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Dietitians Unplugged Podcast


Welcome to the Dietitians Unplugged Podcast with Aaron Flores and Glenys Oyston.  Join us as we explore the idea of health and wellness from a new perspective. Each episode we will discuss topics that we hope to help you improve your health, body image and fitness without obsessing on the scale or counting calories.  We believe in Health at Every Size®, Intuitive Eating, and body positivity and we want to help you build the confidence to ditch the scale, and embrace your health without shaming your body.

Nov 21, 2020

Aaron and Glenys talk about their personal experiences with sleep apnea. They discussed how weight stigma sadly surrounds this diagnosis, and how they overcame related shame to get appropriate treatment.  Also discussed in this episode were:

  • How better sleep has changed their lives
  • The importance of good sleep for health
  • The different levels of weight stigma they experienced in pursuing treatment
  • Developing a bedtime routine for easier falling asleep
  • Some of the treatments available for sleep apnea

BONUS: Glenys and Aaron share their latest internet obsessions (ASMR, calming TikTok videos).

Self-Care for Diabetes is available now!! Find out more about this online and group support program created by Rebecca Scritchfield and Glenys Oyston.

Glenys’ favorite ASMR channels
JoJo ASMR
GIBI ASMR

Aaron’s favorite TikTok account
@hannahbreadtok
@kristieflips

 

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