Vibrant-MD Podcast

Vibrant-MD Podcast

Hosted by: Heather Awad, MD

Weight Loss and Women's Health

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86. Hunger?

We can all define hunger with our words, but when it comes down to it, can we describe how it feels within our own bodies? As professional women, odds are that our worlds are constantly full of an abundance of food,...
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85. Thyroid and Weight Loss with Dr. Dana Gibbs

In this episode of the Vibrant-MD Podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Dana Gibbs to talk about thyroid and weight loss. Dr. Dana Gibbs is a speaker, educator, hormone expert, board-certified ENT, and...
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84. Alcohol, Breast Cancer, and Weight Loss with Dr. Stacey Devine

Have you ever wondered where the intersection between alcohol, breast cancer, and weight loss is? For this episode, I sat down with my friend from residency, Dr. Stacey Devine to talk about the ways in which our...
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83. Sex, Intimacy, Body Image with Dr. Lodhi

In this episode, I had a great conversation with Dr. Sadaf Lodhi about sex, intimacy, and body image. Dr. Lodhi is a board-certified OBGYN, an intimacy coach for women, and the founder of the Muslim Sex Podcast. She's...
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82. Before You Buy

There are countless weight loss programs out there at every possible price point for women to choose from. It can be tough trying to find the right program, and what I often hear about is someone will try a couple of...
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81. Weight Messaging with Teens with Dr. Polack

As a parent, doctor, and weight loss coach to other parents, I know that it often feels like there's no easy way to interact with our teens. Now factor in trying to talk to them about weight, body image, and health......
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80. Vacation Weight Gain

We're in mid-August now, which means most summer vacations are coming to an end, so I thought it would be a good time to talk about something that I know a lot of us can relate to: vacation weight gain. When we're on...
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79. Eat This Instead

Remember Debbie Downer, the old SNL character who had a real pessimistic view of things? Well, after my last couple of podcast episodes where I talked about how the preserved meats on charcuterie boards are bad, and...
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78. The Charcuterie Board

Charcuterie boards have been around for a while, but in recent times they've really become popular across social media. And understandably so, right? You can design them to your liking with your favorite fruits, nuts,...
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77. Antioxidant Foods with Dr. Malathi Acharya

In this episode I'm joined by Dr. Malathi Acharya, an integrative medicine physician and founder of Ayur Integrative Medicine. She is passionate about all elements of integrative medicine, including, nutrition,...
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76. Night-time Eating

 Night-time eating. We've all been there, right? It's just so easy and comforting to plop down on the couch with a snack and nibble on it, but as far as weight loss goes, it's not doing us any favors! So, if we're on...
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75. Breakfast like a Queen

"Breakfast like a Queen, lunch like a princess, and dinner like a pauper." This is widely regarded as a healthy way to eat, and a way to eat that will help you along your weight loss journey. And I'm not going to...
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