474. Obesity Medicine and the willpower women don’t lack, with Dr Michelle Gordon

About this episode

Dr Michelle Gordon discusses obesity medicine and the unique challenges women face regarding weight and health.

This week, I sat down with Dr Michelle Gordon - ex-surgeon, turned board-certified obesity medicine specialist, based in NY, USA. Dr Gordon is a woman who’s walked the path of shame, self-doubt, and relentless pursuit of health only to discover her body’s deeper story, so the power of that as it has informed her practice to support women is something you can truly feel.    Michelle has become a fierce advocate for women navigating midlife weight struggles, metabolic adaptation, and the reality that what works for men and some women, doesn’t always work for other women. We dive into the theory of set point weight, the power of GLP-1 medications like terzepatide and what the weigh ups are - I love that she said “it’s not for losing 10 pounds and we do NOT want to bring back heroin chic!” She explains why obesity is a disease - not a personal failing and not a clap back of the body positivity movement. Michelle also unpacks the systemic gaps in women’s health research, the impact of patriarchy on our bodies and what we’re chasing, and why it’s time to stop blaming ourselves for a system that’s set up to fail us whether that’s the beauty standards or the ultra processed…

People in this episode

Host: Low Tox Life

Guest: Dr Michelle Gordon

Topics covered

• obesity medicine
• women's health
• midlife weight struggles
• metabolic adaptation
• body positivity
• systemic gaps in health research

Keywords

• obesity
• women's health
• GLP-1 medications
• set point weight
• metabolic adaptation
• body positivity
• health advocacy

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Places: NY

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