The Zesty Dietitian
A sassy and informative podcast about weight inclusive nutrition for reproductive health. No diets. No BS. Just good, solid info to help you ditch perfectionism around food and your body, so you can live nourished through fertility, pregnancy, and beyond.
Episodes
In Episode 15 of The Zesty Dietitian Podcast, I interview my good friend and colleague, Lindsay Helton!
Lindsay is a Registered Dietitian and owner of New Paths Nutrition, a North Carolina group practice specializing in eating disorder care. Over the past six years, she and her team have helped clients heal from eating disorders, untangle disordered eating patterns, and address health concerns using a weight-inclusive approach. ...
In Episode 14 of The Zesty Dietitian Podcast we’re interviewing my internet friend and fellow prenatal nutrition nerd, Zawwar Khan.
Zawwar Khan is the founder of CareNatal, a prenatal vitamin brand delivering comprehensive prenatal nutrition as an easy to drink powder vitamin. After graduating as a mechanical engineer and then working in product development for companies like Proctor and Gamble and PepsiCo, Zawwar took his career do...
In Episode 13 of The Zesty Dietitian Podcast, I interview our associate dietitian and lactation consultant, Natalie Ostrowski MPH, RDN, IBCLC. We dive into Natalie’s personal journey with PCOS, trying to conceive, her pregnancy journey and birth story, as well as her experience with lactation, with tips for each stage of the journey overall!
A little more about Natalie: She is a registered dietitian nutritionist and international bo...
In episode 12 of The Zesty Dietitian Podcast, I interview my friend and fellow registered dietitian Ella Schwochert, MPH, RDN. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella and her team of dietitians at Fuel NC Nutrition specialize in intuitive eating and sports nutrition. She likes to say “Think of me as your hype woman for carbs, curiosity, and body respect.” We talk all about her experience with a twin pregnancy, her passion for move...
Season 2 of The Zesty Dietitian is here, and we’re starting off with a super cool interview with my friend and colleague, Reatna Taylor!
Reatna A. Taylor, MPH, RDN, LDN, is a bilingual, first-generation Panamanian-American registered dietitian with over five years of experience providing culturally sensitive nutrition care, particularly for Latino communities facing chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cho...
In Episode 10, we’re diving into a hot topic: endocrine disrupting chemicals! This can be an overwhelming, nuanced topic - know that our intention in this episode is to help you feel informed and empowered, not scared. Our guest on the podcast is one of my dietitian heroes, Judy Simon!
Judy Simon, MS, RDN, CD, CHES, is an esteemed registered dietitian nutritionist with a focus on reproductive health. As the founder of Mind Body Nutr...
In this webinar, McKenzie & Dr. Q walk you through ways to navigate constipation during pregnancy and postpartum.
- Discover effective strategies to manage constipation during pregnancy and postpartum
- Master essential dietary and pelvic floor techniques for optimal digestive health
- Learn practical ways to apply expert advice in your daily routine
This webinar was broadcast live on 3/28/25!
In this episode, I interview my fabulous friend and colleague, Dr. Jessie Hoffman, PhD, RDN all about gut health, hormonal wellbeing, and their connections. There is a LOT of buzz around gut health and hormone health, and a lot of misinformation out there, but there truly are research-backed interventions we can engage in to improve both our digestion and hormonal wellbeing. Jessie and I dive into these in this engaging episode, an...
In Episode 8 of The Zesty Dietitian Podcast, I interview my amazing friend and colleague Katie Salmon, MS, RDN (she/her) all about prenatal nutrition! We cover some common pregnancy myths surrounding food safety, how to navigate food safety in pregnancy without fear, Katie’s experience being a pregnant dietitian with multiple severe food allergies (twice!!!), body image in pregnancy, and more. I’m pumped for you to dive deep with u...
In Episode 7 of The Zesty Dietitian, I interview my amazing colleague, Reem Saed, MPH, RDN, IBCLC (she/her). We dive into how she decided to become a lactation consultant, common breastfeeding nutrition myths, breastfeeding stigma, common herbs for lactation, and racial disparities in breastfeeding. This episode is packed with info, and I’m excited for you to listen!
Reem is a registered dietitian and international board certified l...
In episode 6 of The Zesty Dietitian, I interview my lovely friend and colleague, Laura, all about Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, including her journey with getting diagnosed, how nutrition can support folks with Hashimoto’s, how dieting can harm the thyroid, and some of the most common myths out there surrounding nutrition and thyroid function. We also cover the first steps you’d want to take if you are seeking a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s...
What is the carnivore diet? Why is it popular? Does it really work for fertility?
In this episode, host McKenzie Caldwell, MPH, RDN does a deep dive and debunking on the carnivore diet, and its recent growing popularity in the fertility world.
Resources Mentioned
In this episode, our host McKenzie Caldwell, MPH, RDN is the one getting interviewed! Lily Park, our summer intern here at Feed Your Zest, dives deep with McKenzie about intuitive eating, Health at Every Size™, and a weight inclusive approach to nutrition for reproductive health. You’ll get to know a little bit more about McKenzie as a person and a dietitian, too!
Find Lily on Instagram as @wellnesswithlilyy
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In this episode, I chat with one of our amazing associate dietitians here at Feed Your Zest, Kristen Carney, all about PCOS and disordered eating. There are so many ways that PCOS and disordered eating, especially binge eating and emotional eating, are tangled together, and there is a LOT that we can do as weight inclusive dietitians to help. Listen to the podcast episode to dive into this topic more with us, and hear why Kristen i...
In this episode, I interview, Dr. Colleen Connolly, a friend and colleague who is a physical therapist and Pilates teacher!
Colleen’s passion lies in the treatment of pelvic floor, orthopedic, and sports injuries. She has extensive training and experience treating all people with pelvic floor diagnosis. She aims to provide a human-centered approach, addressing both the physical and emotional aspects of pelvic health. Whether you're ...
The Zesty Dietitian Podcast is here!
I am so so excited to launch my podcast. This very first episode covers a topic of great interest on social media and among my clients lately - cortisol and inflammation. Cortisol and inflammation are complex topics, and absolutely have an impact on fertility and hormonal well-being. On top of this, there is frankly a lot of BS advice out there, and at the same time, a lot of evidence-based inter...
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