How should professionals in the nutritional field approach patients presenting with digestive difficulties, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome or general digestive discomfort? Should patients be prescribed quite specific diets to address these difficulties, with the implication that some foods exacerbate the difficulties and others ameliorate them? Does intuitive eating fit into the treatment of such patients, and if so, how? Registered dietician Gayle Landau takes us back to basics, and encourages a stance of curiosity rather than judgment when discussing patients' eating habits. If you're interested in the principles of intuitive eating, watch Gayle's full CEU-accredited talk here.
-Leanne