Bite Back with Abbey Sharp

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Here’s a run down of today’s show on skincare: 00:00 - Introduction 02:32 - Skincare essentials 05:15 - How the gut microbiome affects our skin 08:32 - Diet Recommendations for acne, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, and premature aging/ wrinkles 11:49 - Impact of stress on skin 12:30 - Impact of lack of sleep on skin 15:49 - Skin Barrier 101 19:55 - Natural Skincare vs Synthetic 24:17 - Tween Beauty an...

In this discussion about children and diet culture, we cover a lot of fascinating findings: 00:00 - Introduction 01:49 - Mom Shaming 101 09:10 - Almond Moms & Kids Fit Bits 14:54 - Kids $150 Peloton 17:50 - Wellness Barbie 19:21 - Diet Culture in School 21:49 - Tween Wellness Influencers 25:00 - Adult Agendas for Kids Lives 28:45 - Goop is Dead 32:00 - Best Practices for Raising Healthy Kids Refer...

Here’s an overview of what we cover in today’s episode of Bite Back on SkinnyTok. Introduction to SkinnyTok How diet culture and wellness culture have changed over the decades The role of the “That Girl” trope The role of the “Cool Girl” trope The role of Ozempic and GLP-1s SkinnyTok Problem: Co-opting Food Freedom SkinnyTok Problem: Health Consequences SkinnyTok Problem: Bad Weight Loss Advice Sk...

Check out Nutrafol.com to learn more about Nutrafol's drug-free formulas to support hair thinning with a whole-body approach. Dr. Brianna Diorio and I dive deep into the science of hair growth and thinning. Here’s what we cover: 00:14 - Introduction 03:13 - Normal hair growth cycle (and what happens during hair loss) 05:12 - Pregnancy hair changes 07:02 - Postpartum hair thinning 08:32 - Perimenop...

If you suffer from occasional bloating after your favorite meals, you’re not going to want to miss this episode. Here’s all the incredible insights you can expect. How Diet Culture Has Co-Opted Anti-Bloat Content  What Normal Digestion vs Bloating Looks Like The Massive Role of Constipation in Bloating How To Know if You’re FOS (Literally) How to Balance Fiber to Promote Regularity without Increas...

Fellow dietitian, Rebecca King and I (Abbey Sharp) both have diagnosed ADHD so we understand the daily struggles of having a neurodivergent mind and trying to eat well. Rebecca (aka @adhdnutritionist) specializes in an anti diet culture approach to ADHD nutrition management, helping ADHD’ers stop binge eating, learn meal planning skills, identify food triggers and improve their relationship with f...

Today’s episode is sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic. Today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I chat with Dr. Dennis Bruemmer of the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Bruemmer and I discuss in detail how stress and lack of sleep can affect your risk of heart disease (spoiler: it’s often through less nutritious choices). We also talk about different female life stages and risk of heart disease like gest...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I will be talking to Dr Emily Contois,  an Associate Professor at the University of Tulsa specializing in how identities are formed at the vital intersection of food, the body, and ideas about health. She is the author of “Diners, Dudes, and Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture” and co-editor of “Food Instagram: Identity, I...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I am chatting breastfeeding with Dr Lauren Hughes, a board certified pediatrician, lactation consultant, mom and founder of Bloom pediatrics. I will start by sharing my own personal story about breastfeeding struggles and Lauren and I will vent over the enormous pressures women feel by “breast is best” messaging. We will also talk about the potenti...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I will be chatting about cancer myths and truths with immunologist and microbiologist, Dr. Andrea Love of immunologic.org, a science and health education organization committed to debunking health wellness misinformation. Andrea and I kick off chatting about the popular Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar and how natural cancer-treatment alternative...

In Bite Back, I chat with dietitian Mary Ellen Phipps about the all things blood sugars, diabetes and prediabetes. We talk about the risk of obsessing over blood sugars and continuous glucose monitors for folks without diabetes. We discuss the dangers of going keto or low carb in diabetes, and the role of sugar in causing diabetes. We also break down a bunch of the Glucose Goddess hacks (including...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I will be chatting with Dr. Jenn Salib Huber about menopause and perimenopause signs and symptoms (and if you're in your 30s, it might already have started!!). We will chat about food cravings and how much weight you'll actually gain and where in your body. We will discuss the dangers of low carb, keto, eating disorders and weight loss during menop...

 In todays episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I chat with Dr Jessica Knurick, a fellow registered dietitian who specializes in pregnancy nutrition with a PhD in physical activity, nutrition and wellness. We will be discussing how diet culture and wellness culture loves to pray on pregnant people. We will chat about the actual impact of mom’s diet during pregnancy on baby’s health and developme...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I will be chatting with immunologist and microbiologist, Dr. Andrea Love of immunologic.org, a science and health education organization committed to debunking health wellness misinformation. Andrea will be going deep into the science on the safety of vaccines, fluoride, endocrine disruptors in tap water, food dyes, pasteurized vs milk, GMOs, glyph...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, we will be chatting with Dr. Supatra Tovar, a registered dietitian, a clinical psychologist, and the author of the new book, Deprogram Diet Culture: Rethink your Relationship with Food, Heal your Mind and Live a Diet-free Life. We discuss why people tend to binge after dieting, and all of the compensatory mechanisms that prevent weight loss and enc...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, we will be discussing the real risk of so called “toxins” in our beauty products as we have been told by the Clean Beauty industry. Our guest today is PhD cosmetic chemist, Dr Michelle Wong aka @Labmuffinbeautyscience. Michelle will be discussing the real of “toxins” getting into our body through our skin. Sh will also discuss actual risks and bene...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I’m going to be unpacking all things metabolism. I will be explaining in detail that metabolism is a lot more than just how many calories you burn to maintain your body weight, and exactly how much your metabolism slows down with aging and weight loss. I then will be going into detail on various metabolism boosting “hacks” and exactly how many extr...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I will be chatting with clinical psychologist, Dr. Jonathan Stea, author of the book “Mind the Science: Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry”. We will be discussing the damage of mental health medication stigma (aka “pill shaming”) including my own experience being pill shamed online. We will chat about the risks of rejecting psychi...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I will be chatting with food blogger, cookbook author and nutritionist Sarah Britton about her experiences with raw veganism becoming a dangerous eating disorder and how she untangled her diet from her core identity. Sarah talks about the exclusivity of certain extreme diets like raw veganism and how it serves to perpetuate the internalization of o...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, we will be chatting with Registered dietitian and PhD Dr. Eric Williamson. Eric is a fellow registered dietitian specializing in fitness, performance and longevity, with a PhD that focused on the intersection of exercise nutrition and metabolic health. He’s also the director of nutrition at Canyon Ranch wellness resorts and has been a key scientifi...

It’s officially diet culture season, and if you’ve been trying to make peace with food and your body while still making peace with food, this episode is for you. Instead of constantly thinking about what we need to permanently cut out of our diet (which lets be real, never lasts), we need to move from scarcity mentality to a place of abundance and nourishment where we’re focusing on what we can ad...

Happy new year, friends! In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I will be talking to Lauren Hope Krass. Lauren is a comedian, a contributor to Betches media, and the co-host of the Good Bodies podcast - formerly called Diet Starts Tomorrow. She’s also a body positivity advocate and a fat activist and I’m so excited to have her on our show! Today we will be unpacking common misunderstand...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I will be talking to Dr Emily Contois,  an Associate Professor at the University of Tulsa specializing in how identities are formed at the vital intersection of food, the body, and ideas about health. She is the author of “Diners, Dudes, and Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture” and co-editor of “Food Instagram: Identity, I...

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, we get to sit down with ex-NXIVM cult member, Sarah Edmondson. Sarah is the star of the hit HBO series, The Vow, the author of Scarred, and the co-host of the podcast, A Little Bit Culty. In this episode, she details the extreme low calorie diets and exercise regimens that members of Keith Raniere’s NXIVM cult were instructed to follow. We discuss...