No Wellness Wankery
Struggling to lose the last few kilos? Sick of hating your body or trying diets that don’t work? Wondering how to stop thinking about food all the time? The wellness world is full of dodgy ‘health’ advice.
Dietitian and nutritionist Lyndi Cohen (aka The Nude Nutritionist) helps you eliminate those pesky diet rules so you can be healthy, without the wellness wankery. In this podcast, Lyndi talks all things nutrition, shares actionable strategies for ditching your weight loss diet, and will inspire you to finally make peace with your body.
From intuitive eating principles, self-care strategies, and doing our part in changing our society's definition of health, to what to do when you're constantly worried about gaining weight - we cover it all.
Come join us and thousands of others on their journey to food freedom, be healthy and feel amazing! Have a question or topic you’d like us to cover? Email hello@lyndicohen.com.
Episodes
127 episodes
26: Should I ditch dairy?
Group coffee orders can be awkward enough. If you have a complex order, it can be quite daunting to attach your name to a three quarter full extra hot latte. But on Jenna's latest group ordering ordeal, she was shocked to realised she was the o...
25: Does fruit have too much sugar?
Were you taught that fruit is fattening, a banana has too many carbs or you can only eat low-sugar fruit? If so, we are very sorry! The diet industry has taught us to fear perfectly healthy food like fruit and vegetables. As a resul...
24: What is 'healthy' food?
Let’s be honest. There’s a lot of misinformation out there. The idea of what is or isn't healthy changes with the wind in peoples minds. But in reality it doesn't...In today's episode, we were prompted by the amazing listener Laura with...
23: Are you looking for healthy snack ideas?
When hunger strikes, it’s good to have some healthy snack ideas to help you feel fuller for longer and most importantly satisfied. A glass of milk, a slice of cheese, grainy or sourdough toast with avocado, a piece of fruit or handf...
22: Overwhelmed? Drowning? Out-of-sort? Let's chat about Anxiety.
We firmly believe that speaking to a trained mental health professional is 100% wellness and 0% wankery. So in the spirit of wellness, this is the first of many conversations we will have on the podcast about mental health. We...
21: The truth behind lemon detox water (and other internet health advice)
With all the pseudoscience and wacky nutrition nonsense, it’s hard to know what to eat anymore. Huge amounts of nutrition information isn’t always a good thing.. and with the internet era comes a whole new wave of information. When ever...
20: Is organic food or fancy supplements the secret to health?
During Covid lockdowns, Lyndi was bright eyed and bushy tailed and set on having her own organic vegetable patch. Upon reflection she realised she was probably impacted by the purity ideals of 'eating organic'. She ended up paying a ridic...
19: Do you find you lose weight when you ditch carbs? The truth behind Keto
The Keto diet is the just Atkins diet that has been sold to you again. Every few years, a new diet becomes the current obsession. Keto is having it’s moment but before then it was the Atkins diet, South Beach, Cabbage diet, Body typ...
18: Do you own scales? They might be stopping you from finding your healthiest weight
You don’t need to weigh yourself. Ever.In fact, weighing yourself may make it harder to find your healthiest weight in the long term. Have you noticed how seeing a number that you didn’t want on the scale can throw you into a spin and ac...
17: Hate your body? 15 ways I learned to love my body
Lyndi used to hate her body. Like really hate her body.But no matter what she weighed, it was never good enough. Every time she overate, felt guilty and loathed her body even more. Eventually she realised, her...
16: Is collagen powder the secret to perfect skin & eternal life?
Like with all things in the health space, there is a lot of confusing information out there. With marketers trying to convince us to buy expensive protein powders or fancy supplements in order to be 'beautiful', it’s easy to think that we need ...
15: Does your mum criticise your body? Listen to this.
Lyndi has spoken to many women who tell a similar story and ask “how can I stop my mum commenting on or criticising my weight and body?” So it's time to tackle it on the podcast.Because remember when people comment on your weight or bod...
14: Am I "allowed" sugar, butter, flour or milk?
As grocery prices continue to rise, many people are having to reassess what they are putting in their carts. In this episode we had a great listener question from Erin, about how to the overcome fear or worry around using 'normal' ...
13: Surging grocery prices! How to eat healthily on a budget
Grocery prices are really crazy at the moment. There are shortages and surging prices for basic ingredients. What can we do to still eat healthily even while sticking to a budget? Studies have shown that the more meals you cook at home,...
12: But I have to finish everything off my plate?
From the moment you were born, you intuitively knew how much food your body needed to get enough energy. You cried when you were hungry and stopped eating when you were satisfied. You did not need a
11: ‘Bouncing back’ after baby, and other BS
The beautiful, the brutal and the downright ugly. Before Lyndi physically birthed a tiny boy she was blissfuly ignorant about the realities of motherhood. Of course as a dietitian by profession, she was aware of the nutritional req...
10. How NOT to pass an unhealthy food relationship to your kids.
Chances are you were raised by parents who had never heard of the phrase ‘healthy relationship with food’. If this doesn't apply to you - what a win! But this definitely applies for Lyndi, Jenna and our listener of the week, Gabi,...
9. Should I detox for my gut health?
It’s impressive to think there are around 100 trillion micro-organisms from bacteria to fungi, viruses and protozoa that all exist in your gut! A growing amount of research suggests that these gut bugs play an important role in your health supp...
8. Do you REALLY need 2L of water a day?
How many glasses of water should we be drinking every day.... and how big is a glass of water anyway?In this episode, Lyndi answers a question from Pam about how much water we really should be drinking. Does one set number apply to all ...
7: Am I addicted to sugar?
Do you feel like you’re addicted to sugar? If you get sweet cravings, it sure can feel that way. Today, 70% of the products in grocery stores have added sugar. Naturally, you have developed a taste for sweet things.But, the ...
6: Am I on a diet or eating intuitively?
Diets don’t work – 96% of them fail long-term. So why are more people on a diet than ever? Welcome to a brave new ‘wellness’ world where diets are dressed up and paraded as a ‘healthy lifestyle choice’ or ‘a way of eating’.
5: Struggling to lose the last 5 kilos?
Struggling and just can’t lose the last few pounds? Do you know why it’s hard to lose them?Society and your Instagram feed have programmed you to think that’s how you ‘should’ look, so you torture yourself to lose those last few pounds....
4: Confused about how much you're allowed to eat? Listen to this.
23 almonds. 2 cheese slices. ½ cup pasta. 21 grapes. A virtuous way of eating, or a gazillion reasons to have an untrusting relationship with food? Portion control. It’s something we’ve been taught. A system that can help us eat cor...