Health Bite

<p>Welcome to HealthBite, the podcast that offers small actionable bites to greater physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing.<br /><br />Join Dr Adrienne Youdim, a triple board certified internist, obesity medicine and physician nutrition specialist as she explores the intersection of science, nutrition and health and wellbeing in pursuit of tools and insights to <em>live well</em>.<br /><br />“Good nutrition is not just about the food that you eat, but all the ways in which you can nourish yourself physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. <br /><br />These quick bites will leave you feeling motivated, empowered and inspired.<br /><br />For more  visit https://dradrienneyoudim.com/</p>

Living With Purpose Isn’t Optional: Redefining Survivorship With Stage 4 Cancer with Elissa Kalver

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What happens when life drops you into your worst nightmare, a stage 4 metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, before your daughter’s first birthday? What if, instead of collapsing into fear, you choose purpose, advocacy, and a mission bigger than yourself? Imagine facing a terminal diagnosis and still building a movement that helps thousands of cancer patients and their loved ones feel supported, connected, and empowered. All of this happe...

11-24
46:37

249. The Hard Truth About Success: What No One Tells You After You’ve Made It with Andrew Cohn

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What happens when the pursuit of success starts to feel hollow, and the desire for deeper meaning pulls a high-achieving lawyer toward a completely unexpected path? Imagine stepping away from a lucrative, respected career to embrace uncertainty—and finding a new life mission that blends leadership, spirituality, and personal transformation. In this episode, Andrew Cohn shares his remarkable journey from law firm billables to becoming a...

11-03
43:16

248. Why the Original Health Bite is Ending (and What’s Coming Next)

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. In this deeply personal episode, Adrienne Youdim courageously shares a vivid dream that opened her heart to a profound truth: sometimes, something inside us must die in order for something new to be born. She invites us to lean into the uncertain, messy space between who we were and who we are becoming—the place so many of us shy away from by filling the silence with busyness or certainty. Adrienne’s vulnerability encourages us all to trust the po...

10-27
23:13

247. The Biology of Hunger: Why We Overeat, Overwork, and Over-Scroll—and How to Stop

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. Your reactivity isn't a character flaw—it's hardwired into your biology. But that doesn't mean you have to be hijacked by it. In the last 24 hours, you've probably reached for something—a handful of chips, a glass of wine, your phone. You've flipped through Instagram to Amazon to emails back to Instagram again. You've tried to distract yourself with eating, shopping, scrolling, overworking. In this transformative episode, Dr. Adrienne Youdim revea...

10-20
19:54

246. You Lost the Weight… So Why Doesn't It Feel Like Enough?

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. You lost the weight. You hit your goal. So why doesn't it feel like enough? Maybe this speaks to you. You're taking a GLP-1, you've hit your goal, but somehow now it doesn't seem like enough. Now you want more. In this episode, Dr. Adrienne Youdim explores the perils and exhaustion of chasing more—and what the practice of weight loss has taught her about our deeper hunger and our lack of satisfaction with ourselves. What You'll Learn: The science ...

10-13
15:57

245. What Your Hunger Is Really Telling You—It’s Not Just About Food

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. Your physical hunger is actually trying to tell you something deeper about your emotional and spiritual needs—and science proves it. Even with powerful appetite-suppressing medications like GLP-1s (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro), Dr. Adrienne Youdim reveals why emotional hunger still demands to be heard—and why that's actually a good thing for your wellbeing. In this science-backed episode, discover how stress, loneliness, and unmet needs literally tr...

10-06
26:41

244. Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro: The Truth About Weight Loss Drugs No One Tells You

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What if I told you that weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are not just about shedding pounds—but can also reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and even improve sleep apnea? And what if I also told you that while these medications are powerful tools, they’re often misunderstood, misused, and surrounded by myths from self-proclaimed “gurus”? In this episode, Dr. Adrienne Youdim, triple board-certified internist and obesity m...

09-29
38:40

243. The Hunger Beneath the Hunger. Why This CEO's Craving Had Nothing to Do with Food feat. Jim Weiss

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. If you think hunger is just about food, this story will change your mind. Jim Weiss, founder of Real Chemistry, shares how his drive for success masked a deeper hunger that no amount of achievement could satisfy. Why Listen to This Episode: Learn the difference between productive drive and destructive patternsDiscover practical mind-body tools that actually work for busy executivesSee how addressing physical hunger unlocks deeper emotional workUnd...

09-22
44:02

242. Resilience in Action: How Ginous Assil Overcame Loss and Thrived as a Female Entrepreneur

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. If you think resilience means handling everything alone, this story will change your mind. Ginous Assil shares how she faced big loss and crisis not by going solo, but by trusting her inner wisdom and leaning on a supportive community. Her story shows that real strength comes from connection and simple, practical tools—not just grit. Why Listen to This Episode: Learn how resilience can grow even in tough timesDiscover easy mindfulness tools to fin...

09-15
37:27

241.#REFRAME: Master Burnout by Changing the Story You Tell Yourself

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What if the voice in your head saying "I'll slow down when everything is done" is the very thing keeping you burned out and running on empty? In this final episode of our burnout series, Dr. Adrienne Youdim reveals how your internal dialogue is literally triggering stress hormones in your body—and shares the 5 practical reframing techniques that can rewire these patterns for good. This episode completes the three-part system: Part 1 showed you how...

09-08
27:03

240.#RESTORE: How to Restore Your Energy from Burnout in 4 Simple Steps with the F.U.E.L Framework

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. You can't think your way out of burnout—but you can systematically restore what chronic stress has stolen from your mind, body, and spirit. Dr. Adrienne Youdim reveals why vacation time isn't enough to heal chronic depletion, and shares the 4-pillar FUEL framework that actually replenishes what burnout has stolen from your mind, body, and spirit. This episode builds on Burnout Series Part 1's nervous system regulation tools by teaching you how to ...

09-01
22:17

239.5 Essential Practices to Build Resilience Through Life's Transitions

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What if the most painful life transitions are actually your greatest opportunities to build unshakeable resilience? Fresh from dropping her son off at college cross-country, Dr. Adrienne Youdim shares the real-time tools she used to navigate heartbreak, uncertainty, and the empty nest transition without falling into reactive patterns. In this vulnerable and practical Part 2 of our burnout series, discover how the same regulation techniques that pr...

08-25
18:59

238. #REGULATE: Why You Can't Think Your Way Out of Burnout (And What Actually Works)

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What if the reason you can't break free from chronic stress has nothing to do with your mindset—and everything to do with your nervous system being stuck in survival mode? Meet the science behind why willpower fails when you need it most—and the 4 body-based regulation techniques that high-achievers use to shift from reactive to intentional living. In this first part of our burnout mini-series, Dr. Adrienne Youdim reveals why your brain literally ...

08-18
23:25

237. Why High Achievers Ask ‘Is This It?’ How to Break Free from Restlessness and Find True Purpose

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What if the most successful person in your network was secretly asking "Am I living my best life?"—and despite all achievements, the answer was no? Meet Steve Wilt, financial executive with a thriving practice and community respect, who felt something was missing. Today he shares how he went from the "fat cat" path to becoming the guide other executives seek out. In this episode, Dr. Adrienne Youdim, and Steve discovered what every Resilient Minds...

08-11
37:52

236. Why High Achievers Burn Out (And How to Break the Cycle)

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. Your pursuit of excellence is actually sabotaging your success. The achieve-then-crash cycle isn't just costing you your health—it's costing the global economy $8.8 trillion in lost productivity. Here's what most people don't understand: burnout isn't a character flaw. It's a biological crisis—your nervous system demanding attention before something breaks. Join Dr. Adrienne Youdim as she reveals why "work-life balance" advice fails high achievers...

08-04
18:57

235.Weekend Warriors: How to Stay Active and Healthy with Limited Time

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What if I told you that just 7 minutes of movement per day could extend your lifespan? Or that exercising only on weekends provides nearly the same health benefits as daily workouts? You're not alone if this sounds too good to be true—many high-achieving professionals have been conditioned to believe that exercise requires marathon sessions at the gym or it's not worth doing at all. Join Dr. Adrienne Youdim as she breaks down the biggest myths abo...

07-28
21:08

234.The Nutrient of Agency: Why Choice Is Your Most Powerful Health Tool

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. Do you ever feel like life is just happening to you? Like you're stuck in patterns, relationships, and habits that drain you, yet you keep showing up for them anyway? You're not alone—many high-achieving professionals feel trapped by their own choices, acting as if they have no power to change course. Join Dr. Adrienne Youdim as she explores the profound concept of agency and reveals how reclaiming your power to choose can transform your health, s...

07-21
09:40

233.Navigating Alzheimer's with Courage and Connection with Dr. Gregory Nelson

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What if an Alzheimer's diagnosis doesn't have to mean the end of purpose, connection, and meaningful living - but rather the beginning of a deeper understanding of what truly matters? With 6.7 million Americans age 65 and older living with Alzheimer's disease - a number expected to reach 13.8 million by 2060 - we often focus on the statistics and the decline. But what about how people are living with this diagnosis? What about the wisdom, growth, ...

07-14
38:45

232.The Courage to Begin Again: Finding Yourself Beyond Old Labels with Petra Kolber

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What if the key to living a life without regret isn't avoiding failure, but embracing the courage to try - especially when you're "too old" to start something new? In our achievement-obsessed culture, we're conditioned to believe that transformation should happen seamlessly, that successful people have linear paths, and that reinvention gets harder with age. But what if everything we've been told about change, identity, and "appropriate" timing is...

06-30
43:21

231.Why 60% of Us Are Lonely Despite Having 'Great Friends' (Why Being 'Peopled Out' Still Leaves You Lonely) with Shasta Nelson

Leave Health Bite a Feedback.Click This Link. What if the secret to beating loneliness isn't making more friends, but creating deeper intimacy in the friendships you already have? In our hyperconnected yet increasingly lonely world, we're all feeling the weight of disconnection. Over 60% of us experience loneliness on a regular basis - even those who appear to have robust social lives. But what if the solution isn't found in expanding our social circles, but in understanding the difference be...

06-23
44:48

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