Episode 2423 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with dietician Michelle Hurn who shares her new children’s book that will teach your kid to be smart like a fox about food, and more.
Smart Like A Fox
- Michelle began her health journey starting at a very young age. (3:00)
- She suffered from anorexia, but in treatment learned food could heal her, so she decided to become a dietician.
- She explains some of the things that always made her question some of what she was learning.
- Her experience in her profession led her to write “The Dietician’s Dilemma,” which explains her full history.
- Vinnie and Michelle discuss failure and getting back up. (17:00)
- She shares how she got into sports and started feeling even better.
- Eating disorders are brutal on the body and mind, but there is hope, and Michelle is proof.
- She is also an Ultramarathon runner.
- Michelle wrote a book for kids to help educate them about food. (30:00)
- Learning nutrition is so empowering!
- She was driven to write the book after she heard the FDA announce that two medications for children with T2D were now available.
- It’s a cute story with fox characters; she shares some pages of her book “The Fox Family Food Fight.”
- The book uses a cute story to teach nutrition and avoiding processed foods; becoming smart like a fox.
A Different Story You Hear
- They discuss the evolution of low carb and how it is now supposedly “killing the planet.”(44:00)
- Michelle makes an interesting point about how health care and Big Pharma are an even bigger culprit in emissions in the U.S.
- Vinnie addresses similar environmental concerns in his documentary, “Beyond Impossible.”
- You can find Michelle’s books on Amazon: The Fox Family Food Fight and The Dietician’s Dilemma
- She has also started a charity called The Protein Project, to reduce food insecurity. (49:00)
- She explains how the project aims to find healthy items like grass-fed beef and get it to food banks in underserved communities.
- You can find the link to it in her Instagram bio.
- Michelle Hurn is on Instagram @runeatmeatrepeat and X @MichelleHurnRD.
- Vinnie shares an update to his website that you’ll want to check out: a VIP section! Go to https://vinnietortorich.com/VIP for more information.
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