“If it didn't grow in the ground, swim in the sea, or roam the earth, then it's not real food.”

Dr. Lauryn Lax is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Functional Medicine Practitioner, author, and speaker, with over 20 years of clinical and personal experience specializing in gut health, intuitive eating, disordered eating, anxiety, hormone balance, and women's health. Dr. Lauryn will introduce the 10 tips that no one will tell you about to help you recover from your eating disorders.

Episode highlight

[00:03] Introduction

[01:04] Being recovered is possible, 10 Eating Disorder Recovery Tips

[01:23] Tip number one, support digestion

[02:06] Your gut and your brain are directly connected by way of the vagus nerve

[02:38] Did you know that 98% of your serotonin, your feel-good brain chemicals are produced in your gut?

[02:56] Did you know that we heal and fix our gut the brain and brain chemistry changes

[03:02] Supporting digestion is essential in eating disorder

[04:14] Tip number two, eat real food

[06:38] Tip number three, balance your blood sugar

[06:48] Blood sugar is really just the energy or the gasoline for the cells and your body to go

[07:37] Simply put eating a balanced diet is gonna reflect in your blood sugar and you feel more balanced

[09:21] Tip number four, embrace carbs

[09:32] Carbs are number one essential for a healthy gut microbiome

[10:34] Carbs are your friend and actually help you poo

[11:11] Tip number five, underlying gut imbalances

[12:12] Tip number six, autoimmunity

[13:58] Examples of supplements that support an immune balance 

[14:59] Tip number seven, connect with passion and vision

[16:12] Examples of things that you might have passion and good vision

[16:57] Tip number eight, do things differently

[17:21] How can I break the habit of being myself?

[19:10] Tip number nine, find community

[20:22] Tip number ten, prayer

[22:43] Let go and let God, let up the worry and the stress to someone greater than ourselves

[22:51] Final remarks

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