Val Schonberg is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition science from the University of Minnesota. She is Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics, a Certified Menopause Practitioner with The Menopause Society (previously known as the North American Menopause Society) and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 

Val owns a private practice in Atlanta, Georgia where she specializes in midlife health and menopause, recreational and professional sports nutrition, all types of eating disorders and helping individuals break free from dieting and disordered eating. Originally from Minnesota, Val’s experience and expertise come from years of practice in many settings including women’s health, eating disorder treatment, Division 1 college sports medicine, professional dance organizations, and speaking regionally and nationally on numerous nutrition-related topics. In addition to individual nutrition counseling, she is the consulting dietitian for Emory Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Atlanta Ballet, and the Atlanta Dream Women’s NBA team.

We discuss topics including:

• How compulsive exercise is defined

• Movement can help with brain chemistry

• Understanding that our bodies are changing as we age

• Fitness culture is apart of diet culture

• Break free from comparitis

SHOW NOTES:

• https://valschonberg.com/

• https://www.instagram.com/v.schonbergrd/

• https://www.facebook.com/Enlightenunutrition

• https://drjengunter.com/ 

• https://www.instagram.com/drjengunter/

• https://www.menopause.org/

• https://www.imsociety.org/

• https://www.endocrine.org/menopausemap/index.html

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