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Podcast: Sickboy
Episode: The Problem With "Healthy Eating": Orthorexia & Diet Culture
Description: When the pursuit of health becomes unhealthy, it’s time to rewrite the rules. From struggling with orthorexia to becoming a leading voice against diet culture, registered dietitian Abbey Sharp joins us to explore the complex relationship between mental health and eating. Abbey shares her journey from an obsession with "clean eating" to helping others find food freedom, while breaking down popular wellness myths and the science behind trending diets. Together, Jer, Taylor and Abbey dive into intuitive eating, the controversy around Ozempic, and why the pursuit of "perfect" eating might be doing more harm than good. Whether you're wr...