The Gaining Health Podcast

What is lipedema? Have you missed this diagnosis in your patients? How can you identify this condition in your patients, and what are the treatment options? Get all your lipedema questions answered in this week's podcast episode, where host Karli Burridge interviews Dr. Karol Gutowski, a world-renouned lipedema expert!   Bio:  Dr. Karol Gutowski is a Chicago area board-certified plastic surge...

This week, host Karli Burridge speaks with her colleague, Dr. Anthony Auriemma, about how Dr. Auriemma has grown the obesity medicine program at Ascension to 10 locations in the Chicagoland area, as well as about the launch of the Illinois Obesity Society, and how it has grown to one of the biggest and most active State obesity organizations in the country. Dr. Auriemma taps into his JD degree, as...

We know that sleep and obesity are intricately linked. In this week’s episode, host Karli Burridge shares some of the latest research on sleep and obesity and provides some clinical pearls on how to assess for sleep and sleep disorders, and prioritize sleep for our patients and ourselves! https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article-abstract/doi/10.2337/dc23-1156/153802/Chronic-Insufficient-Sleep-in-...

Join host Karli Burridge this week as she unpacks the benefits of fitness training with Dr. John Jakicic.  What functional impacts would exercise have beyond weight loss and weight maintenance?  What types of assessments give the best picture of muscle mass and muscle function? And how are exercise recommendations impacted by the development of newer, highly effective anti-obesity medications?  Li...

In this week's episode, host Karli Burridge discusses some non-medical sources of the impact of GLP-1 in our society.  What is its impact on the food industry and grocery stores?  What are some business surveys reporting on changes in consumer food intake and food choices?  What are the projections for GLP-1 treatment in the future?  How will this impact beverage and snack choices readily ava...

In this week's episode, host Karli Burridge speaks with fellow obesity specialist PA, Ledyi Ballesteros, about how Ledyi's own struggles with her weight led her to the field of obesity medicine, and how she has developed the obesity program at Gonzaba Medical Group, a multispecialty clinic in San Antonio TX, which serves a primarily low-income, elderly, Hispanic population. Ledyi explain...

In this week's episode of the Gaining Health podcast, host Karli Burridge discusses the SELECT Trial and the results for implementation into obesity medicine practice.  The improvements in cardiovascular disease and obesity management through semaglutide (GLP-1 receptor agonist) medication treatment have now also been shown in patients without diabetes.  This landmark study is a step closer t...

In this week's episode of the Gaining Health podcast, host Karli Burridge catches up  with obesity specialist Dr. Florencia Ziemke about the membership-based comprehensive obesity care program that Dr. Ziemke has developed at Evexia Medical Nutrition and Weight Management. They also discuss Dr. Ziemke's incredible  involvement with the Florida Obesity Society , the Florida Medical Board,...

Breaking News : The FDA approved Eli Lilly’s drug, tirzepatide, for the treatment of obesity! The name for this drug is  Zepbound™ and it is, the first and only obesity treatment of its kind that activates both GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) hormone receptors. Zepbound, like all other AOMs,  is indicated for adults with obesity (with a BMI of...

In this week’s episode of the Gaining Health Podcast, host Karli Burridge speaks with Dr. Rukhsana Iqbal about the intersectionality of mental health, eating disorders, and obesity. They discuss the bi-directional relationship between obesity and mental health disorders, trauma-informed care, the importance of shared decision making and patient-centered care, managing weight-promoting anti-depress...

In this week’s episode of the Gaining Health Podcast, host Karli Burridge speaks with Nurse Practitioner Lori Wenz, who recently attended Obesity Week 2023. They discuss how and why Lori first became interested in obesity medicine, the challenges and rewards of opening her own clinic, Western Colorado Weight Care in Grand Junction, Colorado, and Lori’s highlights and take-aways from Obesity Week 2...

In this week's episode of the Gaining Health podcast, host Karli Burridge speaks with Jeff Young, a Kinesiologist and Medical Fitness expert. They discuss how and why Jeff became involved with medical fitness, and the importance of resistance training throughout the lifespan, especially for people undergoing weight reduction as part of their obesity management. Jeff shares some great resource...

In this episode of the Gaining Health Podcast, host and obesity expert, Karli Burridge, discusses a review article published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, Volume 13, in November 2022, about The Importance of Estradiol for Body Weight Regulation in Women. Despite the general recognition that appetite changes throughout a woman's menstrual cycle and during periods of hormonal changes such as p...

In this week's episode of the Gaining Health Podcast, host Karli Burridge speaks with Jenny Westercamp, Founder and CEO of All Access Dietitians. They discuss how Jenny became interested in the field of nutrition, why she left her job as the head dietitian of the Chicago Bulls, and how she is making an impact when it comes to providing improved access to dietitian services with All Access Die...

Still thinking about attending an obesity conference this fall, but not sure what to expect? Look no further!  In this week's episode, host Karli Burridge gives an overview of the two big obesity-related conferences coming up soon: Obesity Week 2023 and Overcoming Obesity 2023.  Karli also gives a shout-out to her fellow PAs, and PAs in Obesity Medicine as we head into PA Week 2023, and provi...

In this week’s episode of The Gaining Health Podcast, host Karli Burridge continues the conversation around obesity education in medical schools, PA schools, and NP schools, as she interviews one of the world’s top leaders in obesity medicine and obesity education, Dr. Scott Butsch.  Dr. Butsch is the Director of Obesity Medicine at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He is...

In this episode of the Gaining Health podcast, host Karli Burridge gives us Part 2 of her updates from this summer! She summarizes the findings of the cardiovascular outcome trials of semaglutide 2.4mg (Wegovy) in participants with obesity, which (spoiler alert) reduced the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events  (MACE) by 20%!!! Read the Novo Nordisk company announcement HERE She also r...

In this episode, host Karli Burridge interviews the legendary Dr. Robert Kushner. They discuss the evolution of Dr. Kushner's involvement with increasing obesity education in medical training, amongst other things, such as their respective favorite types of ballroom dancing!  Dr. Robert Kushner has a long, distinguished career as one of the most highly respected weight management experts in t...

In this first episode of Season 2 of the Gaining Health Podcast, host Karli Burridge reviews some of the exciting updates in obesity medicine from this summer, including the AMA Position Statement on BMI, and the re-introduction of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA).  She also dives into the importance of body composition analysis for both the diagnosis and management of obesity, and gives us...

In this last episode of season one of the Gaining Health podcast, host Karli Burridge reviews the major events and guidelines in the field of Obesity Medicine that have been released since the podcast launched in the fall of 2022 and tells listeners which podcast episodes reviewed these important developments.   Karli also reveals the Top 3 interview episodes, and lastly, she informs listeners wha...

In this episode of the Gaining Health Podcast, host Karli Burridge speaks with Faith Anne Heeren about Faith's experience living with obesity and undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery as a teen.  They discuss the unique challenges that Faith faced as an adolescent, weight bias and stigma that she experienced from healthcare providers, and what providers can do to best support their patie...

In this What's Up Wednesday episode of the Gaining Health podcast, host Karli Burridge reviews some of the highlights of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm – 2023 Update, which was released May 2023. Full the full Consensus Statement, click HERE Support the show The Gaining Health Podcast will release a ne...

Sarcopenic obesity represents a condition of excess adiposity (body fat) and low muscle mass or muscle function and strength. This condition is far more prevalent and problematic than many realized, and certain patient populations are at increased risk for sarcopenic obesity. New, highly-effective anti-obesity medications such as semaglutide 2.4mg  (Wegovy), and anti-diabetes medications such as s...

In this episode of What's Up Wednesday, host Karli Burridge discusses the outcomes of the SURMOUNT 2 trial, which investigated the weight effects of terzepatide on subjects with obesity or pre-obesity and type 2 diabetes.  These results were recently released in a news release by Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of the drug. Karli also reviews the SURMOUNT-1 trial outcomes, and reminds us all to,...

Understanding the science behind nutrition, physical activity, and other health behaviors in one thing. Actually changing these behaviors, for ourselves or our patients, is quite another.  In this special episode of the Gaining Health podcast, we want to recognize and celebrate Mental Health awareness month with an episode dedicated to behavioral health. Host Karli Burridge interviews Linda Carlso...