By Michelle Shapiro and Nicki Parlitsis | Read Time: 10 Minutes Lowering inflammation can naturally help reduce depression and improve mental health We know that inflammation can be a cause – and effect – of many disease processes in the body, including mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. There is typically a combination of factors […]
Season 1 Episode 8 of Quiet the Diet Podcast with Michelle Shapiro, RD Should You Eat Gluten? with Michelle Shapiro, RD In this solo episode, Michelle chats about how you know if you should eat gluten, the nuances relating to gluten and elimination diets, and why most people go about this conversation in the wrong […]
Season 1 Episode 7 of Quiet the Diet Podcast with Michelle Shapiro, RD How Trauma Affects the Body with Dr. Robert Kachko, ND, LAc In this episode, Michelle sits down with her long-time friend and mentor, Dr. Robert Kachko, a Naturopathic Doctor and trauma-informed practitioner. They dive into what trauma is and how it affects […]
By Michelle Shapiro and Nicki Parlitsis | Read Time: 7 Minutes Can you lower anxiety using nutrition? Yes! Read on for ways to use nutrition & lifestyle in a bottom-up approach to combat symptoms of anxiety. (As opposed to a conventional top-down approach using only psychological interventions). There can be a feedback loop in which the mental symptoms of […]
Season 1 Episode 3 of Quiet the Diet Podcast with Michelle Shapiro, RD Strategies to Reduce Binge Eating using a Somatic EatingTM Approach In this episode, Michelle chats with Stephanie Mara Fox, Somatic Nutritional Counselor and expert on strategies to reduce binge eating using her trademarked Somatic Eating approach. They discuss the connection between our […]
Season 1 Episode 2 of Quiet the Diet Podcast with Michelle Shapiro, RD Michelle talks about her personal experience with anxiety and panic attacks. In this episode, she explains how to decode and respond to our internal anxiety in a neutralizing way. She discusses tangible tools to use during times of high anxiety/panic and gives […]
By Michelle Shapiro and Nicki Parlitsis | Read Time: 11 Minutes Physical issues can be a root cause of anxiety Conventional anxiety treatments tend to involve a top-down approach, which uses only psychological interventions to relieve physical anxiety symptoms. At Michelle Shapiro Nutrition LLC, we take a bottom-up approach to combat symptoms of anxiety. This […]