Understanding Obesity – From Stigma to Solutions

06/01/22 • 64 min

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Join Dr. Danielle Belardo and her expert of the week, associate professor, author, and co-owner of the Bariatric Medical Institute, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff. Yoni is on a mission to destigmatize obesity and shed light on the life-changing pharmaceutical therapies available to patients. Yoni and Danielle address the impact weight stigma has on the quality of medical care for individuals with obesity and how we need to stop blaming patients for this complex, multi-factorial, neuro-hormonal condition. With these changes, the days of the diet guru will be dead and gone!

Danielle and Yoni discuss:

Solutions for healthcare providers to evaluate their own bias in order to improve the quality of care for patients
Advice for patients who have obesity to advocate for themselves while navigating this stigma in healthcare
The physical and mental health benefits of various treatments
Why patients deserve individualized, personalized recommendations for weight management

Yoni Freedhoff, MD, is an associate professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa, and he is the founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute. He is the author of the #1 national bestseller, The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work. Dr. Freedhoff is a sought-after international speaker and has made appearances on The Today Show, feature-length documentaries, The New York Times, and more.

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Danielle and Yoni discuss:

Solutions for healthcare providers to evaluate their own bias in order to improve the quality of care for patients
Advice for patients who have obesity to advocate for themselves while navigating this stigma in healthcare
The physical and mental health benefits of various treatments
Why patients deserve individualized, personalized recommendations for weight management

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The Shady Side of Wellness - Spiritual Thinking & Conspiracy Theories

Join Dr. Danielle Belardo and her expert of the week, multi-faceted author, media expert, and co-host of the Conspirituality Podcast, Derek Beres. Derek is pulling back the curtain on the wellness industry and exposing the harmful trends, tactics, and patterns of pseudoscience influencers that have turned spirituality into paranoia. Today’s eye-opening episode will leave you with the tools to weed through spiritual disinformation and recognize a “wellness” opportunist when you see one.

Danielle and Derek discuss:

The meaning and origins of conspirituality
How the wellness industry has been taken over by conspiracy theories and fake progressive wellness utopianism
How charismatic influencers exploit their followers and tips to avoid scamfluencers
The horseshoe effect in wellness and why it is a major red flag

Derek Beres is a Los Angeles based writer and the Senior Editor at Eco. Currently, he is co-writing Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Public Health Threat with Matthew Remski and Julian Walker. He has been featured in over forty publications, including Rolling Stone, Women’s Health, Big Think, Yoga Journal, and National Geographic. He is also the co-founder of EarthRise SoundSystem and has produced records for Six Degrees Records and Vieux Farka Toure.

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Organic Food, GMOs & The Dirty Dozen - The Unexpected Truth

Join Dr. Danielle Belardo and her expert of the week, media expert and creator of @foodsciencebabe, Erin. Erin is revealing the facts behind food science and exposing the harmful myths, trends, and truths of the food industry that have been plastered throughout the media over the past years. Danielle and Erin address the impacts that the food industry has on our health, the health of those working in the field, and whether we really need to worry about consuming pesticides. With the new-found knowledge from today’s episode, you’ll be able to make more educated and healthy food choices!

Danielle and Erin discuss:

Is organic food better than non-organic food?
The environmental impact of organic vs non-organic food
Should you be scared of eating pesticides?
Erin has a bachelor of science in Chemical Engineering from the University of MN, has worked in the conventional and organic food industries for over 10 years, and is the creator behind @foodsciencebabe where she challenges the beliefs of the food industry by using science based information to answer hard-hitting questions.

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