Exam Room Nutrition: Practical Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals

169 | An Obesity Doctor on GLP-1s, Cortisol & Peptides

 Hunger, Habits and Sustainable Weight Care  In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Rees Checketts, an internal medicine physician specializing in metabolic and obesity me

From First Foods to Family Meals

This episode is part of our four-part Avocados in Practice mini-series, sponsored by Avocados – Love One Today®.  Today, we're exploring practical family nutrition s

The Bigger Picture of Blood Sugar

This episode is part of our four-part Avocados in Practice mini-series, sponsored by Avocados – Love One Today®. Today, we're asking whether we're focusing on t

Rethinking Cholesterol Counseling

This episode is part of our four-part Avocados in Practice mini-series, sponsored by Avocados – Love One Today®. Today, we're tackling one of the most common nutriti

Why Feeling Full Matters for Weight Loss

Many patients believe that feeling hungry is simply part of losing weight, but it doesn't have to be. In this episode of our Avocados in Practice mini-series, sponso

168 | Can You Starve Cancer? What the Evidence Says

Apricot Kernels, Amino Acid Diet & Fasting in Cancer Care.  In this episode, I’m joined by oncology dietitian Ginger Hultin to break down some of the biggest cancer nutr

167 | Type 1 Diabetes Update: Screening, Staging and Tech

 CGMs, Carb Counting and GLP-1s in Type 1 Diabetes  Type 1 diabetes care has changed a lot. From earlier screening and diabetes staging to diabetes technology, clinician

166 | Think You Can Spot an Eating Disorder?

 We Were Taught Eating Disorders Wrong  A patient can be purging, restricting, hiding food, or obsessing over their body and still have a “normal” weight and normal labs

165 | Fiber and Gut Health: Why “Eat More Fiber” Isn’t Enough

Fiber, Fermentation, and the Gut Microbiome Healthcare practitioners can request free samples of NeuroFiber here We’re all guilty of telling patients to “eat more fiber

164 | What Actually Helps Chronic Pain?

Nutrition, supplements, and what the evidence says In this episode, I’m joined by Chelsey Hoffmann, PA-C, RDN, who specializes in pain medicine at Mayo Clinic, to break

Summer School | What to Eat for Fertility

Fertility Care for Both Partners  Infertility affects both partners, yet fertility evaluations and lifestyle advice often focus primarily on women. In this Summer School

Summer School | What To Eat for Brain Health

Foods to support focus, memory, and long-term brain health In this Summer School replay, I talk with Dr. Jenna Stedman, a cognitive performance dietitian, about the conn

Summer School | What to Eat After Surgery

Nutrition To Support Post-Operative Healing In this Summer School replay, Colleen talks with Erin Scherer, a surgical PA and registered dietitian, about the role nutriti

Summer School | What to Eat for Migraines

 Food Triggers, Hydration, and Supplements  Welcome to Summer School! In this Summer School replay, Colleen talks with Kelly, a registered dietitian specializing in migr

163 | Healthy and Busy Can Coexist

 You Are Not Your Struggle So many women are trying to eat better, lose weight, meal plan, feed their families, manage busy schedules, and somehow not feel guilty about

162 | Stop Banning Bananas: Kidney Diet Rules We Need to Rethink

CKD Food Rules That Need an Update  Kidney nutrition has a reputation for being restrictive, confusing, and honestly… a little intimidating. But for many patients with c

161 | The Art of Inviting Patients Into Treatment

 Give Nutrition Advice Without Making Patients Feel Punished  Have you ever asked, “Do you have any other questions?” at the end of a visit and immediately regretted it?

160 | Inside an Obesity Clinic: GLP-1 Dosing, Plateaus, and Prior Auths

What Really Happens Inside an Obesity Clinic  GLP-1 medications are everywhere right now. Patients are asking about Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, compounded medications, mu

159 | What Social Media Gets Wrong About Nutrition

Nutrition Advice Needs More Nuance. Your patients are hearing a lot online: fix your gut, avoid processed foods, buy organic, take a probiotic, and eat the “right” foods

158 | The Nutrition Mistake Every Injured Athlete Makes

Injured Athletes Still Need Fuel. When an athlete gets injured, the instinct is often to eat less. But according to sports dietitian Emily Barnhart, recovery still requi