Thought For Food Podcast

This week on the Thought For Food Podcast, we're trying something different. Episode 15 marks the first installment in a series with Jackson and his girlfriend, Robin Hacker-Cary. The focus is the interconnection between mental issues such as eating disorders and disordered eating, exercise addiction, and stress. Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and orthorexia, are pretty prevalent in our society. Both Robin and Jackson have had issues with their relationship with food in the past. In Robin's case, it was a pretty severe case of anorexia, while Jackson was in a place of unhealthy caloric restriction in order to perform as an athlete. In the episode, we talk about: Each of our experiences with unhealthy relationships with food The difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating Consequences for males and females What is the Female Athlete Triad? Dispelling the myth that a vegan diet is just another eating disorder Robin's tips for recovery One goal of Tho