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Are juice cleanses worth the hype? What about lemon water and apple cider vinegar? This is the second episode in the ‘Debunked’ series, where I take a trend from diet culture and debunk it with the facts. This episode focuses on diet culture’s “magic elixir:” detoxes. These supplements and drinks come in many forms, butContinue reading “Detoxes – Debunked”

Feeling pressure to be overly productive and lose weight during quarantine? Welcome to the first episode of the third series on this podcast, called “Discussed,” where I discuss my thoughts and opinions on different topics related to toxic diet and wellness culture messaging.  This episode is all about the pressure from diet culture to comeContinue reading “Lockdown Glowup – Discussed”

Am I affected by diet culture? How can I get out of the diet mentality and heal my relationship with food and my body? This episode gives an overview of the concept Intuitive Eating, which was created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch and outlined in their book, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach.  IContinue reading “Intuitive Eating – Explained”

What is diet culture? Why don’t diets work for me? Is this diet even healthy? If any of these questions sound familiar, this episode is for you. The Diet Dump’s first episode dives into what diet culture is, why diets fail, and whether or not dieting is actually healthy. I give you the evidence onContinue reading “Fad Diets – Debunked”

Welcome to The Diet Dump.  I’m your host, Tess Palin. I am an eating disorder survivor and future registered dietitian. Join me and this podcast in taking down diet culture’s myths with the hard facts.  I am someone who spent many years wrapped up in diet culture and buying into its misinformation, so I knowContinue reading “Welcome to The Diet Dump”