#129: Dr. Lisa Erlanger: A Physician's Journey to Practicing Weight-Inclusive Medicine
Description
Dr. Lisa Erlanger joins Opal's Nutrition Director Julie Church, RDN to share the evidence and compassion that led her to evolve into a weight-inclusive physician. Lisa explains how the body is impacted by dieting (aka starvation) and emphasizes the importance of adequate nourishment as a strong focus of weight-inclusive health care practices within eating disorder treatment and beyond. She even gives some quick tips on how to help medical providers get out of their weight-centric trance and provide respectful medical care, regardless of body size. Wherever you are on your journey of weight-inclusivity, this is a must listen!
To find Lisa: Dr. Lisa Erlanger's website
And to see what she is doing to advance education of medical practitioners go to:
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Thank you to our team...
Editing by David Bazzi
Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/
Sound engineering by Ayesha Ubayatilaka at Jack Straw Studios
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