Hedonism, Palatability, and the Science-ification of "Junk Food;" Same advice, different packaging.
Jessica wraps up the conversation about food addiction and ultraprocessed foods that began with her interview with Dr. David Wiss. She thinks that Dr. Wiss's message is one that the nutrition field ha...
1 Aug 202419min
Eating Disorders, Dopamine, Salience, & The Status Quo with Molly Robbins
Molly Robbins joins the show for a follow-up interview to Jessica's conversation with Dr. David Wiss, about his article, Dismantling the Myth of "All Foods Fit" in Eating Disorder Treatment." Molly Ro...
25 Juli 202455min
Sex is the Sixth Vital Sign; HIV, PrEP, and Disclosure with Pablo Sarmiento, NP
On today's episode Jessica is joined by Pablo Sarmiento, NP, a family nurse practitioner working in the Department of Medicine subspecialty of Infectious Diseases. Pablo is a PrEP provider and the two...
18 Juli 202441min
Eating Disorders, Food Addiction, Hyperpalatability, and Mental Health with Dr. David Wiss
Dr. David Wiss joins the show to talk about his recent comment in the Journal of Eating Disorders, "Dismantling the myth of "all foods fit" in eating disorder treatment." The two talk about eating di...
11 Juli 202451min
Love on the Spectrum! with Jessica and Her Spouse
Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈 Jessica's spouse, Elisha, joins the show for a relationship quiz. Afterward Elisha shares how she started thinking about her autism and shares a device that she's found helpful in ...
27 Juni 202428min
Salsa is a Vegetable!; Reclaiming Our Cultural Foods with Dalina Soto, RD
Dietitian Dalina Soto of @your.latina.nutritionist joins Jessica to talk about getting spicy on TikTok when a dietitian decided to tell us that salsa isn't a vegetable. The two talk about how so much ...
13 Juni 202439min
NPR Told Us To Eat Like Peasants; Its Living Better Series was Good for Clicks and Giggles
NPR launched its NPR's Living Better series a year ago. It spent a year investigating health disparities with a goal of bringing us solutions and hope. The lead story was from journalist Allison Aubr...
30 Maj 202432min
Tight Sphincters; on Being "Divisive" in the Eating Disorder Field with Dr. Deb Burgard
Jessica is joined by Dr. Deb Burgard, a psychologist and one of the co-founders of the Health at Every Size approach. The two of them talk about Jessica's recent keynote presentation in which she disc...
23 Maj 202453min
