What The Actual Fork Podcast

We interview longtime fan of the pod, Jenn Salib Huber who is a Canadian registered dietitian and naturopathic doctor. In this episode we talk about what defines perimenopause and menopause, food is NOT medicine and if soy is safe for women. Menopause or no menopause, we cover topics in this episode that every human can benefit from! Including the conversation about soy that we’ve been NEEDING to have for you all. This episode is so informative and it’s clear that Jenn is completely passionate about this topic! If you’re gonna hear this info, you need to hear it from THE menopause nutritionist. Find Jenn on IG @menopause.nutritionist Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com ***This episode is sponsored by Arrowhead Mills. Use code “ARROWHEADVIP” for 15% off any Arrowhead Mills product at vitacost.com . PLEASE NOTE UPDATED CODE.*** 

This week on the pod we have our very first endocrinologist! Dr. Dodell is a board certified endocrinologist who received his medical degree from Albany Medical College. He completed his internal medicine residency and endocrinology fellowship at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, affiliated with Columbia University. He is currently in private practice at Central Park Endocrinology taking weight stigma out of healthcare! He has even removed weight from his medical charts. In this episode we talk about how stress impacts blood sugar, why stress management matters, and how weight does not lead to disease! Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com ***This episode is sponsored by Arrowhead Mills. Use code “ARROWHEADVIP” for 15% off any Arrowhead Mills product at vitacost.com . PLEASE NOTE UPDATED CODE.***

You already know who Kaisa Keranen is, so we’ll keep this brief- Kaisa is a badass fitness coach and owner of KaisaFit. She has a masters in exercise science and graduated from University of Washington where she was on the track and field team. After a major injury ended her career, her relationship with her body completely changed and she’s never turned back! In this episode we talk all about what’s wrong with the fitness industry, creating your “why” for movement, and why your body is your BEST friend. This episode is so powerful and we are willing to bet it will make you either tear up or full on sob after hearing Kaisa talk about her relationship with her body. Find Kaisa on IG @kaisafit Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com ***This episode is sponsored by Arrowhead Mills. Use code “ARROWHEADVIP” for 15% off any Arrowhead Mills product at vitacost.com . PLEASE NOTE UPDATED CODE.*** 

This week on the pod we have Asher Larmie BACK and they are ready to shake. shit. up! Asher (they/theirs/he/his) is back on WTAF and there are a lot of updates! Since our last episode, they have changed their name from Natasha to Asher and come out as transgender. Additionally, he started an AMAZING campaign called #noweigh. This campaign is HAES aligned and forces doctors to prioritize the patients health over weight at doctor's visits by encouraging patients to refuse regular weighing protocol. @noweighcampaign provides resources to empower clients of every size body through this conversation on their website noweigh.org. We talk about how forked up weight centric healthcare is, the #NOWEIGH campaign, Asher’s whole life transformation. Find them on IG @thefatdoctoruk Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com ***This episode is sponsored by Arrowhead Mills. Use code “ARROWHEADVIP” for 15% off any Arrowhead Mills product at vitacost.com . PLEASE NOTE UPDATED CODE.***  Links mentioned in episode:  #noweigh Campaign Website noweigh.org Asher Larmie Website https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk Nicola Salmon Episode https://drunkdietitians.libsyn.com/2021/09 or search episode name “Fat Positive Fertility” on your favorite podcast platform!

James Rose (they/she) is a non-binary New York City-based actor, Health At Every Size personal trainer, trauma-informed yoga teacher, and the co-host of the Full Soul Nutrition Podcast. This episode was first released during Transgender Awarenss Week in 2020 and James graciously shares their experience exploring their gender identity in addition to how that has impacted their relationship with food and body. In this episode we talk all about James’ eating disorder experience, gender identity exploration, and body dysmorphia vs body dysphoria. This episode is one of our most important EVER as we talk about things we haven’t in any other episode! It’s so critical to learn more about how to support, uplift, and respect trans folx and we are so happy you’re here to learn with us! Find James on IG @jamesissmiling Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

Our guest this week is the hilarious and fiery Lauren Link! You may know her from her snarky IG posts (find her on IG @linktonutrition) debunking diet culture myths as it relates to sports nutrition and nutrition for the average joe. Lauren is an ex collegiate soccer player and director of sports nutrition at Purdue University. She was one of the first full time sports dietitians and has been working to grow the field ever since, providing programs to dietetics students to get sports nutrition experience and serving on the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietetics Association (CPSDA) board. You’ll hear all about this in the episode, but her passion lies in empowering her student athletes with the tools to take care of themselves after they graduate and no longer have an abundance of resources at their fingertips. We talk about identity after sport, how to stay healthy as a “normal human”, and how intuitve eating fits into sports like wrestling. On top of all of that, she answers our question: can you perform your best while intuitive eating? Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

This week's re-release is important because it’s all about how exercise can help or hurt your relationship with your body. Through diet culture we’ve learned that exercise is for altering the way your body looks but diet culture neglects to tell you about the physiological benefits of exercise for your body. Jenna talks about what exercise obsession looks like, diet cultures impact on relationship with exercise, and how to find sustainable exercise habits. This episode is for everyone on an intuitive eating journey or people who are questioning their relationship with exercise. This episode is SO impactful and 100% for you! Find Jenna on IG @happystronghealthy.rd Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

We are even more excited to re-release this episode than we were the first time it aired! This week on WTAF we’re re-releasing our episode with the one and only @victoriagarrick. Victoria is a TED Talk speaker, host of @realpod, former D1 volleyball player, and founder of @thehiddenopponent. As if you needed more reason to love her, she is also an intuitive eating and in eating disorder recovery. We talk about mental health advocacy in collegiate athletics, pressure on D1 athletes, and the transition from binge eating disorder and recovery to intuitive eating. This episode is so powerful because it’s relatable, honest, and REAL. If you have been impacted by diet culture or if you’re an athlete, you NEED to listen to this episode! Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

We couldn’t NOT repost this hilarious episode with @thenutritiontea! This week on the pod we have the IG famous registered dietitian, Shana Minei Spence. Shana started her professional career with a BS in fashion merchandising and after 8 years in the field, decided to pursue dietetics. Like so many of us, counseling on BMI and weight loss just didn’t feel exactly right and long story short- she’s now rooted in intuitive eating and health at every size. This week we talk about Shana’s passions outside of nutrition, organic vs non-organic foods, and how to protect your peace as a creator. This episode is so fun and the absolute perfect conversation to end your week! Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

This week on the pod we have the one and only, Anna Sweeney. Anna is a registered dietitian specialized in eating disorder treatment and committed to social justice. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 15 and has been living with MS for 22 years now. She uses her powerful instagram platform to share her story, share information, and provide a safe community for her followers. We talk about body acceptance with a disability, anti-diet and social justice, and diet culture celebrity influence. Find Anna on IG @dietitiananna Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com