Healing Your Gut May Be the Key to Losing Weight

Meg has been working as a Registered Dietitian for 15 + years. She has a diverse nutrition background in a variety of areas including: Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Cardiac Disease, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Food Intolerances/Allergies and Diabetes. Meg earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at Saint Joseph University in West Hartford, CT. Harmony With Food™ Radio Show on News Radio 920AM WHJJ and 104.7FM on the radio or stream it live every Saturday from 11am-12pm EST<br /><br />Show Notes<br /><br />This week on the Harmony with Food Podcast, I discussed how your gut health and microbiome contribute to weight loss resistance.<br /><br />Do you feel like you've tried everything to lose weight? I see clients all the time who are working out regularly, and have tried intermittent fasting, Weight Watchers, etc., and still can't get their weight to budge. If that sounds familiar to you, don't fear! We can get to the bottom of of what's going on.<br /><br />One Size Does Not Fit All<br /><br />I am a firm believer that one size does not fit all, which is why I am an anti-diet dietician. Differences in genetic prenatal experience, health history, lifestyle, nutrient intake, biochemistry metabolism, and our microbiome all contribute to individualized differences observed in response to therapeutic diets, nutrition, and nutrition status. <br /><br />Even the timing of eating, stress responses, chemicals in our food, and use of household products called obesegens can all make a difference in our health.<br /><br />This is why I have the Bio Unique Boutique. The testing done in the Bio Unique Boutique can help me better understand your individualized biochemistry, how your body metabolizes food, and what nutrition strategies will work best for you. <br /><br />Gut Health &amp; Weight Loss Resistance<br /><br />Inflammatory Foods<br /><br />We all know that certain foods like sugar, fast food, etc. can cause inflammation in the body, but did you know that even some quote-on-quote "healthy foods"