Relish Nutrition Therapy

04/22/2026

06/27/2025

Programs like SNAP-Ed, school meals and nutrition research are at risk of being cut.

I've seen how these proven tools improve health, reduce healthcare costs and support our communities.

Join me in advocating for these programs alongside the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and 19 other organizations: eatrightpro.org/ProtectNutrition

03/27/2025

I’ll be presenting a 1 hr CE webinar for dietitians and other health professionals on Managing Disordered Eating in CKD with on April 30th. I hope you can make it! A recording will be available at a later date. Register here: https://www.eatrightstore.org/dpg-and-mig-products/rpg/managing-disordered-eating-in-chronic-kidney-disease

02/28/2025

One of the most valuable tools in developing a healthy relationship with food and body is time.
When we give ourselves time we can…

*Wait and listen for our bodies to gives us hunger and fullness cues before and during meals.
*We can pause and be thoughtful about what food will be most satisfying when we have cravings.
*We can savor our food slowly so we can know when we have adequately satisfied a craving.
*We can pause and realize the feeling of heaviness we are experiencing is because we are having an emotionally heavy day and not because our bodies grew bigger.
*We can pause and wait when big emotions begin flooding in before we try to cope with food.
* We can be patient and reject the lies of numbers-based instant gratification because we know that developing health promoting behaviors and a healthy relationship with food and body is well worth the wait. ⏳⏳⏳How can you give yourself time this week?

02/28/2025

I’ll be presenting on Integrative Approaches to Chronic Kidney Disease: The Role of Intuitive Eating. It’s a topic I feel pretty passionate about! I hope to see some of you there!

02/10/2025

We’ve added Aetna to our network so reach out if you’ve been wanting to start nutrition counseling but wanted to use your Aetna insurance! We continue to be in network with BCBS, UHC and Medicare. Schedule appointments or contact us for services at the link in bio. And go relish your day!

01/25/2024

For any of my kidney people: It’s hard to keep up with all the new fad diets out there. Do you know which ones are right for you and your kidney health? On this episode, you will hear from experts on finding the diet that’s right for you and how to stick to it. Start listening: https://bit.ly/3thvw0Z

07/10/2023

Hey, thanks for stopping by! As you might have noticed, I don’t post very often anymore. But I’m still very much working and would love to connect with you! Reach out to me on my website or email listed below:

amanda@relishnutritiontherapy.com
www.relishnutritiontherapy.com

10/29/2022

Reposting from last year because they are all still true! October is my favorite month of the year. But there were years a poor relationship with my body and food stole some of its joy.
Comment below if October brings joy or stress to yours or your family’s relationship(s) with food and body. And feel free to debate slide 4 😏

06/03/2022

You’ve told yourself this summer will be different! But it feels just as overwhelming as the last time. Where have the black and white nutrition rules, fads and diets gotten you over the years? Are you ready to consider there might be a better way to work on your health without losing your sanity and self-confidence? If so, reach out to me and see if working on your relationship with food first might be the key you’ve been missing.

paigeinscience • Original Audio

05/04/2022

As we come upon Mother’s Day….

Maybe you have the experience of seeing your mother-figure constantly trying to shrink their body or maybe they encouraged you to diet, believing your body was too big to be beautiful or healthy.
Studies show that around 40%–50% of young girls and about 30% of young boys want to lose weight.*
Let's break that generational cycle.
Reject the lies of a culture fixated on dieting. Choose to make peace with your body and food. Model a healthy relationship with food to your children.

*Reference: McDow KB, Nguyen DT, Herrick KA, Akinbami LJ. Attempts to lose weight among adolescents aged 16–19 in the United States, 2013–2016. NCHS Data Brief, no 340. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019.

                          

03/10/2022

After completing a structured weight loss program, participants are only able maintain about 17-29% of weight lost after 4 years. (If they maintain any at all)*

In a long-term study of bariatric surgery patients, only 40% maintain at least a 30% weight loss after 12 years.**

There was no significant difference in total body percentage of adipose tissue in controls vs patients undergoing liposuction at 1 year. The adipose tissue simply redistributes in alternative portions of the body.***

WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?:****
“Studies involving energy restriction, or very low adiposity, report decreases in leptin, insulin, testosterone, and thyroid hormones. Subsequently, increases in ghrelin and cortisol have been reported with energy restriction. Further, there is evidence to suggest that unfavorable changes in circulating hormone levels persist as subjects attempt to maintain a reduced body weight, even after the cessation of active weight loss. Low energy intake and minimal body fat are perceived as indicators of energy unavailability, resulting in a homeostatic endocrine response aimed at conserving energy and promoting energy intake.”

What’s the answer? Find a better measure of health-promotion instead of the scale. Reach out if you need help with that.

References included in the comments 👇🏻