Ep6: The Eating Iceberg Explained: "What to Eat" doesn't even begin to address what ails you.

Episode Summary:In this episode, Aimee dives deep into the complexity of nutrition and explains why simply being told what to eat is not enough. She explores the various factors that impact our ability to implement diet and lifestyle changes, including our environment, work-life balance, and genetic variations. Aimee emphasizes the importance of incremental changes and addresses the challenges of meeting our nutrient needs in today's world.Key Takeaways:Implementing diet, exercise, and lifestyle advice can be challenging due to various factors such as time constraints, work demands, and the strictness of recommended plans.Our environment, including marketing and advertising, can influence our food choices and make it difficult to maintain a healthy diet.Work-life balance and chronic work demands can impact the quantity and quality of our food choices, leading to unhealthy habits.Absorption of nutrients is crucial for maintaining optimal health, and factors such as digestive issues, genetics, and stress can affect our ability to absorb nutrients from food.Meeting our nutrient needs is essential but challenging, as nutrient density in our food has decreased over time, and genetic variations can impact our individual requirements.Notable Quotes:"Most nutrition advice insists upon staying at this tip of the iceberg and really neglects a whole lot of shit that sits below the surface of that question." "Change is a challenge, and if you are like most of us, you have a lot that is going on, competing for your attention." "The desire to eat healthfully requires a great deal of persistent push back against the pervasive environment of our times." "Our body needs energy and vitamins and minerals. We know this. But we may not be absorbing them due to various factors such as digestive issues, genetic variations, and the nature of the nutrients we ingest." "98% of Americans are still not consistently meeting our current vitamin and mineral suggestions, which are just a starting point for optimal health."Resources:Work with AimeeBlasphemous Nutrition SubstackNPR: Food Stamps for SodaStover PJ, Caudill MA. Genetic and epigenetic contributions to human nutrition and health: managing genome-diet interactions. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Sep;108(9):1480-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.06.430. PMID: 18755320; PMCID: PMC5421377.Mullins VA, Bresette W, Johnstone L, Hallmark B, Chilton FH. Genomics in Personalized Nutrition: Can You "Eat for Your Genes"? Nutrients. 2020 Oct 13;12(10):3118. doi: 10.3390/nu12103118. PMID: 33065985; PMCID: PMC7599709.Listen to the full episode of Blasphemous Nutrition to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of nutrition and how various factors impact our ability to implement and benefit from dietary changes. Stay tuned for more insightful episodes from Blasphemous Nutrition!CHAT ME UP: let me know what's on your mind by texting here! Find Research Citations and Transcript at Blasphemous Nutrition on SubstackWork with AimeePhotography by: Dai Ross PhotographyPodcast Cover Art: Lilly Kate CreativeHow to Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts Via iOS Device1.   Open Apple Podcast App (purple app icon that says Podcasts).2.   Go to the icons at the bottom of the screen and choose “search”3.   Search for “Blasphemous Nutrition”4.   Click on the SHOW, not the episode.5.   Scroll all the way down to “Ratings and Reviews” section6.   Click on “Write a Review” (if you don’t see that option, click on “See All” first)7.   Rate the show on a five-star scale (5 is highest rating) and write a review!8.   Bask in the glow of doing a good deed that makes a difference!