Claire St John, MPH RD Cedrd-s

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Claire St John, MPH RD Cedrd-s

A Registered Dietitian specialized in eating disorder treatment

12/04/2025

Recovering from an eating disorder is complex. It's messy. It changes a lot of things in your life while simultaneously helping you discover who you were before you got sick. There are things about recovery that are true for some people and not at all true for others, and there are things about recovery that come pretty damn close to being universal.

One thing can be said with confidence, above all, is that it's worth it.

12/02/2025

I love this quote because it feels . . . savory. It celebrates food and connection. It makes me think of the things one can rediscover in eating disorder recovery. Life IS delicious. Come join us!

11/27/2025

As usual, your friendly neighborhood Los Angeles RD (aka “keeping it real”Claire, as my friends are known to call me) is here to say a few words on the holiday.

Thanks giving can be HARD if you have an eating disorder, or if you’re pursuing recovery. And yes, I really did say that all the food and fun we have with food on this day hits us like a truck. Because it does.

If you are in a place where your relationship with food allows you to be present during Thanksgiving with your loved ones without the eating disorder thoughts creating stress and friction, that is wonderful. And if you aren’t, it’s ok to set the focus on food aside. It’s OK to just follow your meal plan and focus on all the other things about the day that bring joy, whether it’s family or football or being able to sleep in because you don’t have to work.

Remember to eat breakfast. Skipping meals to “save room” might be an (unfortunate) cultural norm, but we know better and can identify a compensatory behavior. Don’t do that, instead tap into your skills and supports as needed, and just do your best.

11/26/2025

Hypervigilance is one of those things about eating disorder recovery that really exemplifies that crossiver with trauma. It's sensory and physical—this constant low-level hum of your nervous system staying on high alert. And it's woven into how you move through the world.

lot of people think they need to resolve the hypervigilance before they can properly nourish themselves, like it's a barrier they have to dismantle first. But waiting for your nervous system to fully settle before you allow yourself to eat or rest means you might be waiting indefinitely. You can be completely wound up and still eat. You deserve to eat, and rest, and so much more.

11/22/2025

Organic chemistry and interpretive dance… I call this one “Liquid at Room Temperature”.

11/20/2025

Here's the thing about emotions in recovery... they're rarely what they seem at first glance. If you're feeling what you think is guilt around food, pause for a moment. Ask yourself: am I actually afraid right now? Or is this something else?

Sometimes guilt is just the familiar costume that grief wears. We recognize guilt because we've lived with it for years. It almost feels comfortable in its discomfort. But grief? Grief for all the meals we couldn't enjoy, all the years we spent at war with our bodies, and all the moments stolen by fear? That's harder to face.

Like the saying goes: "anger is just sad's bodyguard." Maybe guilt is just grief's disguise. If you're stable in recovery and that old "guilt" feeling shows up, consider this: maybe you're not slipping... maybe you're finally safe enough to mourn what you lost.

11/14/2025

Today we’re talking a little about the health side of unsaturated fats, along with a look at poly unsaturated fats, and the roles they play.

Unsaturated fats (which come from plants, including olive and vegetable oils) support systems like heart health and inflammation.

So despite what our Director of Health and Human Services might be spouting off about in recent weeks, these fats remain a solid—but not at room temperature—choice for overall health benefits.

11/11/2025

A small teaser for the next part of “fat is my favorite macronutrient”.

Unsaturated fats are up next, starting with a little fun fact.

11/07/2025

Fatphobia sucks. And medical fatphobia is particularly dangerous.

It demeans.
It shames.
It inteferes with care and with recovery.

This isn't something I intend to stop talking about, and I hope you won't either.

11/03/2025

As I prepped this to post, I saw that the administration is now saying they will only pay 50%, despite the judicial order. By the time you watch it I wouldn’t be surprised if things have changed again.

Please tap into community care and mutual aid opportunities. I would also love to see people to share additional resources in the comments. I’ve added some to the link in my bio.

Thank you for watching.

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10/31/2025

Fat is my favorite macronutrient, and the history of how we named fatty acids is one of those things that reminds me why I love nutrition science. Before we understood chemical structures, scientists named compounds after where they first found them—butyric acid from butter, capric acid from goats, palmitic acid from palm oil.

Those names stuck, and I think there's something satisfying about that.

10/28/2025

Julia Child knew what she was talking about.
Yes, it’s funny, but it also lands differently when you start to pay attention to how prevalent disordered eating is. Diet culture has a way of stripping pleasure and curiosity out of food, while making it seem very normal—and even righteous—to do so. Julia reminded us that eating is meant to be lived, not managed, and she never made food a test of virtue. Maybe that’s why her cooking still feels like freedom.

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