Whole-Hearted Eating ™ with Dana Monsees & Cristina Hoyt Dana Monsees & Cristina Hoyt

 In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to have Dani Lebovitz, the passionate force behind Kid Food Explorers, joining us. As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Pediatric Dietitian, Dani is on a mission to empower parents in raising confident and adventurous eaters. Today, we’re exploring how to navigate the often-conflicting expectations and information surrounding children’s nutrition. Dani sheds light on the importance of fostering food competence through STEAM activities and steering away from shame and embracing a balanced approach between catering and consideration. Join us as we uncover practical strategies for creating harmony at the table and nurturing a positive relationship with food in our families.







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Find Dani & Kid Food Explorers:









* Instagram: @kid.food.explorers







* Website: http://www.kidfoodexplorers.com/









Find your hosts:







– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &  on TikTok – @danamonsees– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition







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This week we’re doing a deep dive on tools, foods, and supplements that are being touted as ” natural ozempic “, including oats, berberine, akkermansia, and continuous glucose monitors (CGM’s) . Does a natural ozempic even exist? How do these tools work in the body, and do they actuallly work as social media says they do? Why is no one talking about potential side effects (like pooping your pants on the regular??!) 







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Recommendations & Resources Mentioned:









*  The Rise of Ozempic (bonus episode from 2023!)







* The Oprah Ozempic special – the cure to weight stigma??







* Colostrum, creatine, and 75 no thanks I’m busy that day {listener questions}







* Breaking down gut health trends (part 2)









Find your hosts:







– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &  on TikTok – @danamonsees– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition







Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone –







Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP







Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1







Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com !







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Dr. Colleen Reichmann joins us again this week for a very needed, very nuanced conversation around aging, self-care, botox and body image! We talk about how it’s normal to experience conflicted feelings about aging and ‘tweakments’ like botox, fillers, red light therapy, etc. We also discuss how insisting people should just love their bodies as they age and calling age a privilege doesn’t address the system that creates the fear of aging.







Join our Patreon community to get access to our end-of-month episodes and this week’s “after the episode” bonus! Plus, you’ll get an entire year of bonus episodes and deep dive content to help you work on your body image, relationship with food, and manage chronic health conditions from a compassionate, evidence-based approach. Check it out at patreon.com/wholeheartedeating







Find Dr. Colleen:









* Instagram: @drcolleenreichmann







* Website: Dr. Colleen Reichmann







* The messiness of motherhood with Dr. Colleen Reichmann







* Alcohol culture and our relationship with food, with Dr Colleen Reichmann









Find your hosts:







– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &  on TikTok – @danamonsees– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition







Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone –







Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP







Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1







Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com !







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This week we have a nutrition in the news episode all about Big Food and anti-diet influencers & dietitians! A juicy article came up on Washington Post that we *needed* to dig into, titled: As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice – and you KNOW we were going to have some opinions on this one. We discuss how anti-diet language is being co-opted, but not in the way the article mentions. Big Food is also starting to cash in on the anti-diet “trend” and marketing to reach more people. Let’s discuss!







PS – I mentioned “the Examiner” as the other paper the Washington Post did this report with, it’s actually “the Examination”, which calls itself “a a new nonprofit newsroom specializing in global public health reporting.”







 PS – want to see more behind the scenes? Check out our planning doc over on Patreon for even more sass!







Join our Patreon community to get access to our end-of-month episodes. Plus, you’ll get an entire year of bonus episodes and deep dive content to help you work on your body image, relationship with food, and manage chronic health conditions from a compassionate, evidence-based approach. Check it out at patreon.com/wholeheartedeating







Resources Mentioned:









*  How thoughts about food can raise blood sugar {non-diet nutrition research study}









Find your hosts:







– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &  on TikTok – @danamonsees– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition







Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone –







Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP







Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1







Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com !







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In this episode we’re breaking down more gut health trends, gut supplements, testing, and more – inspired by your questions! In this episode we’re covering: food sensitivity testing, stool testing, hydrogen water, Seed probiotic, $100 probiotics (from Pendulum), and at-home breath testing for symptom management. Don’t forget to check out part 1 – Colostrum, creatine, and 75 no thanks I’m busy that day {listener questions}







Join our Patreon community to get access to an entire year and a half of bonus episodes, access to the final episode of every month, and deep dive content to help you work on your body image, relationship with food, and manage chronic health conditions from a compassionate, evidence-based approach. Check it out at patreon.com/wholeheartedeating







Recommendations:









* Q&A: Stool Testing & GI-MAP case study







* Colostrum, creatine, and 75 no thanks I’m busy that day {listener questions}







* Probiotics & Prebiotics – your questions, answered! 







* Full video review of Foodmarble, breaking down their claims







* Stressful season toolkit and the gut-brain + stress + hormones connection with Kaely McDevitt









Studies mentioned:









* Hydrogen Water: Extra Healthy or a Hoax?—A Systematic Review. PMID: 38256045







* Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics – a review – doi: 10.1007/s13197-015-1921-1 







* Role of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics in management of inflammatory bowel disease – doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i14.2078







* Pendulum Probiotics – their “science” page linked here









Find your hosts:







– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &  on TikTok – @danamonsees– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition







Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone –







Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP







Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1







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This week we’re doing a deep dive on the negative body image and gut health connection! It’s natural when things aren’t going great internally with your body that you’re not going to feel good about your body image. Why is this? We’re digging into the gut-brain connection, how and why having a diagnosis (or cluster of symptoms) can really send your body image into a ditch, and what you can do about it. Check out the resources we mentioned on today’s episode here!







Join our Patreon community to get access to an entire year of bonus episodes and deep dive content to help you work on your body image, relationship with food, and manage chronic health conditions from a compassionate, evidence-based approach. Check it out at patreon.com/wholeheartedeating







Recommendations & Resources Mentioned:









* Colostrum, creatine, and 75 no thanks I’m busy that day {listener questions} 







* How gut issues are influenced by your relationship with food, with Marci Evans







* Reclaiming Body Trust with Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant









Find your hosts:







– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &  on TikTok – @danamonsees– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition







Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone –







Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP







Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1







Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com !







If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you!