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, but all promise to do the same thing: rid our bodies of the supposed “toxic sludge” that accumulates from our very existence--which is all just fraudulent marketing. This episode goes into what detoxes and cleanses are, what they are touted to do, what they actually do, why they are dangerous, and why we do not need them. I explain why our body has biological mechanisms in place that detox our body for us, processes which can not--and do not need to be--“kick-started” by a juice cleanse. To get the full transcript of this episode or ask me any questions, you can contact me through my website at thedietdump.com or through my pages on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @thedietdump. Thank you for listening, and stayed tuned for my upcoming episode explaining the science behind the different determinants of health--other than simple diet and exercise.

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 chit-chat about 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 come out of quarantine, a hotter, more accomplished version of ourselves. I talk about my struggles with this pressure and the dangers that this messaging may have on the general public. This is wellness with awareness. To get the full transcript of this episode or ask me any questions, you can contact me through my website at thedietdump.com or through my pages on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @thedietdump.

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. I begin by explaining the ways in which you can check to see if you are affected by diet culture’s reign. Then, I give a brief introduction to the principles of Intuitive Eating, followed by the science behind why this way of eating and treating our bodies actually is the healthiest approach. Dump your diet, and get back to treating your body with the respect it deserves. This is wellness with awareness. --- To get the full transcript of this episode or ask me any questions, you can contact me through my website at thedietdump.com or through my pages on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @thedietdump. Thank you for listening, and stayed tuned for my upcoming episode!

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 on why our bodies are designed to resist deprivation, and why we are actually harming our bodies when we diet. Together, we can check the facts on diet culture. This is wellness with awareness. To get the full transcript of this episode or ask me any questions, you can contact me through my website at thedietdump.com or through my pages on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @thedietdump. Thank you for listening, and stayed tuned for my upcoming episode explaining the science behind Intuitive Eating!

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 know just how hard it can be to check the facts -- but that is where this podcast comes in. I do deep dives into the literature to find the science behind the anti-diet movement. Then, I report my findings in an evidence-based, yet still approachable and relatable way. Simply sit back, relax, and allow me to expose the lies that diet culture feeds us. From fat phobia to fad diets, this podcast has all the evidence you need to dump diet culture for good and take back your life. This is wellness with awareness. If you are interested in joining the anti-diet movement and staying up to date on the podcast, you can do so through subscribing on whatever podcast platform you are listening on, as well as through its website at thedietdump.com, and on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @thedietdump.