276 | Neurodivergent Nutrition: What Your Brain Actually Needs

About this episode

This episode discusses how traditional nutrition plans may not work for neurodivergent individuals and offers alternative approaches.

You know what to eat, you just can't stay consistent. You've tried meal plans, macro tracking, intuitive eating... and nothing sticks. I promise there's nothing wrong with you - you're just not wired like that. Traditional nutrition plans require strong executive function, sustained self-motivation, delayed gratification, and impulse control. If you're neurodivergent or highly sensitive, your brain literally doesn't work that way. But there IS an approach that does. In this episode, I share m...

Topics covered

• neurodivergent nutrition
• executive function
• meal planning
• intuitive eating

Keywords

• nutrition
• brain function
• consistency
• self-motivation

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