Nourishment, Explained (Volume 1)

The Ultimate Turnkey Psychoeducation Handbook for Eating Disorder Clinicians & Dietitians

As an eating disorder professional, you know how crucial-and time-consuming-psychoeducation is. Finding clear, evidence-based, client-ready handouts that translate complex physiology into language a client in active recovery can actually absorb can feel almost impossible.

Until now.

Written by Lauren "LD" Noble, MS, RD, Nourishment, Explained is a comprehensive, practical handbook built directly from almost 15 years of front-line clinical experience. Designed as a flexible, plug-and-play toolkit, this manual gives treatment providers exact materials to use in individual sessions, outpatient (OP), partial hospitalization programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), and residential (RTC) group settings.

Whether you're helping a client understand why refeeding hurts before it heals, make sense of a GI system in flux, or finally trust a body that stopped telling them the truth during restriction, Volume 1 gives you the biological foundation to explain it clearly-and compassionately.

Inside Volume 1, you will discover:

• Macronutrients, Micronutrients & Metabolism: Clear explanations of carbohydrates, protein, and fat function; a full vitamin and mineral reference; metabolic adaptation; and set point theory.
• The Physiology of Restriction & Refeeding: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment and its direct parallels to modern ED symptoms, refeeding syndrome, hormonal disruption, and bone density loss.
• GI Healing in Recovery: Gastroparesis, bloating, constipation, reflux, and a full GI symptom timeline-so clients understand why digestion feels unpredictable, and that it resolves.
• Hunger, Fullness & the Hormonal System: Ghrelin, leptin, cortisol, and the gut-brain connection, explained through both clinical reference material and hands-on group activities.
• Interactive Nutrition Psychoeducation: Card-matching games, sorting activities, physiology myth-or-fact challenges, and a kinesthetic "digestion relay"-built specifically to make dense physiological content stick in a group setting.

What the Rest of the Collection Covers:

• Volume 2 (Diet Culture, Weight Stigma and Body Image): The socio-historical roots of diet culture, weight-inclusive care and HAES®, body neutrality, media literacy, and intersectional analysis of body oppression.
• Volume 3 (Recovery Skills and Practical Tools): Concrete toolkits for mechanical eating, Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), compulsive movement, family systems, neurodivergent meal execution (ADHD/Autism), and client tracking logs.

Why Eating Disorder Professionals Love This Handbook:

• Client-Ready Materials: Save countless hours creating psychoeducational handouts from scratch.
• Transdiagnostic & Adaptable: Suitable for Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, BED, ARFID, OSFED, and subclinical disordered eating.
• Built for Groups, Not Just Individuals: Alongside traditional handouts, this volume includes ready-to-run interactive activities designed specifically for RTC, PHP, and IOP group settings.

"I created and refined this trove of materials out of necessity-built directly from the questions, fears, and breakthroughs I experienced alongside real clients. I hope it saves you time and allows you to focus on the person across from you." - Lauren "LD" Noble, MS, RD

Equip your practice with Volume 1 today and give your clients the biological foundation their recovery deserves.

To download a free sample of a handout from each volume, please visit NobleNutritionNow.com