18. Intersections of Diet Culture & Endometriosis

In today's episode I had the opportunity to speak with Sarah Yvonne Ramos on the intersections of diet culture and endometriosis . Sarah is a chicana born and raised in the San Gabriel valley.  She was diagnosed with stage IV endometriosis in 2017 and has had a total of 4 surgeries related to her disease. She runs the page Sicker than your average on IG in hopes to spread awareness, resources, and build community for BIPOC women with endometriosis in the east LA area.  In today's episode Sarah shared  her experience with endometriosis The harmful effects of wellness coaches encouraging elimination diets lack of cultural competence and inclusion of cultural foods lack of representation of cultural foods in the endometriosis community the stigma surrounding Mexican food Follow Sarah Ramos on instagram  @sicker_than_your_average [email protected] --------------------------------- I would greatly appreciate if you can leave a review for this podcast Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita on Apple Podcasts! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and TikTok @drhortenciajimenez and visit www.hortenciajimenez.com ---------------------------------- Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita, is the only spanglish anti-diet podcast where your host Dr. Hortencia Jimenez shares her personal experience with diet culture, tips and strategies and education content to help you understand diet culture and systems of oppression so that you can have the tools to challenge diet culture. Current and future generations do not deserve to inherit your diet culture trauma and I’m here to help you. If you are on a mission to heal body and food traumas and embody your authentic self unapologetic, welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita