Miscellaneous
With great uncertainty comes fear and uprooted trauma. COVID-19 has seen an amplification of weight stigma, wellness wankery, and conspiracy theories that have the potential to magnify our stress and trauma. Here's what to look out for, as well as ways to ground, protect and nurture yourself and your loved ones at this uncertain time. Show notes:The 3 categories of BS “health advice” circulating in the age of COVID-19: The Seemingly Innocuous, The Social Media Misinformation Storm, and The Blatantly Fat PhobicPrivileged health advice Is cutting out sugar the most important thing to consider right now? (Clue: No, it's not.)Essential oils, colloidal silver, celery juice: should we be using these to "boost" immunity?What I really think about MLM (Multi-Level Marketing), and the ethics of downline recruitment and questionable advertising during a pandemicWeight control during COVID VS. just surviving COVIDHigher BMI is NOT a risk factor for contracting COVID-19, and may even be a protective factorConspiracy theories, and the appeal of these to healers and lightworkersWhat we really need to be focussing on right nowThe ways we deal with stress and trauma, and how this manifests in our relationships with food, eating, our bodies and movementHow coronavirus is impacting me personallyGentle ways we can support ourselves and othersSupplements and herbs can help support your immune health, but not having access to these is not the end of the worldAccessible nutrition counselling and yoga services I am currently offering during COVID-19Links:All Fired Up Podcast with Louise AdamsBringing The Body Into the Room: Somatics, Food and Eating Experiences with Tracy Brown and Fiona SutherlandDr. Jennifer Gaudiani – author of the book Sick EnoughDr. Kristin Neff on Self-CompassionStephen Harrod Buhner on herbal support for COVID-19 infectionCasey's LIVE yoga classes by-donationCasey's accessible COVID-19 Nutrition Counselling ServicesMugwort Herbal Body Oil GIVEAWAY!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi)