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Millennial Body Image ProjectAuthor: Dana Monsees & Cristina Hoyt
Raise your hand if your body image has been personally victimized by almond moms, wellness culture, or the rise of ozempic. You're not alone - it's in our DNA as millennials; we're here to flip the script. Welcome to the Millennial Body Image Project, where we empower you with the tools to dismantle wellness culture, challenge weight stigma, and discuss the intersectional systems shaping the way we view our bodies. Because your body is not a problem to be fixed. Cristina Hoyt, MS CNS LDN and Dana Monsees, MS CNS LDN are on a mission to call out harmful messaging, discern fact from fiction, and ultimately guide you through the messiness of body image, how it impacts your health and your relationship with food. Language: en-us Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Nutrition Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Hypermobility and hEDS: how it affects nutrition, gut health, and more with Cheryl Harris
Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
What's the difference between being "just bendy" and hypermobile EDS? Dietitian Cheryl Harris joins us to bust hypermobility myths, explain why diagnosis is so difficult, and talk through connections with the gut, nervous system, POTS, mast cells. Plus, how do hypermobility and hEDS impact nutrition and our relationship with food? Cheat sheet: EDS = ehlers danlos syndrome HSD = hypermobility spectrum disorder hEDS = hypermobile EDS POTS = post orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Find our guest: Cheryl Harris - https://www.harriswholehealth.com/ Find your hosts: millennialbodyimageproject.com @millennialbodyimageproject @danamonsees_cns A few studies referenced: Garcia-Fischer I, Abber SR, Silvernale C, Rodis J, Burton-Murray H, Staller K. Exploring Transdiagnostic Eating Disorder Symptoms and Disorder of Gut-Brain Interaction Symptoms in Individuals With Connective Tissue Disorders. Int J Eat Disord. 2025 Oct 20. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24576 Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41116197. Pollack B, von Saltza E, McCorkell L, et al. Female reproductive health impacts of Long COVID and associated illnesses including ME/CFS, POTS, and connective tissue disorders: a literature review. Front Rehabil Sci. 2023;4:1122673. Published 2023 Apr 28. doi:10.3389/fresc.2023.1122673 Monaco A, Choi D, Uzun S, Maitland A, Riley B. Association of mast-cell-related conditions with hypermobile syndromes: a review of the literature. Immunol Res. 2022;70(4):419-431. doi:10.1007/s12026-022-09280-1
