94 | Weight Loss vs. Weight Health: The Hormone Truth About GLP-1, Metabolism, and Your Body with Ashley Koff, RD

About this episode

The episode discusses the misconceptions around weight loss and health with registered dietitian Ashley Koff.

Have you been told your weight is your problem and that weight loss is the solution? What if everything you have been taught about the number on the scale, diet, and exercise is not just wrong but actively keeping you from becoming weight healthy? In this conversation on Pleasure in the Pause, host Gabriella Espinosa sits down with Ashley Koff, registered dietitian and author of the new book Your Best Shot: The Personalized System for Optimal Weight Health, GLP-1 Shot or Not. Ashley shares he...

People in this episode

Host: Gabriella Espinosa

Guest: Ashley Koff

Topics covered

• weight health
• GLP-1
• metabolism
• diet
• exercise
• menopause
• health

Keywords

• weight loss
• weight health
• GLP-1
• metabolism
• diet
• exercise
• menopause

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Your Best Shot: The Personalized System for Optimal Weight Health, GLP-1 Shot or Not

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