Claire Pettitt is a PHD qualified PCOS Dietitian and Nutrionist specialising in women's health, PCOS and gut health.

In this episode we discuss: what is a compassionate PCOS dietitian, the therapeutic and empathetic side to a nutritionist and emotions around weight gain and loss , what it means to have disordered eating patterns, the dangers of social media advice, common myths for women’s health and fitness, how the work of a dietician has changed over the past 20 years and the risks of chat GPT medical advice, a dietitian’s view on longevity and bio-hacking, what is endometriosis and where does it come from, and examining and treating PCOS.

Find me online: https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly

Find Claire Online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cp_nutritionrd/?hl=en

Website: https://www.clairepettitt.com/about-claire

Keywords

PCOS, nutrition, compassionate dietitian, women's health, disordered eating, body image, social media, behavior change, Mediterranean diet, endometriosis

Timestamps:

00:00 what is a compassionate PCOS dietitian - less weight centred 

06:00 the therapeutic and empathetic side to a nutritionist and emotions around weight gain and loss 

08:15 what does it mean to have disordered eating patterns

10:00 dangers of social media advice 

14:00 common myths for women’s health and fitness

20:00 how the work of a dietician has changed over the past 20 years

26:20 the risks of chat GPT medical advice

27:30 what does behaviour change look like to pursue a healthier diet? 

31:50 a dietitian’s view on longevity and bio-hacking 

35:00 its not just what we eat, but how we eat

38:44 what is endometriosis and where does it come from

45:00 examining and treating PCOS