015: How to Eat Your Way Through Menopause Without Dieting, Tracking or Losing Your Mind | Dr. Jenn Salib Huber

What if the reason you feel exhausted, inflamed, and out of control during menopause has nothing to do with eating too much, and everything to do with decades of being taught to eat too little?In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Dr. Jenn Salib Huber, registered dietitian, naturopathic doctor, intuitive eating coach, and author of Eat to Thrive During Menopause. Together they dismantle the food rules, diet myths, and cultural conditioning that have kept women hungry, confused, and stuck in cycles of restriction for most of their lives.From the truth about soy and phytoestrogens to why your brain needs carbohydrates to function, why satisfaction is the secret sauce of any sustainable way of eating, and why the scale is one of the worst metrics you can use to measure your health in midlife, this conversation will change how you think about food.Because your hunger was never the problem. The rules were.In this episode, you’ll discover:What intuitive eating actually means and why most people have it completely wrongThe difference between not dieting and truly eating intuitivelyWhy satisfaction is the missing piece of every nutrition plan that has ever failed youThe truth about soy, phytoestrogens, and why the breast cancer fear was based on bad scienceWhy your brain needs at least 125 grams of carbohydrates a day and what happens when it does not get themHow eating patterns matter more than individual foods during perimenopause and menopauseWhy outcome-based goals almost always fail and what to set insteadThe real reason bodies change in midlife and how much of it is actually within your controlWhy cheese is not the enemy and what the research actually says about dairy fatHow to unlearn decades of diet culture rules and start trusting your body againWe talk about:00:00 Introduction to Dr. Jenn Salib Huber and why this conversation changes everything01:30 What intuitive eating actually means versus what most people think it means05:30 Why permission is the foundation of trust with food09:00 What undieting your thinking means and why it has to come before intuitive eating12:00 Why satisfaction is the secret sauce and what sensory specific satiety actually means16:00 How eating patterns during menopause affect symptoms more than individual foods17:00 Why carbohydrates are essential for sleep mood and brain function in midlife19:00 The truth about soy phytoestrogens and the breast cancer myth debunked21:00 Why the question is not how do I lose weight but how do I want to feel25:00 Why outcome based goals fail and what behavior based goals do instead28:00 Why your results will never look like someone else's and why that is completely okay31:00 Cheese coffee and why no food should ever be off limitsConnect with Dr. JennInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/menopause.nutritionist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennND YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@menopause.nutritionist Book: https://www.menopausenutritionist.ca/Book Website: https://www.menopausenutritionist.ca/ / https://www.jennsalibhuber.ca/ Connect with meInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/ #MenopauseNutrition #IntuitiveEating #MidlifeHealth #EatTheFuckingFood #PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #FoodFreedom #UndietYourMind #MenopauseDiet #AntiDietCulture #WomensHealthOver40 #CarbohydratesAndHormones #SoyAndMenopause #MidlifeFeast #DrJennSalibHuber