Reclaim Your Rise: Type 1 Diabetes with Lauren Bongiorno
Lauren Bongiorno is a Nationally Board Certified Health Coach and the founder and CEO of Risely Health. Featured on the TODAY show and other media outlets, Risely helps people and families impacted by Type 1 Diabetes take ownership over their health so they can transform their life with more freedom and confidence. Lauren has lived with type 1 diabetes since she was 7 years old and has experienced firsthand that when health transforms, so does everything else - our relationships, our time, our career, our families, and, most importantly, ourselves. Each week she will bring you lessons from her own personal diabetes experience, strategies that are key to understanding your body’s patterns, and guests who will speak to everything from advances in technology to all things hormones, exercise, relationships, and mindset. All of this so that over time, you TOO can reclaim your rise.
Reclaim Your Rise: Type 1 Diabetes with Lauren Bongiorno
104. Unleash the power of gut health and intuitive eating with type one diabetes with Elisabeth DiDonato
On today’s episode, I’m joined by Risely’s new coach and dietitian Elisabeth DiDonato. After being a vegan for years and battling her own health issues, Elisabeth learned a lot about gut health, finding the right foods for your body, and the importance of holistic health. We cover so many of your FAQ’s in this episode from probiotics, intuitive eating, intermittent fasting, juicing with T1D and so much more!
Time Stamps:
- (05:50) Releasing T1D Embarrassment and Wearing Your Device
- (8:04) Diabetes and Relationship to Food
- (13:02) What She Learned in Going Vegan
- (16:17) Eating the Rainbow for a Healthy Gut
- (16:50) Listening to What Your Body Needs vs. Boxing Yourself Into a Diet Label
- (21:11) Why We Take a Holistic Health Approach
- (22:30) The Gut: Our Second Brain and Eating the Rainbow
- (25:00) How to Juice Safely as a Diabetic
- (29:04) Imbalanced Gut Health and Autoimmune Issues
- (31:38) Stress and Insulin Resistance
- (34:20) How to Properly Fuel Your Body to Workout in the AM
- (37:18) Intermittent Fasting
- (40:48) Probiotics and Prebiotics
- (42:24) Can You Eat Intuitively as a Diabetic?
- (46:55) How Do You Snack With Diabetes?
- (51:13) What She’s Most Excited About Sharing as Risely’s Dietitian
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Disclaimer: Nothing you hear on the Reclaim your Rise podcast should be a substitute for personalized professional medical advice. Please always consult your physician or other medical professional before making any changes to your diet, insulin dosages, or healthcare plan.
