Best How Does Ozempic Work For Diabetes Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 28 CORRECTED - Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes: Your Wake-Up Call to Remission 1:00:09

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Sorry for this publishing hiccup. This is the correct episode. Hope you enjoy! Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast Blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog Feeling tired,…

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Episode 27 - Sliding Scale Insulin: Why It Feels Like You’re Chasing Sugar (And What To Do Instead) 1:00:38

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Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast Blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog In this episode, we break down insulin sliding scale in real life. Why does it feel like you’…

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From Taking Ozempic for Weight Loss to Practicing Weight-Inclusive Medicine with Dr. Mara Gordon 35:10

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Physician and writer Mara Gordon joins us to discuss diet and wellness culture among medical doctors, why she took Ozempic for weight loss (and what made her quit), how she came to practice weight-inclusive care, and lots more. Behind the paywall, we get into why she was initially reluctant to write about weight inclusivity, her perspective on Ozem…

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Episode 26 - Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults 39:08

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Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast Blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog In this episode of The Diabetes Podcast, Richie and Amber dig into Diabetes 1.5, also called …

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Episode 25 - The Case for Carbohydrates 43:49

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Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast Blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog Carbs aren’t the villain. In this episode, we make the case for whole, fiber-rich carbs—espec…

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Episode 24 - Diabetes and GLP-1: The Real Story Behind Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro (Part 2) 1:10:35

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Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast Blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog Amber Wilhoit (RD/LD, CDCES) and Richie Wilhoit (TRS-C) continue our Diabetes GLP1 deep dive …

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Episode 23 - Diabetes and GLP-1: The Real Story Behind Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro (Part 1) 44:13

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Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast Blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog Amber (RD/LD, CDCES) and Richie (TRS-C) dive into diabetes and GLP-1 medications like Ozempic…

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"Food Addiction" + Ultraprocessed Foods + Disordered Eating with Marci Evans 1:09:26

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Eating-disorders dietitian Marci Evans joins us to discuss the current science on “food addiction” (sometimes called “ultraprocessed food addiction”)—and what’s changed since I first interviewed her about this topic for Food Psych back in 2016. We get into how food addiction is defined and measured (and what that definition leaves out), the overlap…

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Episode 22 - Diabetes Myths, Misconceptions, and Marketing Scams 1:01:10

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Diabetes Myths, Misconceptions, and Marketing Scams Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog In this episode, we dig into diabetes myt…

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Episode 21 - The Diabetes/Salt Connection: How Sodium Impacts Blood Pressure & Health 50:15

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The Diabetes/Salt Connection: Why Sodium Matters More Than You Think Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog In this episode of The D…

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Secrets of the Notorious "Camp Shame," a Hotbed of Disordered Eating and Deception 1:13:10

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Filmmaker and podcaster Kelsey Snelling joins us to discuss her new podcast, Camp Shame, which exposes the troubling history of a notorious weight-loss camp. We get into the effects of deprivation and starvation, the cult-like nature of the camp, how it weathered its many scandals, whether it’s possible to run a camp for larger-bodied kids that’s w…

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Episode 20: The Diabetes / Cancer Connection 51:46

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Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog The Diabetes–Cancer Connection: What No One’s Talking About Episode summary: Amber Wilhoit (R…

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Episode 19 - The Remission Mindset 1:08:19

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The Remission Mindset: 5 Truths to Move From Managing Diabetes to Remission Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog This no-fluff epi…

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Episode 18 - Ultra-Processed Foods 1:07:29

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Ultra Processed Foods: Clarity Over Confusion Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog This episode is all about ultra processed foods…

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Episode 17: Nutrient Density of Foods 57:33

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Nutrient Density: The Simple Way To Eat Better And Steady Your Blood Sugar Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog Learn what Nutrien…

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#337: Why Ozempic Isn't a Miracle Weight-Loss Drug with Amanda Martinez Beck 34:47

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Author and activist Amanda Martinez Beck joins us to discuss her experience of taking Ozempic for diabetes while also working to accept her body and break down anti-fat bias in society. She shares her history of dieting and disordered eating, how chronic conditions including diabetes as well as fibromyalgia and post-Covid syndrome have impacted her…

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Episode 16 - Fiber is the New Protein 42:22

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Fiber Is the New Protein — The Diabetes Podcast Show Notes Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog Protein gets all the hype, but Fib…

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Episode 15 - Charcot Foot - An Interview with Wayne Walker of The Trouble aFoot Podcast 39:44

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Charcot Foot: Hope, Help, and Real Talk with Wayne Walker (Trouble aFoot Podcast) Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog In this epi…

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Episode 14 - Clinical Inertia 39:25

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Clinical Inertia and Type 2 Diabetes: Why Care Gets Stuck and How to Unstick It Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog In this Diabe…

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 12 of 12 - Inflammation and Oxidative Stress 48:36

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Show Notes: Inflammation and Oxidative Stress — The Final Piece of the Diabetes Puzzle Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog In thi…

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#336: Dispelling Diet-Culture Myths About Blood Sugar and Diabetes with Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones 41:16

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Registered dietitians and diabetes educators Jessica Jones and Wendy Lopez join us to discuss why weight loss isn’t necessary for managing blood sugar, why the popular wellness-culture notion of diabetes “remission” or “reversal” can be harmful, how the popularity of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs as diet drugs is affecting people who use them for d…

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 11 of 12 - Mitochondrial Dysfunction 42:15

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Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Why Your “Cell Power” Matters in Type 2 Diabetes Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog Welcome back to t…

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 10 of 12 - Gut Dysbiosis 33:00

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Gut Dysbiosis and Type 2 Diabetes: A Simple Guide to a Happy Gut Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast Blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog Richie and Amber break down …

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 9 of 12 - Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP) Toxicity 36:46

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Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP) Toxicity: When Amylin Turns Toxic and Hurts Beta Cells Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog This …

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 8 of 12 - Alpha Cell Dysfunction 24:35

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Alpha Cell Dysfunction: Why Blood Sugar Rises When You Don’t Eat Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog In this episode of the Diabe…

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 7 of 12 - Brain Insulin Resistance 30:25

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Brain Insulin Resistance: Why You’re Hungry, Foggy, and Tired — And How to Take Back Your Brain Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-bl…

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#335: GLP-1 Hype, Handling Haters, and Dating in a Larger Body with Virginia Sole-Smith 39:04

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Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith joins us to discuss how GLP-1 hype has changed the conversation about diet culture, the importance of body autonomy, how “bro” diet culture became public policy, how she handles haters, the “fed is best” approach to parenting, and lots more. Behind the paywall, she shares her experience of weighing herself for the fir…

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 6 of 12 - Decreased Beta Cell Function 33:23

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Decreased Beta Cell Function: The Silent Start of Type 2 Diabetes Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog Short version: Most people …

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 5 of 12 - Increased Hepatic Glucose Production 33:32

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Increased Hepatic Glucose Production — Why Your Morning Sugar Jumps (and What To Do). Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog We’re b…

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 4 of 12 - Increased Lipolysis and Lipodystrophy 41:28

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Increased Lipolysis and Lipodystrophy: Fat Spillover, Insulin Resistance, and What You Can Do Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog…

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 3B of 12 - Insulin Resistance in the Muscles (continued) 23:31

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Insulin Resistance in the Muscles (cont.): Metformin, Movement, and Simple Wins Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog We cover Metf…

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#334: “Adrenal Fatigue” + Anti-Inflammatory Diets + Eating-Disorder Recovery with Oona Hanson 43:22

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Parent coach Oona Hanson joins us to discuss how going to a physical therapist for back pain led her down a wellness-culture rabbit hole, why dietary restrictions to “fight inflammation” just ended up harming her relationship with food and her body, how she got the dubious diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue,” and more. Behind the paywall, we get into ho…

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 3A of 12 - Insulin Resistance in the Muscles 28:19

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The Diabetes Podcast — Insulin Resistance in the Muscles (Part 1 of 2) Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog In this episode, we di…

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" - Part 2 of 12 - Renal Glucose Reabsorption 24:12

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Renal Glucose Reabsorption Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabetes-podcast-blog Renal Glucose Reabsorption, SGLT2 Inhibitors, and Simple Steps You…

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"Anything Meds Can Do, You Can Do Better" Part 1 of 12 - Decreased Incretin Effect 22:17

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Decreased Incretin Effect: What It Is, How GLP-1/GIP Meds Work, Side Effects, Costs, and Natural Ways to Help Love the podcast but hate taking notes? The Diabetes Podcast blog compresses every episode into a bulleted, 10 minute read AND has the podcast embedded so you can listen as you read along! Check it out at https://empowereddiabetes.com/diabe…

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The Diabetes Podcast Launch Announcement 7:28

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Welcome to The Diabetes Podcast. This is a podcast for people with Type 1, Type 2, or Pre-Diabetes where we will speak to the behaviors that work and the behaviors that do not work to combat this disease. Amber is a Licensed and Registered Dietitian (RD/LD) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) with over 20 years of experienc…

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#333: Blood-Sugar Myths and Intuitive Eating for Diabetes with Janice Dada 31:31

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Dietitian and diabetes educator Janice Dada joins us to discuss why there’s so much stigma and blame on people with diabetes, the wellness-culture belief that people can “reverse diabetes” by restricting foods and taking a bunch of supplements, why people don’t “give themselves diabetes” by eating too much sugar, the myth that people with diabetes …

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#332: "All Instinct, No Rational Thought," and Other Myths About Intuitive Eating - with Elyse Resch 35:50

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Registered dietitian and INTUITIVE EATING co-author Elyse Resch returns to help dispel myths about intuitive eating, including that it means *only* listening to instinct and not the rational brain, that it’s incompatible with eating-disorder recovery, that it’s impossible in an environment rife with “ultraprocessed” foods, and more. She also shares…

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#331: How Is Your Relationship with Alcohol? Ft. Jenna Hollenstein 41:01

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Dietitian and author Jenna Hollenstein joins us to discuss her experience with alcoholism and recovery, the intersection of disordered eating and disordered drinking, the sobriety trend in wellness culture, Dry January, mindful drinking, “food addiction,” and more. (This episode is cross-posted from our other podcast, Rethinking Wellness.) Paid sub…

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#330: Fashion for Every Body, Functional-Medicine Failings, and Finding Your True Style with Dacy Gillespie 39:09

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Anti-diet personal stylist Dacy Gillespie joins us to discuss diet and wellness culture, her bad experience with functional medicine (and what attracted her to it in the first place), how she’s dealing with her chronic symptoms now, and why she doesn’t think clothes should be “flattering.” Behind the paywall, we get into how to shop for clothes aft…

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#329: Challenging the Hype About Gut Health and Ultra-Processed Foods with Laura Thomas 38:28

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Registered nutritionist, author, and friend of the pod Laura Thomas joins us to unpack the problematic notion that you need to eat a ridiculously large number of plants per week for gut health, and what we actually know about how plant foods affect the gut microbiome. We also get into how to distinguish good science from hype, how ultra-processed f…

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#328: Escaping Diet and Wellness Culture in Fashion and Dietetics with Shana Minei Spence 31:26

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Registered dietitian and author Shana Minei Spence joins us to discuss how a career in fashion affected her relationship with food and her body, her experience with a holistic provider who recommended elimination diets, how values and social norms influenced her use of alternative medicine, her disordered motivations for becoming a dietitian, and m…

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#327: Hormone-Health Myths and Facts with Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell 49:16

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Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell joins us to discuss myths and facts about hormones, including the problems with doing diets and supplement protocols for “hormone balancing,” why weight-loss recommendations aren’t helpful for hormone health, how to manage thyroid conditions without falling prey to wellness fads, the truth about “adrenal fatigue,” the…

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#326: Body Image: What the Evidence Really Says, with Charlotte Markey 43:01

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Psychologist and body-image researcher Charlotte Markey joins us to discuss myths and misinformation about body image, how chronic illness and pain affect perceptions of our bodies, the body positivity vs. body neutrality debate, the potential body-image harms of social media (and how to mitigate them), how the discourse about GLP-1 weight-loss dru…

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#325: Recovering in a Larger Body with Shira Rosenbluth 54:17

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Eating-disorders therapist Shira Rosenbluth returns to discuss how she was able to get into solid eating-disorder recovery after many years of struggling, her experience of recovering into a larger body and how she navigated weight stigma in that process, being a plus-size bride, how the hype around GLP-1s has affected her recovery (and her clients…

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#324: Weight-Loss-Industry Influence in "Obesity" Research with Alexis Conason 38:46

1+ y ago38:46

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Eating-disorders psychologist Alexis Conason joins us to discuss her background in “obesity” research, how she came to question the conventional weight paradigm and move to a weight-neutral approach, the industry influence behind the American Medical Association’s decision to classify obesity as a disease in 2013, the mental-health effects of baria…

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#323: The Hidden Risks of Weight-Loss Drugs: Behind the GLP-1 Hype with Ragen Chastain 38:48

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Writer, speaker, and weight-inclusive health/fitness professional Ragen Chastain joins us to discuss the potential side effects and other downsides of using GLP-1 drugs (like Ozempic and its ilk) for weight loss, the massive influence the manufacturers of these drugs are having on the public discourse about them, why the media don’t often report on…

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#322: From Picky Eating to Peace with Food: Feeding Kids with Heidi Schauster 57:54

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Dietitian and author Heidi Schauster joins us to discuss why putting kids on gluten-free diets or other elimination diets in the name of health often backfires; how parents can help kids develop a good relationship with all foods, including demonized ones like sugar; developmentally appropriate ways to talk to kids about nutrition; why pleasure is …

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#321: Eating-Disorder Healing and the Importance of Community Support with Akiera Gilbert 49:07

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Project HEAL CEO Akiera Gilbert joins us to discuss her relationship with food growing up, why she didn’t realize she had an eating disorder, how she finally began to find healing, the importance of community in disordered-eating recovery, what to do if community feels tricky to you, and more. Akiera Gilbert (she/her), CEO of Project HEAL, reminds …

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Preview: Let Your Community Be Your Compass with Akiera Gilbert 12:38

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In honor of Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW), we’re sharing a teaser of next month’s episode. It’s with Akiera Gilbert, the new CEO of Project HEAL, whose theme for EDAW is “let your community be your compass.” In this mini-episode, Akiera shares the importance of community when it comes to eating-disorder recovery, her goals with Project HEA…