86. Obesity Medicine Explained: GLP-1s, Bariatric Surgery & More with Dr. Laure

About this episode

Jess Knapp interviews Dr. Laure about obesity medicine, weight management, and the complexities surrounding health and eating habits.

On this episode of the podcast, Jess sits down with Dr. Laure to have an important conversation about weight, health, and the realities of obesity medicine. As an obesity doctor who also overcame binge eating disorder herself, Dr. Laure brings both professional expertise and lived experience to the conversation. Together, they explore the deeper factors that influence weight and why lasting health is about more than just willpower or dieting harder. In this episode, they discuss: • GLP-1 medications and the growing conversation around weight loss drugs • Bariatric surgery and misconceptions surrounding it • Perimenopause and hormone-related weight gain • Society’s role in contributing to obesity • Cravings, hunger, and the science of behavior change • Healing the relationship with food without shame or extremes This episode offers a compassionate, evidence-based perspective for anyone wanting to better understand their body, eating habits, and long-term health. Connect with Dr. Laure 👉@drlauredemattia 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@drlauredemattia 👉 Lgdemattia@gmail.com Learn about Jess’s coaching here 👉 https://www.happinesscoaching.online/happinessprogram And or more on…

People in this episode

Host: Jess Knapp

Guest: Dr. Laure

Topics covered

• obesity medicine
• weight loss
• bariatric surgery
• hormone-related weight gain
• relationship with food
• behavior change

Keywords

• GLP-1 medications
• binge eating disorder
• perimenopause
• cravings
• health
• evidence-based
• self-love

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