Aug 15, 2018
Did you know that it is estimated that as much as 15% of American adults suffer from some form of smell or taste disorder, and that your ability to taste flavor shifts as you get older?
In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Banay Dara Abrams, a woman in technology with a passion to use technology in order to help improve the health and overall quality of life for others. Using her doctorate in Computer Science, her MA in Counselling, and coursework in gerontology, flavor chemistry, and food science, Dr. Abrams hopes to help people understand the impact that their perception of flavor can have on their diet as well as how factors like aging, sensory dysfunction, and overall health can change their relationship with flavor and food. Our eating habits and food choices are heavily impacted by our relationship, ability to sense and detect, and our understanding of flavor. Listen as Dr. Abrams discusses aging, four different taste disorders that can impact your diet and healthy lifestyle choices, and finally, solutions to enhance your relationship with food and flavor, leading to a healthy diet and lifestyle!
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What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
- Why is my understanding of flavor so important to a healthy diet and lifestyle?
- What things can impact my perception of flavor?
- What are some common “taste disorders” that can impact my relationship with food and flavor and what can I do about them?
- How can an understanding of the role flavor plays in my food and diet choices improve my health and overall quality of life?
- What is one simple, enlightening takeaway that Dr. Banay Dara Abrams wants me to know that can help me visualize my diet in a better way?
Featured on the Show:
- Review “Simple Meal Planning” on Episode 31 to reinforce planning strategies for healthy lifestyles!
- Review how to use a food journal in order to maximize and reflect on your weight loss and dietary goals.
- Check out the Altered Eating Research Network featured in this episode!
- If you have any questions or ideas for upcoming episodes, send me an email at pat@beauprecoaching.com
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