168. Sports Dietitian Reacts: Why These Viral Diet Trends Are Ruining Your Recovery

In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly dive into another round of our Sports Dietitian Reacts series to break down the viral nutrition trends that are actively ruining your period recovery. We are tackling the modern wave of wellness misinformation that drives us bananas and keeps female athletes stuck in a cycle of under fueling. From the explosion of pharmaceutical marketing to the questionable advice found in online forums, we cut through the noise to give you the evidence based truth about what your body actually needs to heal from hypothalamic amenorrhea and low energy availability.Reilly leads the conversation by reacting to the current GLP-1 medication movement and how these drugs are being heavily advertised and used for vanity metrics rather than actual medical management. Jenna then breaks down the clever rebranding of diet culture, exposing how the wellness industry packages the same old restrictive rules in new messaging, proving that there is no magic pill or lifestyle hack that can override the basic human need for adequate energy.Finally, Lilly addresses the misinformation circulating on Reddit threads regarding functional hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery. We talk about the danger of taking anecdotal advice from strangers online. Join us as we vent about the trends holding you back and redirect the focus to the fundamentals of consistent, sports nutrition.The Eat More Carbs Podcast is the go-to podcast for the GIRLIES who want to fuel their body properly with easy, fun, and simple nutrition! Hosted by Reilly Beatty and Jenna Fisher, two registered dietitians who bring you weekly episodes to help you meet your goals while breaking free of diet culture. You can follow Reilly, Jenna and Lilly on Instagram @reilly.beatty.nutrition @jenna.fisher.nutrition @lillyreimer.nutritionStruggle with figuring out what advice you should be following to achieve your goal of period recovery? Visit teamsteadystate.com or click here for more information about the Period Recovery Program