On today’s episode of the Plantbased, Not Perfect Podcast I got to interview one of my favorite people and dietitians to follow and learn from – Desiree Nielsen. Desiree is an RD with a focus on plant-based nutrition and gut health, host of The Allsorts Podcast, and author of Good For Your Gut, a cookbook on digestive health. Her practice focus is complex, chronic digestive and inflammatory disease and plant-based approaches to optimal health.
EPISODE TOPICS:
+ Desiree’s personal plantbased journey and road to becoming a dietician
+ Mythbusting wellness “trends” from social media:
– organic vs. non organic
– the truth on soy and what the research shows
– vegetable oils and her choice of oil
– coconut oil folklore
– food combining
– the blood type diet
– lemon water
+ Gut health:
– causes of digestive distress and reasons they go unnoticed
– eating for your specific gut issue (bloating, constipation, Crohns, IBS)
– recipes already designed for you (protect, heal & soothe) and FODMAP friendly
– how to add plant fiber into your diet when you have gut health issues
– normalizing gas and bloating & tips to reduce bloating
– where to start if you believe you have a gut issue
– insight on probiotics and how to test if they work
– bowel movements and how many we should be having a day?
+ What Desiree eats in a day and her plate method as well as her insights on raising plantbased children and tips to deal with family members who don’t eat the way you do.
GIVEAWAY: Enter to win a copy of Desiree’s new book over on my Instagram @hautehealthy
Follow Desiree: https://desireerd.com @desireenielsenrd
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