90% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy — which means their weight-health hormones are working against them, not for them. If you're stuck in the loop of "weight vs health," this episode is your reset. In this powerful episode of the Uncover Your Eyes Podcast, Dr. Meenal Agarwal sits down with Registered Dietitian Ashley Koff, Founder of The Better Nutrition Program and Author of Your Best Shot, to unpack what weight health really means in modern healthcare and wellness. Together, they explore why traditional "clean eating" culture, diet rules, and shame-based wellness messaging are failing us and what truly science-backed, compassionate healthcare education can look like instead. 🎯 You'll uncover: ✅ Why eating disorders and disordered eating are so common in our current wellness culture ✅ The "diet-isms" we need to break up with for good ✅ How weight-health hormones like leptin and ghrelin actually work ✅ The connection between deliciousness, satisfaction, and feeling full ✅ Ashley's top lifestyle and nutrition hacks to support metabolic and hormonal health ✅ When GLP-1 medications may make sense and when they don't ✅ How self-judgment, shame, and trauma impact weight and emotional health ✅ The 4 pillars of nutrition Ashley uses with patients ✅ How self-advocacy in healthcare can change your weight-health journey This episode blends healthcare, mental health, physical health, wellness, trauma-awareness, and real-world tools to help you reclaim your relationship with food, your body, and your health. Whether you're a healthcare provider, nutrition professional, patient, parent, or simply someone trying to understand your own weight-health story, this conversation will help you see beyond the scale and into the deeper systems that shape your wellbeing. At Uncover Your Eyes, Dr. Meenal Agarwal brings you conversations at the intersection of healthcare innovations, mental health, physical health, self-advocacy, and wellness, helping you see the hidden truths that matter most for living a healthier, more connected life. 🎧 Tune in and join Dr. Meenal Agarwal as we reimagine what it means to be well in today's complex healthcare system. Because healing starts with understanding — and Uncovering Your Eyes. Learn more about Ashley Koff and her book at TheBetterNutritionProgram.com and on Instagram @AshleyKoffApproved Subscribe to Uncover Your Eyes on your favorite podcast platform and YouTube, and learn more about Dr. Meenal on Instagram @Dr.MeenalAgarwal

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