light into darkness. Irene was diagnosed with celiac disease in December 2015. Despite a strict gluten-free diet, she continued having severe food reactions - which eventually led to a mast cell activation syndrome diagnosis. Irene reacts to food, stress, hormones, sunlight, temperature changes, medications, and other environmental changes. As with many mast cell patients, her reactions are not consistent. Something could trigger her one day, but be tolerated the next day. Accidental gluten ingestion has led to anaphylactic-like mast cell flares that take several weeks for recovery. The most isolating part of her illness has been avoiding scents and sunlight.

This episode's inspiration started with Andrea's insightful Instagram post reminding us to look at the big picture of gut symptom triggers rather than focusing solely on food. Learn about the effects of stress on the digestive system and how this relates to the gut-brain axis.   Andrea Hardy, RD Andrea is a registered dietitian from Calgary, Canada, where she runs a multi-disciplinary digestive health practice called Ignite Nutrition. She specializes in gut health & gastrointestinal diseases and is recognized in the media as 'Canada's Gut Health Expert.' Using her skills in evidence-based knowledge translation, she empowers Canadians to make lifestyle changes to support a healthy gut. She has spoken on the TEDx stage, as well as internationally, about digestive health. Follow her on Instagram at @andreahardyrd or tune into her gut health podcast 'Let's Gut Real' which is all about making nutrition science easy to digest!

Tara was diagnosed with a peanut allergy at three years of age and multiple food sensitivities later in life. She talks with me about the fear she experienced when recently reintroducing soy and chickpea. She also shares the joy and freedom of bringing these foods back into her diet. Tara Cornick, BSN As a registered dietitian from 2002-2016, she assisted thousands of people to eat healthy while adjusting for individual food intolerances, allergies, and health concerns. More recently, Tara has been training in conscious communication, yoga, mindfulness, and trauma. Recently, she joined the FAST Freedom Coaching team.

Michelle Sendowski, Co-founder of Souper Cubes, shares top tips for freezer meals. Strategies include freezing meal components separately for freshness and preparing pre-marinated frozen cubes. The podcast also explores reheating methods, portion control, and organizing the freezer to avoid confusion.

Hannah shares her story of how she became hypervigilant after an accidental peanut exposure and the tools that she used to move past the fear and get back to her old life. Hannah Hunter, MSc, RD Hannah is a specialist allergy dietitian at Guy's Hospital in London, where she splits her time between outpatient clinics, research, and health professional education. Her research interests include peanut allergy, pollen food syndrome and eosinophilic oesophagitis. Hannah's personal experience with peanut anaphylaxis and food sensitivities helps her understand the challenges her clients face.   

Melanie takes the listener on her journey from the unimaginable pain of losing custody of her young son to a place of freedom and peace. Her story inspires us to consider how our thoughts contribute to our suffering and powerlessness. Melanie is an author, speaker, and coach who helps people find freedom from pain, patterns and powerlessness. She is the author of I Don't Think So and has created the online program, Your Whole Hearted Life. Contact Melanie at melanie@yourwholeheartedlife.com

Expert dietitian Judy April discusses living well with food hypersensitivity, emphasizing resilience and finding meaning in the challenges. The podcast also explores the impact of excessive internet research on mental health and the importance of managing health challenges with uncertainty.