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Quiet the Diet
Welcome to "Quiet the Diet®", the podcast, hosted by Michelle Shapiro, Integrative/Functional Registered Dietitian from NYC. Michelle has supported over 1000 clients to reverse anxiety, approach their weight with love, and heal digestive issues. Utilizing humor, nuance, and compassion, Michelle helps clients access their own liberating self-awareness. On the podcast, Michelle shares her own journey of losing weight the wrong way (and what the consequences of that drastic 100 pound weight loss were), and how she learned to prioritize whole-body health as a result (instead of restrictive diets.) The goal of “Quiet the Diet®” is to empower listeners to make health decisions autonomously, every single time they eat. The podcast will arm the listener with the education and support needed to make health decisions based on their own terms. The podcast is a guide to mastering one’s health by listening to one’s self. On "Quiet the Diet®," Michelle is not afraid to have hard conversations and tackle difficult topics if it means helping her listeners. She will bring on innovative guests from the healthcare space to shed unique light on important topics. From functional nutrition to the latest research in integrative medicine, Michelle covers it all with her signature nuance and compassion.Whether you're looking to improve your health and well-being or just want to learn more about functional medicine and body neutrality, "Quiet the Diet®" has something for everyone. Tune in and join Michelle on her journey to help people quiet the noise of fad diets and focus on nourishing their bodies and minds.
Quiet the Diet
Are Functional Lab Tests Real?! Unpacking The DUTCH & GI Map Tests with Jillian Greaves
How does stress impact your hormone health, and what can you do about it? In this episode of Quiet the Diet, Michelle is joined by close friend and colleague, Jillian Greaves, to discuss the intricacies of functional medicine, with a particular focus on functional lab tests like DUTCH and GI-MAP testing.
Tune in to hear:
- What the differences are between conventional and functional lab tests, including the comprehensive insights provided by functional testing [10:41]
- The controversy around the scientific validation of functional lab tests and their utility in identifying underlying health issues [13:29]
- Insight into why functional testing is so important to detecting hormone imbalances, and how they can be addressed [26:23]
- The lifecycle of estrogen in a woman’s body and the significance of estrogen metabolites [28:29]
- How stress affects hormone production and balance, and the importance of addressing stress in functional medicine [35:05]
- What to look at on a DUTCH test when interpreting cortisol levels and their implications [41:20]
- How cortisol is detoxified in the body, and how it’s different from estrogen detoxification [45:46]
- Combining DUTCH and GI-MAP test results can provide a comprehensive view of a client’s health, particularly in understanding stress and gut health connections [54:41]
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