Baby Steps Nutrition Podcast

Episode 121- Tackling Insulin Resistance with Nutrition and Mindfulness

Episode Summary

On this dietitian-centered episode of the Baby Steps Nutrition Podcast, Argavan speaks with Jenny Gherau, Registered Dietitian, Mindfulness Coach and Diabetes Educator. She helps empower women to prevent, manage and thrive with insulin resistance conditions (prediabetes, diabetes, PCOS, energy dysregulation). Jenny is the owner of Mind On Nutrition and Wellness, where she offers integrative mind-body diabetes and nutrition coaching. In Jenny’s words, “You have the power to change the trajectory of your life at any moment by simply deciding to take one step in a new direction.” Argavan and Jenny discuss how her professional journey was shaped by her personal health challenges, why she’s so passionate about raising awareness for people of color to become an advocate for their own health, insulin resistance and its impact on metabolism, dispelling misconceptions and myths and much much more! Don’t’ miss this inspiring episode!

Episode Notes

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Diversifying Nutrition and Dietetics- MAND Virtual Conference

 

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)’s Insulin Resistance in Healthy U.S. Adults: Findings from the https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31641012/

 

 

For more on Jenny Gherou, you can find her on Instagram @jennyg.rd and through her website https://www.jennygherau.com/.

 

For more on Argavan Nilforoush, be sure to follow her on Instagram @babystepsnutrition, on Facebook: Baby Steps Nutrition page, on YouTube: Baby Steps Nutrition Podcast, on Twitter @argavanRDN, on LinkedIn @ArgavanNilforoush and through her website www.babystepsnutrition.com.