Mindful Eating and Diabetes
Episode description
In this episode, we connect with Megrette Fletcher, M.Ed., R.D., CDCES, who is a pioneering expert in Mindful Eating and diabetes education. She provides weight-inclusive teaching materials and resources to help build strong relationships and promote sustainable well-being. With a master’s degree in nutrition education and certification as a diabetes educator, she co-authored "Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes: A Mindful Eating Program for Thriving with Prediabetes or Diabetes", a foundational text in the field. Stay tuned to learn more about her work!
Megrette is a mindful eating leader and co-founder of The Center for Mindful Eating. She writes a free weight-inclusive newsletter for people with diabetes. She is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes care and education specialist.
On this Episode You Will Learn:
How mindful eating plays a role in the prevention and management of diabetes
Her motivation for establishing The Center for Mindful Eating and the impact that it has had
Resources that Megrette recommends and provides
How Megrette approaches the demonization of specific foods when it comes to diabetes and how she works around it
Question of the Day: What mindful eating practices do you integrate into your daily lives?
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