Are you someone trying to juggle multiple eating plans that
all conflict with each other?
Do you have a plan that works for you but you don't have the energy, cognitive function or budget to put it into action?
Does ten minutes in the kitchen cost you the rest of your afternoon?
If you relate to any of these questions, "just cook more vegetables" is not helpful.
"A genuinely healthy diet is far more flexible, and far more forgiving, than you have been led to believe and is very achievable."
This is the message from Catherine Brown. She is one of us and spends her days figuring out solutions to these complicated dietary challenges. She is an award-winning dietitian, clinical lead of Flourish Nutrition and collaborator with the Bateman Horne Center. She supports patients with ME/CFS, hEDS, POTS, MCAS and long COVID.
You do not need to overhaul your life. You do not need to cook elaborate meals. And eating in a more anti-inflammatory way, the kind that may actually ease pain and fatigue, does not have to be complicated or expensive.
Often it comes down to a few small swaps and making sure you are getting enough of what your body needs, even on your hardest days.
In this webinar, you will learn
- How eating a more anti-inflammatory diet does not have to be complicated or expensive.
- That making sure you are getting in enough food/protein/fluids/salt is really important for supporting your chronic illness
- Practical tips for eating a healthy diet while disabled.
This webinar is for anyone who
- Has a chronic illness or another energy-limiting condition
- Finds standard nutrition advice feels impossible to apply on a hard day
- Worries you are not eating enough, or not eating well enough, but do not have the energy to fix it
- is a family member, partner, or caregiver who helps with food, shopping, or meal prep
The webinar will last approximately 90 minutes.
- 5-10 minute introduction
- 40-minute presentation
- 10-minute break
- up to 30 mins of Q&A
Join us on Thursday, August 6, 2026
at 12:00 apm Pacific / 1:00 pm Mountain / 3:00 pm Eastern
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This presentation is part of Dr. Stein's Expert Speakers Series. These will be held approximately monthly, and each session will feature a different guest expert on topics of interest to people with complex chronic disease, chronic disease in general, and people interested in living healthier, longer.
All webinars are recorded. When you register, you get indefinite access.
ALL presentations in the Expert Speakers Series are free with a membership to Live! with Dr. Stein.
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About the Presenters
Catherine Brown, MS, RDN, CDN, FAND
Catherine Brown is an award-winning dietitian, Clinical Lead of Flourish Nutrition, Past-President of the New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Editor of the Advanced Certificate in Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy.
Catherine, through Flourish Nutrition, collaborates with Bateman Horne Center to support patients with ME/CFS, hEDS, POTS, and long COVID. Drawing from her own experiences with disabilities, Catherine aims to establish an inclusive environment where nutrition therapy is readily available to all.
Eleanor Stein, MD
Dr. Eleanor Stein brings a rare combination of over 35 years of lived experience and medical expertise in myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, environmental sensitivities, long COVID and chronic pain.
She became ill with ME, CFS, FM and MCS in 1989. Since then, she has experienced, studied, and treated the full alphabet of related conditions, including joint hypermobility, orthostatic dysfunction and mast cell activation syndrome. She has personally tried hundreds of approaches, attended hundreds of medical conferences, and reviewed thousands of peer-reviewed papers to determine what works best for the greatest number of people.
Since retiring from medical practice at the end of 2022, Dr. Stein has dedicated her time to integrating emerging research in neuroplasticity, hormesis, circadian biology, and related fields. While traveling in her camper van, she continues to study and translate this research into practical, accessible programs designed to make the healing journey easier, safer, and more effective.
