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b"I am honored to connect with Dr. Sandi Scheinbaum today.\\xa0\\nDr. Scheinbaum is the Founder of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, an initiative focused on helping practitioners and businesses hire health coaches who focus on chronic disease and reducing healthcare costs. She is an educator and clinical psychologist with a career spanning over 40 years, lecturing prolifically on the psychology of wellbeing, mind-body medicine, and the psychology of eating, and writing several books on health coaching, panic attacks, and anxiety.\\nIn our conversation today, we dive into nutrition confusion, scientific evolution, biased myths and beliefs, contradictory messages, and how cognitive dissonance affects people\\u2019s eating patterns and attitudes toward food. Dr. Scheinbaum shares how she transitioned from being a vegan to becoming an omnivore, and we explore the role of Erikson's stages of development and family dynamics in shaping theories and behaviors around food. We look into the psychology of eating, social messaging, and the consequences of appetite judgments, food shame, and orthorexia. Dr. Scheinbaum also explains how to find local practitioners who can assist you in navigating your relationship with food, mind-body medicine, and cognitive-behavioral therapies.\\nStay tuned for today's insightful discussion, where Dr. Sandi Scheinbaum unravels the psychology that shapes our eating patterns, attitudes, and approaches to food.\\xa0\\n\\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\\n\\nWhy is there so much confusion around nutrition?\\n\\nThe psychology of food labeling\\n\\nHow eating habits get shaped by childhood experiences and cultural influences\\n\\nHow we need self-compassion without judgment to develop a healthier relationship with food\\n\\nThe potentially negative impact strict food rules can have on the mental and physical health of children\\n\\nHow social influences and the desire to fit in affect people\\u2019s eating habits\\n\\nDr. Scheinbaum tells her story of shifting from veganism to becoming a meat eater\\n\\nHow gender differences impact eating habits\\n\\nThe benefit of having a health coach to support lifestyle changes\\n\\nHow thoughts and physical sensations are interconnected\\n\\n\\n\\xa0Bio:\\nDr. Sandra Scheinbaum trains people to become Functional Medicine health coaches and helps practitioners and businesses hire them because she believes that health coaches are the key to combating chronic disease and reducing healthcare costs. As the Founder and CEO of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, a collaboration with The Institute for Functional Medicine, Sandi is a leader in the field of health coaching education. As an educator and clinical psychologist for over 40 years, she has lectured extensively on the psychology of well-being, mind-body medicine, and the psychology of eating. She wrote several books on health coaching, panic attacks, and anxiety. Sandi founded FMCA at age 65 because, rather than retiring, she is on a mission to grow the health coaching profession so that millions of people can get the support they need to lead healthier lives.\\n\\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\\n\\nFollow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn\\n\\n\\nCheck out Cynthia\\u2019s website\\n\\n\\nSubmit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com\\n\\n\\nLearn Functional Medicine Coaching\\n\\n\\nConnect with Sandra Scheinbaum\\n\\nOn her website\\n\\n\\nOn Instagram\\xa0\\n\\nThe Functional Medicine Coaching Academy on Instagram \\n\\n\\nBooks Mentioned:\\nSalt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss\\nThe Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker"